Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Berlin Highlights
Berlin is Germany's liveliest city and one of the
most fascinating capitals in the world. You'll find
no other place where art and culture, museums
and theatres, entertainment and nightlife are
more diverse and exciting than on the banks of
the Spree River. Once reunited, Berlin quickly
developed into a cosmopolitan city, and today
there is an air of energy and vibrancy about it.
Brandenburger Tor
and Pariser Platz
The Brandenburger Tor,
Berlin's most famous sight,
is located in Pariser Platz,
where the famous Hotel
Adlon and the embassies
breathe a modern, stylish
elegance
(see pp8-9).
Reichstag
No other building is
a more potent symbol
of Germany's history
than the Reichstag
(below).
Since its
redesign by Sir Norman
Foster in 1997- 9, the
structure has become
one of the most popu-
lar sights in Berlin.
Visitors are attracted
by its vast egg-shaped
dome, affording fantas-
tic views across the
city
(see pp10 -11).
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Schlosspark
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Unter den Linden
The magnificent, tree-lined
boulevard
(below)
in the eastern
part of the city has always been
a central axis. Berlin's most
important historic buildings are
assembled here
(see pp12-15).
Potsdamer
Platz
The new heart
of the old metro-
polis beats on
Potsdamer Platz,
where exciting
new structures,
such as the Sony
Center, have been
erected. With its
restaurants, film
museum, cinemas,
shops and musi-
cal theatre it is a
unique world of
entertainment
(see pp16 -9).
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