B E R L I N

The Berlin coat of arms

There are 12 city districts in Berlin: 1.Spandau 2.Mitte 3.Charlottenburg Wilmersdorf 4.Steglitz Zehlendorf 5.Reinickendorf 6.Tempelhof Schöneberg 7.Neukölln 8.Friedrichshain Kreuzberg 9.Lichtenberg 10.Marzahn Hellersdorf 11.Treptow Köpenick 12.Pankow

Fernsehturm Berliner Dom Rotes Rathaus Brandenburger Tor Hotel Adlon Unter den Linden

The television tower of Berlin is 368 meters high and was inaugurated in 3th October The tower stand on the Alexanderplatz and is Berlins landmark.

Next to the television Tower health the Rote Rathaus, seat of the Govering mayer of Berlin.

The Berlin Dome was built between planned by Julius Raschdorff. Influence were the styles of baroque an Italian Renaissance. The Berlin Dome is one of the most famous churches in germany.

„Unter den Linden“ is the avenue of Berlin. It guides you to the Brandenburger gate.

The Hotel Adlon

The Hotel next to the Brandenburger Tor.

„Brandenburg Gate“ is located in Mitte district of Berlin near to “Pariser Platz”. King of Prussia “Friedrich Wilhelm the Second” let it built between 1788 and It is the most famous building of Berlin. It is also a national symbol because it is connected to the Berlin, the German history and to the history of the world of 20th century. It has early classicistic style.

Through the Brandenburger Tor to reach the border (street) Straße des 17. Junis and you see the Siegessäule with the „Goldmarie“.

The Reichstag was built between planned by Paul Wallot. Berlin became capital in 1871 after proclamation of the German empire. The new parliament needed a seat of government. Wallot added different styles like renaissance, baroque and classicism to give the building representative and monumental flair. The words „Dem Deutschen Volke“ were added in After the war the Reichstag was heavily destroyed. So it was not used for a long time. They had to blast the cupola because of static reasons in There was a first modification the same year. The architect Paul Baumgarten replaced some parts by glass. There was an second modification phase after 1994 which ended in the 19. April 1999 when there was the first meeting of the German Bundestag. The most eye-catching modification was the glass cupola.

In the year 2001 was the new Kanzleramt ready build. Every German Chancellor has his own office and the chance to live in a big flat in the building which is glazed for the most part. The current chancellor Mrs. Angela Merkel doesn‘t want to live in this flat and lives somewhere else.

The Kaiser – Wilhelm - Gedächtniskirche on Kurfürstendamm

Avenues of B e r l i n Kurfürstendamm Unter den Linden Alex Karl Marx AlleeSchönhauser Allee