1. Berlin

2. Back as the capital of unified Germany Back as one of Europe’s greatest – and most vibrant – cities After WWII, Berlin was completely crippled  Divided between East and West Lost capital status, when West German government moved to Bonn People in Berlin are now thinking of the future  Not just the Cold War or the events of November 1989

3. Die Berliner Mauer (1961 – 1989) Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) Begun August 13, 1961 Completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin

4. Die Berliner Bezirke

5. Germany’s largest city  3.4 million people Second most populous city proper Eighth most populous urban area in the EU Located in northeastern Germany, near the border with Poland

6. Berlin bei Nacht

7. Brandenburger Tor

8. Commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia Sign of peace Built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791

9. Reichstagsgebäude

10. Housed the Reichstag, the parliament of the German Empire Opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933  Severely damaged in a fire Completely renovated in 1999  Now the meeting place of the modern German parliament, the Bundestag

11. Nach dem Krieg

12. Heute

13. Fernsehturm und die Weltzeituhr am Alex

14. Fernsehturm Television tower in the city center of Berlin Close to Alexanderplatz Part of the World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT)  Height of 368 meters (1,207 ft)  Tallest structure in Germany Constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic (GDR)

15. Weltzeituhr 1969 – set up in 1969 as part of the socialist redesign of Alexanderplatz 10 meters high

16. Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche

17. Original church on the site was built in the 1890s Badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943

18. Kurfürstendamm

19. The Kurfürstendamm (known as the Ku’damm) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin Very broad, long boulevard  Can be considered the Champs-Élysées of Berlin  Full of shops, houses, hotels, and restaurants

20. Potsdam

22. Fragen 1. Wie groß ist Berlin?A. In der Nähe (=close to) Polen 2. Wo ist Berlin?B. Der Fernsehturm am Alexanderplatz 3. Wann wurde mit dem Bau der Berliner Mauer begonnen? C. 3,4 Millionen Menschen 4. Was ist das größte Bauwerk in Deutschland? D. Eine Straße, wo man gut shoppt 5. Was ist Kurfürstendamm?E. 1961