Sights
Regierungsviertel/Reichstag
The German Federal Government presents itself open
to the public in the new Government quarters right on
the River Spree – with the Chancellery and the
Reichstag building, home of the German Parliament.
www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/reichstag/index.en.php
Brandenburger Tor
Berlin´s main sight remains the city´s symbol. Formerly
situated right in the inaccessible zone of the Berlin Wall, it
is now the center of the newly designed Pariser Platz and
the Gate between East and West in a unified city.
www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/brandenburger-tor/index.en.php?lang=en
Holocaust Mahnmal
Keeping alive the memory of more than 6 million jews who
lost their lives to one the greatest crimes, the Holocaust
Memorial is the place to remind mankind that something like
this mustn´t ever happen again.
Museumsinsel
Part of the UNESCO´s World Heritage Sites, Museum Island,
with Pergamon Museum and the Old National Gallery at its
heart, represents one of the most outstanding assemblies of museums
and museum architecture in the world today.
www.museumsinsel-berlin.de/index.php?lang=en&page=0_1
Berliner Dom
The Berlin Cathedral on the Museum Island in the River Spree
ranges among Germany´s most magnificent protestant church
constructions. It was built in only ten years, from 1894 to 1905.
www.berlinerdom.de/index.php?lang=en
Gendarmenmarkt
Designed and erected during the Prussian reign, this square is
often described as the most beautiful Home in Berlin, dominated
by the Concert House and accompanied by the twin churches
Französischer Dom and Deutscher Dom.
www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/gendarmenmarkt/index.en.php?lang=en
Unter den Linden
Starting at Brandenburg Gate, this famous boulevard will
lead you past Berlin´s State Opera, Humboldt University, the
old State´s Library and the German Historic Museum,
just to name a few.
www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/bauen/wanderungen/en/strecke1.shtml
Hackesche Höfe
The maze of several courtyard squares is one of
new Berlin‘s most exciting attractions, hosting art
galleries, fashion stores, cafés and a movie theatre
in an impressive architectural setting.
www.hackesche-hoefe.com
www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/hackesche-hoefe/index.en.php?lang=en
Fernsehturm
The TV Tower on Alexanderplatz dominates the eastern city
centre and guarantees a most spectacular view over the entire
city. The famous rotating restaurant in the cupola is not to be
missed.
Neue Synagoge
The New Synagogue hosts the Centrum Judaicum, a foundation
dedicated to the preservation of Jewish Culture. Reconstruction
was completed in 1994 and the glistening cupola shines again in
the center of a newly emerging Jewish quarter in Berlin.
www.or-synagoge.de/html/en_homepage.htm
Das Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
The Wall Museum keeps alive the history of the Cold War, right at famous Checkpoint Charlie, where up to 1989 the signs read
„You are now leaving the American Sector“.
www.mauermuseum.de/english/frame-index-mauer.html
Friedrichstrasse
Bustling with activity, the Friedrichstraße Boulevard attracts
shopping addicts among tourists and Berlin residents alike with
a wide variety of stores.
www.friedrichstrasse.de/?sid=2
Potsdamer Platz
The new Berlin can be experienced here. Stunning modern
architecture, like Sony Center by Sir Norman Foster, reactivitate
one of Berlin‘s historic squares, which has suffered desolation
in the Cold War years.
www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/potsdamer-platz/index.en.php?lang=en
Kurfürstendamm
The Ku‘damm, as it‘s called in Berlin, ranges among the
most famous boulevards of the world. Splendour of old times
and the glamour of shops and stores, first among them one of
Europe‘s biggest department stores: the KaDeWe.
Zoologischer Garten
It‘s Germany‘s oldest zoo and there is no other one in
the world hosting and accommodating more species
than Zoologischer Garten Berlin, beautifully located
right in the city centre.
www.zoo-berlin.de
www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/zoologischer-garten/index.en.php?lang=en
Olympiastadion
Built for the Olympic Games of 1936, Berlin‘s Olympic Stadium
has hosted many large sport events like the FIFA World Cup
Final in 2006 and is home to Berlin‘s biggest football team,
Hertha BSC.
PIANC_Annual General Assembly, May, 16-19, 2011 in Berlin / Germany