Tag 103.07.2024Mittwoch

Brandenburg Gate

Wahrzeichen

It is the symbol of German reunification. Brandenburg Gate is the first stop for every visitor to Berlin! The city’s iconic landmark offers fascinating insights into the city’s history. Of course, the Brandenburg Gate never closes – so you can visit it any day in the year. The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most iconic sights in today’s vibrant Berlin. More than just Berlin’s only surviving historical city gate, this site came to symbolise Berlin’s Cold War division into East and West – and, since the fall of the Wall, a reunified Germany. Architecturally, the sandstone Brandenburg Gate also represents one of the earliest and most attractive examples of a neo-classical building in Germany.

East Side Gallery

Kunst

Once it was the Berlin Wall. Now it’s the longest open-air gallery in the world. At 1316 metres long, the open-air art gallery on the banks of the Spree in Friedrichshain is the longest continuous section of the Berlin Wall still in existence. Immediately after the wall came down, 118 artists from 21 countries began painting the East Side Gallery, and it officially opened as an open air gallery on 28 September 1990. Just over a year later, it was given protected memorial status. In more than a hundred paintings on what was the east side of the wall, the artists commented on the political changes in 1989/90. Some of the works at the East Side Gallery are particularly popular, such as Dmitri Vrubel’s Fraternal Kiss and Birgit Kinders’s Trabant breaking through the wall.

Berliner Dom

Kirche

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Tag 204.07.2024Donnerstag

Alexanderplatz

Wahrzeichen

Alexanderplatz has always been one of the liveliest places in Berlin, with shops, cinemas, restaurants, and many attractions within walking distance.The square is named after the Russian Alexander and is often referred to simply as Alex. This place is Berlin's top tourist attraction, but also a place visited by many Berliners. For this reason, we recommend that you pay more attention to your belongings here. Still, seeing this place and visiting the shops will be a really fun activity. With more than 360,000 visitors daily, Alexanderplatz is, according to one study, the most visited area of Berlin, beating Friedrichstrasse and City West. It is a popular starting point for tourists, with many attractions including the Television tower, the Nikolai Quarter and the Rotes Rathaus situated nearby.

Checkpoint Charlie

Historisch

From octopussy to the spy who can in from the cold: the history of espionage in Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie. While this place is completely free to visit, be prepared to pay a small fee to take pictures with the soldiers in front of it. Checkpoint Charlie was the setting for many thrillers and spy novels, from James Bond in Octopussy to The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Located on the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, it is a reminder of the former border crossing, the Cold War and the partition of Berlin. The barrier and checkpoint booth, the flag and the sandbags are all based on the original site – and are a popular subject for photos. It’s no wonder that Checkpoint Charlie is one of the sights of Berlin that you really should see. The name Checkpoint Charlie comes from the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie). After the border crossings at Helmstedt-Marienborn (Alpha) and Dreilinden-Drewitz (Bravo), Checkpoint Charlie was the third checkpoint opened by the Allies in and around Berlin.

Tränenpalast

Museum

An old border crossing point, now housing a permanent exhibition on daily life in divided Germany.

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