Berlin, Germany
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Berlin, Germany
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Berliner Dom
Berlin, Germany
1905
Built in 1905, this impressive basilica has been called the "Protestant St. Peter's." The crypt contains tombs of Prussian royals and you can climb up to the dome.
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Holocaust Memorial
Berlin, Germany
2005
This unique Holocaust memorial was unveiled in May 2005. Spread over a large site in central Berlin, it consists of about 2,700 concrete steles arranged in a grid pattern.
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New Synagogue (Centrum Judaicum)
Berlin, Germany
Built in 1859-66 and meticulously restored, the New Synagogue of Berlin is an exotic amalgam of styles with a Moorish feel. It is both an active synagogue and a museum.
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Bode Museum
Berlin, Germany
1904
Founded in 1904, the Bode Museum contains a wealth of art and artifacts from the Byzantine and Medieval periods, primarily from Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Spain.
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Jewish Museum Berlin
Berlin, Germany
2001
Opened in 2001, Berlin's Jüdisches Museum is housed in a striking modern building with bizarre angles and open voids evoking the Holocaust. It is the largest Jewish museum in Europe.
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Pergamon Museum
Berlin, Germany
This world-class museum showcases rare artifacts and art from such great cities as Pergamum, Miletus and Babylon, including the famous Ishtar Gate.
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Marienkirche
Berlin, Germany
An attractive Protestant church on the east side of Berlin, St. Mary's is home to a 15th-century fresco of "The Dance of Death" and other artworks.
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Reichstag
Berlin, Germany
Completed in 1894 to house the German parliament, the Neoclassical Reichstag building suffered neglect and damage in the first half of the 20th century, but has been fully restored and provided with an ultramodern glass dome by Norman Foster.
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Sony Center
Berlin, Germany
A spectacularly modern square occupying historic Potsdamerplatz, the Sony Center is especially famed for the unique and dramatic canopy that stretches high above the central forum.
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Deutscher Dom
Berlin, Germany
Originally built in 1708, the "German Cathedral" was completely destroyed by fire during World War II. The reconstructed cathedral opened in 1996 as a museum of German history.