Berlin attractions listed by popularity
The Brandenburg Gate was originally a gate in Berlin's city wall at the end of the Unter den Linden avenue. Since the fall of the Wall, Brandenburg Gate has become the symbol of a reunified Berlin.
The Berliner Dom is the main cathedral of Berlin. It was built between built between 1894 and 1905 on an island in the river Spree that is today known as Museum Island. Severely damaged during the war, it reopened in 1993.
Schloss Charlottenburg is an early eighteenth-century Baroque palace in Berlin's Charlottenburg district. The palace was built as a summer residence for Prussian rulers. The garden behind the palace is one of the most beautiful in the whole city.
Most of the Berlin wall has been demolished since the border between East and West Berlin opened in 1989. The more than 1km long East Side Gallery is the most important part still standing.
Alexanderplatz is a large square in Berlin's central district Mitte that was used as a podium for the architectural ambitions of East-Germay's Socialist government. The 1197ft/365m tall Fernsehturm is one of the results.
The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, a partially destroyed nineteenth-century church, is a constant reminder of the ravages of war. In the 1960s a modern church was built next to the damaged church tower.
One of three checkpoints at the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie was the site of a standoff between American and Russian tanks in 1961. It became one of the most famous symbols of the Cold War Era.
One of the most beautiful squares in Europe, Gendarmenmarkt is bordered by three magnificent buildings: the Konzerthaus (concert hall), Französischer Dom (French cathedral) and Deutscher Dom (German cathedral).
The Pergamon is the most famous of the five museums on Berlin's Museum Island. It boasts a Babylonian gate and the enormous Pergamon Altar among many other attractions.
This prestigious wide boulevard connects Berlin's Palace Bridge at the Museum Island with the Brandenburg Gate. The street is lined with impressive historical buildings.
Once the busiest crossing in Europe, the Potsdamer Platz was completely destroyed after the war. In 1998 the new Potsdamer Platz, full of modern buildings, officially opened.
Berlin's Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is home to no less than five major museums, all clustered together. The museums were built over the span of a century, with the last one - the Pergamon Museum - opening in 1930.
Berlin's largest park was originally a royal hunting ground. Today it is an expansive park in the center of Berlin with more than 23 km. (14 miles) of pathways and dotted with sculptures and monuments.
This former royal park in Potsdam - about 24km from Berlin - contains the large Baroque Neues Palace and the beautiful Rococo style Sanssouci Palace, a summer palace built in 1747 for Frederick the Great.
The Karl-Marx-Allee is a wide boulevard originally known as the Stalin-Allee. The monumental street is lined with apartment blocks in typical socialist neoclassical style.
Nikolaiviertel is a historic district in Berlin popular with tourists thanks to its recreated historic houses and pestrianized streets. At its center is the Nikolaikirche, Berlin's oldest church.
The Siegessäule is a 69-meter-tall victory column in Tiergarten, a large park in the center of Berlin. On top of the column is a gilded statue of the Goddess of Victory, known as “Golden Else”.
The Schloßbrücke or Palace Bridge connected Unter den Linden with Berlin's palace. The bridge is adorned with eight statues depicting a heroic warrior's life, from his early youth to his death.
Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church), is the second oldest church in Berlin. The first stone was laid around 1270. One of the main highlights inside is wall painting depicting the Dance of Death.
The Berliner Fernsehturm is a 368 meter tall television tower located in the center of Berlin. From a viewing platform in the tower's metallic sphere you have a wide view over the whole city.
The statue of Frederick the Great was completed in 1851, twenty years after sculptor Christian Daniel Rausch started with the design of this monument. It is decorated with sculptures of generals and contemporary leading figures.
At the official memorial of the Berlin Wall you can see an intact version of the Berlin Wall including a watchtower and infamous death strip. Exhibits give insight into the history of the Wall, and the events that took place here.
Once ubiquitous in Berlin, courtyards such as the Hackesche Höfe are now a rarity. The elaborate Jugendstil decorations make this series of courtyards a popular attraction.
Bebelplatz is a historic square surrounded by magnificent buildings such as St. Hedwig's Cathedral and the State Opera House. The square is however best known for the infamous book burning in 1933.
The Rotes Rathaus is a large red brick building in high Renaissance style that was built in the 19th century as Berlin's city hall, a function it still serves. Its facade is decorated with a long frieze, depicting scenes of the city's history.
When it opened in 1963, Europa Center was one of Europe's most modern shopping center. A symbol of postwar Germany, the center is still one of Berlin's best known landmarks.
This large monument in Berlin's Tiergarten park commemorates the Red Army soldiers who died during the battle for Berlin in WWII. It was erected just a few months after the capture of Berlin in 1945.
One of several magnificent museums on Berlin's Museum Island, the Altes Museum (Old Museum) is home to a collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian artifacts.
Kurfürstendamm, a wide boulevard locally also known as Ku'damm, is Berlin's most famous shopping street. The street was envisioned as a Berlin version of Paris's famous Champs-Elysees.
The Kulturforum is home to about ten cultural institutions, five of which are museums. All are housed in modern buildings which together form the cultural center of West Berlin.
The Bode Museum, one of Museum Island's five museums, is home to an exhaustive collection of European sculpture. It also houses the Museum of Byzantine Art and a numismatic collection with more than half a million coins and medals.
The Old National Gallery is one of several museums on Berlin's Museum Island. The museum - housed in a neoclassical building - has a collection of mostly 19th century paintings and sculptures.
During the Cold War, this twin-towered 19th-century bridge was used as a border crossing between West and East Berlin. The bridge and its picturesque towers were restored to their pre-war glory in the 1990s.
This 19th-century church was the first Neo-Gothic church in Berlin. The building's nave is now used as a museum, displaying a fine collection of 19th-century sculpture.
The Neues Museum was built in the 1840s to house the prehistory, early history and Egyptian collection. After it was destroyed during WWII, the museum finally reopened in October 2009.
A huge memorial in Treptower Park commemorates the Soviet soldiers who died in the Second World War. The centerpiece of the memorial, which was completed in 1949, is a colossal statue of a Soviet soldier.
The House of World Cultures was the contribution of the United States to the Interbau 1957 building exhibition in Berlin. The building is nicknamed 'the oyster' due to its peculiar shape.
Originally built as a guard house in 1818 by the renowned German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this Neoclassical building was rededicated in 1991 as a memorial to victims of war.
Now the official residence of the German president, this palace was built in 1786 as the summer residence for Prince Ferdinand of Prussia, the younger brother of Frederick the Great.
Germany's modern Chancellery Building is part of a complex built at the end of the 20th century to house government instances moving from the former capital Bonn to Berlin.
The Neue Synagogue is a magnificent 19th-century building. Destroyed in 1938 during the Kristallnacht pogrom, the largest German Synagogue was only reconstructed in 1995.
This Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust is an undulating forest of 2,711 slabs of concrete, each of a different size. It was dedicated 60 years after the fall of the Nazi regime.
Berlin's modern glass and steel central railway station is an impressive railway hub with five different levels. It was built at the site of a former historic railway station, the Lehrter Bahnhof.
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Alexanderplatz is a large square in Berlin's central district Mitte that was used as a podium for the architectural ambitions of East-Germay's Socialist government. The 1197ft/365m tall Fernsehturm is one of the results.
The Old National Gallery is one of several museums on Berlin's Museum Island. The museum - housed in a neoclassical building - has a collection of mostly 19th century paintings and sculptures.
One of several magnificent museums on Berlin's Museum Island, the Altes Museum (Old Museum) is home to a collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian artifacts.
Bebelplatz is a historic square surrounded by magnificent buildings such as St. Hedwig's Cathedral and the State Opera House. The square is however best known for the infamous book burning in 1933.
Now the official residence of the German president, this palace was built in 1786 as the summer residence for Prince Ferdinand of Prussia, the younger brother of Frederick the Great.
The Berliner Dom is the main cathedral of Berlin. It was built between built between 1894 and 1905 on an island in the river Spree that is today known as Museum Island. Severely damaged during the war, it reopened in 1993.
Most of the Berlin wall has been demolished since the border between East and West Berlin opened in 1989. The more than 1km long East Side Gallery is the most important part still standing.
At the official memorial of the Berlin Wall you can see an intact version of the Berlin Wall including a watchtower and infamous death strip. Exhibits give insight into the history of the Wall, and the events that took place here.
The Bode Museum, one of Museum Island's five museums, is home to an exhaustive collection of European sculpture. It also houses the Museum of Byzantine Art and a numismatic collection with more than half a million coins and medals.
The Brandenburg Gate was originally a gate in Berlin's city wall at the end of the Unter den Linden avenue. Since the fall of the Wall, Brandenburg Gate has become the symbol of a reunified Berlin.
Schloss Charlottenburg is an early eighteenth-century Baroque palace in Berlin's Charlottenburg district. The palace was built as a summer residence for Prussian rulers. The garden behind the palace is one of the most beautiful in the whole city.
One of three checkpoints at the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie was the site of a standoff between American and Russian tanks in 1961. It became one of the most famous symbols of the Cold War Era.
When it opened in 1963, Europa Center was one of Europe's most modern shopping center. A symbol of postwar Germany, the center is still one of Berlin's best known landmarks.
Germany's modern Chancellery Building is part of a complex built at the end of the 20th century to house government instances moving from the former capital Bonn to Berlin.
The Berliner Fernsehturm is a 368 meter tall television tower located in the center of Berlin. From a viewing platform in the tower's metallic sphere you have a wide view over the whole city.
This 19th-century church was the first Neo-Gothic church in Berlin. The building's nave is now used as a museum, displaying a fine collection of 19th-century sculpture.
One of the most beautiful squares in Europe, Gendarmenmarkt is bordered by three magnificent buildings: the Konzerthaus (concert hall), Französischer Dom (French cathedral) and Deutscher Dom (German cathedral).
Once ubiquitous in Berlin, courtyards such as the Hackesche Höfe are now a rarity. The elaborate Jugendstil decorations make this series of courtyards a popular attraction.
Berlin's modern glass and steel central railway station is an impressive railway hub with five different levels. It was built at the site of a former historic railway station, the Lehrter Bahnhof.
This Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust is an undulating forest of 2,711 slabs of concrete, each of a different size. It was dedicated 60 years after the fall of the Nazi regime.
The House of World Cultures was the contribution of the United States to the Interbau 1957 building exhibition in Berlin. The building is nicknamed 'the oyster' due to its peculiar shape.
The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, a partially destroyed nineteenth-century church, is a constant reminder of the ravages of war. In the 1960s a modern church was built next to the damaged church tower.
The Karl-Marx-Allee is a wide boulevard originally known as the Stalin-Allee. The monumental street is lined with apartment blocks in typical socialist neoclassical style.
The Kulturforum is home to about ten cultural institutions, five of which are museums. All are housed in modern buildings which together form the cultural center of West Berlin.
Kurfürstendamm, a wide boulevard locally also known as Ku'damm, is Berlin's most famous shopping street. The street was envisioned as a Berlin version of Paris's famous Champs-Elysees.
Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church), is the second oldest church in Berlin. The first stone was laid around 1270. One of the main highlights inside is wall painting depicting the Dance of Death.
This large monument in Berlin's Tiergarten park commemorates the Red Army soldiers who died during the battle for Berlin in WWII. It was erected just a few months after the capture of Berlin in 1945.
Berlin's Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is home to no less than five major museums, all clustered together. The museums were built over the span of a century, with the last one - the Pergamon Museum - opening in 1930.
The Neue Synagogue is a magnificent 19th-century building. Destroyed in 1938 during the Kristallnacht pogrom, the largest German Synagogue was only reconstructed in 1995.
Originally built as a guard house in 1818 by the renowned German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this Neoclassical building was rededicated in 1991 as a memorial to victims of war.
The Neues Museum was built in the 1840s to house the prehistory, early history and Egyptian collection. After it was destroyed during WWII, the museum finally reopened in October 2009.
Nikolaiviertel is a historic district in Berlin popular with tourists thanks to its recreated historic houses and pestrianized streets. At its center is the Nikolaikirche, Berlin's oldest church.
During the Cold War, this twin-towered 19th-century bridge was used as a border crossing between West and East Berlin. The bridge and its picturesque towers were restored to their pre-war glory in the 1990s.
The Schloßbrücke or Palace Bridge connected Unter den Linden with Berlin's palace. The bridge is adorned with eight statues depicting a heroic warrior's life, from his early youth to his death.
The Pergamon is the most famous of the five museums on Berlin's Museum Island. It boasts a Babylonian gate and the enormous Pergamon Altar among many other attractions.
Once the busiest crossing in Europe, the Potsdamer Platz was completely destroyed after the war. In 1998 the new Potsdamer Platz, full of modern buildings, officially opened.
The Rotes Rathaus is a large red brick building in high Renaissance style that was built in the 19th century as Berlin's city hall, a function it still serves. Its facade is decorated with a long frieze, depicting scenes of the city's history.
This former royal park in Potsdam - about 24km from Berlin - contains the large Baroque Neues Palace and the beautiful Rococo style Sanssouci Palace, a summer palace built in 1747 for Frederick the Great.
The Siegessäule is a 69-meter-tall victory column in Tiergarten, a large park in the center of Berlin. On top of the column is a gilded statue of the Goddess of Victory, known as “Golden Else”.
A huge memorial in Treptower Park commemorates the Soviet soldiers who died in the Second World War. The centerpiece of the memorial, which was completed in 1949, is a colossal statue of a Soviet soldier.
The statue of Frederick the Great was completed in 1851, twenty years after sculptor Christian Daniel Rausch started with the design of this monument. It is decorated with sculptures of generals and contemporary leading figures.
Berlin's largest park was originally a royal hunting ground. Today it is an expansive park in the center of Berlin with more than 23 km. (14 miles) of pathways and dotted with sculptures and monuments.
This prestigious wide boulevard connects Berlin's Palace Bridge at the Museum Island with the Brandenburg Gate. The street is lined with impressive historical buildings.