Tagged: Berlin

Friedrichstadt Palast in Berlin 0

Friedrichstadt Palast in Berlin

The Friedrichstadt Palast is one of the most famous of Berlin’s revue theatres and is located in the heart of the Mitte district of the city. Opening in 1867 the theatre has gone through...

The Berliner Dom 0

The Berliner Dom

  The Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral as we know it, dates back to 1451 although it has been rebuilt several times, with the current building dating back to 1905 which in fact it...

Berlin Week along the Unter den Linden 0

Berlin Week along the Unter den Linden

Unter den Linden is one of Berlin’s premier and grandest streets. Travelling through the city east to west the street is home to some of Berlin’s most impressive buildings and monuments including the German...

Berlin week – Berleskanzleramt 0

Berlin week – Berleskanzleramt

One of the things you notice most about Berlin is the huge and striking new architecture which has been created since the fall of the Berlin Wall. One of the most striking is the...

Berlin Week – Berliner Dom 0

Berlin Week – Berliner Dom

The beautiful Baroque Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral was built on Museum Island on the river Spree between 1894 and 1905 but the site has been a church for over 600 years and has...

Berlin Week – Hus der Kulturen der Welt 0

Berlin Week – Hus der Kulturen der Welt

The Hus der Kultren de Welt or House of World Cultures is another one of Berlin’s amazing architectural statements. This interesting oyster shaped building was built in 1957 as the USA’s contribution to a...

Berlin’s Victory Column 1

Berlin’s Victory Column

One of the most recognisable images of Berlin is the Victory Column or Siegessaule standing in a roundabout at the Tiergarten. Standing at nearly 67 metres the huge column is topped with a magnificent...

Berlin’s Stadtschloss / Palast der Republic 0

Berlin’s Stadtschloss / Palast der Republic

The Stadtschloss was once a German palace for William 2 prior to WW1 it was largely destroyed during WW2 and eventually demolished during the 1950’s by the East German Government to remove traces of...

The Third Reich Tour 0

The Third Reich Tour

Berlin is so rich in history and one part of history that the Berliners are trying to put behind them was the horrible acts of Hitler and the Third Reich. Now there is a...