Each district of Berlin is full of different monuments and sights, each of which is unique and may be very interesting to curious travelers. The eastern part of the city is the location of the so-called Museum Island (Museumsinsel). This place has always been a magnet for fans of art for many years. There is a large variety of museums on the island. The most famous are Pergamon Museum, the Old and New museums, Bode museum and Old National Gallery.
Elegant Romantik Kronprinz Berlin is an ideal place for fans of unhurried rest, walking and romantic dinners on a beautiful terrace surrounded by old spreading chestnut trees. The old … 
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In Berlin there are shopping areas for all tastes. Here, is the KaDeWe German largest and most famous department store. The opening of this unique shopping complex took place in 1905. Its … Open
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It is impossible to imagine a walk through Berlin without visiting the extremely popular places where the “shopping life” of the city resonates, namely, Kurfurstendam and Alexanderplatz. Almost all of the most famous sights of Marlene Dietrich’s hometown are gathered here, on these two squares. They include; the Rotes Rathaus, Berliner Fernsehturm, Neptunbrunnen, Marienkirche. Another interesting tourist area is called Viktoria-Luise-Platz. It is a very pleasant place to conduct a walk, especially with your partner, as the place is regarded as some kind of romantic island in this historical city that keeps its secrets. Movie fans should be able to recognize Tierheim, a building constructed in the 1990s, by Dietrich Bangert. It was here that some scenes from the movie “Eon Flux” were shot.
Discovering the architecture of Berlin from bird's eye view! Reichstag building, Rotes Rathaus, French Cathedral, St. Hedwig Cathedral, Soviet War Memorial, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, all those monuments are defining the image of Berlin … Open
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There is a place for mystical lovers. First and foremost is the Teufelsberg, an observation deck, located on an abandoned military base. It is at once striking, with its unsurpassed ambience. It will be sure to captivate you not only with its surrounding landscape but also with the architecture of the military base, in which this “Devil’s Mountain” is located. Another place shrouded in mystery is Heilstätten. This place is home to a sanatorium, a clinic for tuberculosis patients, and a military hospital. It is a historical place that has witnessed many important events.
City tours, excursions and tickets in Berlin and surroundings
Plan your own excursion through Berlin: churches, museums and castles
Reichstag building, Berlin
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» The Reichstag building symbolizes Germany; quadrangular base represents four areas of Germany, and the dome emblematizes the unity of the imperial power. 
Facts:» Reichstag is not only the building, where the German Parliament sits. The museum houses the modern art collection, which is one of the most important in Germany.
» The Reichstag is connected with other parts of the parliamentary complex by underground corridors and bridges over Spree River.
» The Reichstag was restored after the World War II, but not completely. A part of the wall of the building was left in memory of the Soviet soldiers who come down to Berlin; there are inscriptions of the Soviet soldiers where they captured their memories.
» There is the mirrored cone in the center of the glass dome of the Reichstag. Bouncing off, the daylight falls into the plenary hall of the Bundestag.
Berlin Cathedral, Berlin
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» Berlin Cathedral had never been a cathedral in the truest sense of the word, because Berlin has never been the seat of the Bishop of the Catholic Church. Facts:» Initially this richly decorated building of the Silesian granite with a dome reached 114 meters. In 1945, the bomb hit the dome. The building hasn’t been demolished and almost 50 years it stood decapitated.
» There is the open crypt of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which represented 70 of the 89 surviving burials. The magnificent sarcophagus of the Great Elector and his wife Dorothea is among them. Prussian kings and princes are buried in the crypt.
» The pipe organ for the cathedral was built by the famous German organ master of the Romantic period, Wilhelm Sauer.
» Lustgarten Park is laid before the cathedral; its name is translated as the Park of Desires.
Zionskirche, Berlin
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» Zionskirche is the Protestant church known largely due to the fact that Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the theologian and the member of the anti-Nazi conspiracy, was its pastor. Facts:» The name of the temple is directly associated with the name of the south-west of the hill in Jerusalem, on which stood the fortress city. This hill is also known as Mount Zion; that’s the symbol of Jerusalem and the whole Holy Land.
» King William I of Prussia established a Fund for financial support for the construction of new churches as gratitude to God for the fact that he managed to avoid assassination. This fund of 10,000 thalers was allocated for the construction of Zionskirche.
» During World War II Zionskirche was severely damaged; almost all church floors, altar and windows in the chancel were destroyed.
» In summer months Zionskirche is open to visitors. On Sundays in the afternoon, you can climb the tower, where there is an observation deck at a height of 22 meters with a good view of Berlin in three directions. Vaulted ceilings over the main space of the church are clearly seen from the top.
French Cathedral, Berlin
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» French Cathedral was originally conceived as a church for the Huguenots, refugees from France. Their number at the beginning of the 13th century was about a quarter of all the inhabitants of Berlin. Facts:» The building is called cathedral, although there never was episcopal liturgy.
» The building was heavily damaged during World War II, but later it was completely restored.
» Currently French Cathedral is not only the single place of the convocation of the Evangelical church of the whole of Germany, but also one of the most important monuments.
» The tower built by Gontard and Unger features a viewing platform. This is where you can see the historic center of Berlin in all its glory.
St. Hedwig Cathedral, Berlin
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» Cathedral of St. Hedwig is the Roman Catholic cathedral located on Berlin's Bebelplatz Square. That’s the main Catholic church in Berlin, the center of the Catholic episcopate and residence of the Archbishop of Berlin. Facts:» It was necessary to propose numerous Catholic immigrants who arrived in Berlin, especially from Silesia, a place to worship, so the cathedral was dedicated to St. Hedwig Silesian.
» The Cathedral of St. Hedwig has been burned to the ground in 1943 during air raids on Berlin and was completely rebuilt lately.
» It took a long time from 1747 to 1773 to build the cathedral, as construction was delayed because of lack of funds. Donations were collected all over Europe.
» Under the cathedral there is the crypt that sometimes serves as a baptistery and confessional. It also served as a place for the burial of the Berlin archbishops and Catholic martyrs who died during the Nazi period.
