Entering Berlin at Spandau West of Berlin
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Berlin City
Berlin is the Capital of Germany popular with tourists from all over the World. The Berlin Wall, The Victory Column, the Brandenburg Gate The Reich-Tag , all within walking distance,are must see sights in the German Capital. Berlin's long and turbulent history is now a world city reknown for its technolog as in Mercedes, BMW and The Iconic Volkswagen Beetle Cars etc
The Berlin Victory Column
is located at the central square in the Tiergarten Park The Column is also called Der Grobe Stern , The Great Star. The Bronze Statue atop of the Column is a victory symbol, a statue of a Goddess.
Tiergarten Park. Taking a stroll through the Park back to where Our Sorento was parked.
Driving to the Brandenburg Arch, Reich-tag and The Berlin Wall site
Haus der Kulturen der Welt or House of Culture and Arts
The Glass Dome of The Reich-tag Building was added to symbolize the reunification of German. It is a prominent landmark in Berlin.
Reich-stag Building
The Brandenburg Gate
An iconic sight not to be missed by tourists, The Brandenburg Gate is historic as it symbolises the division of Berlin City into East and West Berlin and into East and West Germany with two differing ideologies.
The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 out of the Cold War. The Brandenburg Gate was walled inside East Germany. In 1989 with mass protest the wall first started to crumble eventually got demolished in 1991 by the people The Berlin Wall is one of the most enduring reminder of the Cold War especially among the German people.
The Brandenburg Gate
Berlin Television Tower on Left
The Berlin Victory Column
The Berlin Victory Column also called the Arco de la Victoria topped with bronze statue. Built in1873 to celeberate the Prussian victoryin the Franco German War.
The Berlin Wall/ The Iron Curtain
was built in 1961 by the Communist to primarily deter defections from Socialist East Germany to Free West Germany. Also called "The Iron Curtain the fall began with mass protest by the people of East Germanyin 1989. It was finally demolished in 1991 with fall of Communism that also saw the ending the Cold War. It also reunified the two Germans into one Germany soon after.
The salavaged pieces of the Berlin Wall
Potsdam City
The Naeun Gate
of Gothic revival archtecure was built in 1755
Brandenburg Gate and Fountain(under repair) in Potsdam on Luisenplatz
Brandenburg City
Brandenburg an der Havel is a German town west of Berlin. It’s known for its Gothic, red-brick buildings, including the 15th-century Old Town Hall. Brandenburg Cathedral has a chapel with a painted vault, a baroque organ and a museum displaying medieval textiles.
Crossing the Havel River Bridge to Brandenburg City
Havel River
The Plaur Torturm Tower
is one of the four remanats of an ancient medivial fortification so well preserved and maintained.
Brandenburg an der Havel’s Town Hall dominates the old town square of the city. This 15th century brick building is built in Late Gothic style. Note the beautiful intricate brick tracery over the doorway and its soaring tower.
The Statue of Roland, a German knight, stands right next to the entrance of the Town hall, signifies rights of free cities.
TWo of eight bronze pug statues scattered across Town
Rathenower Torturm Tower
is another of the remaining four medivial brick Towers in Brandenburg. But this tower is square and it is only open to the public during the Tumrmetag Festival in September
Friedenswarte
is the tallest building in the city. At the observation deck of this 32.5-meter Tower, one can get to enjoy a bird’s eye view over the City
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