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Brandenburg Gate: history, access and the best times to visit

Brandenburg Gate: history, access and the best times to visit

Built from 1788 to 1791 by the architect Carl Gotthard Langhans, the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenbur...
Reichstag: how to book the free visit to the dome

Reichstag: how to book the free visit to the dome

The Reichstag (Reichstagsgebäude), built from 1884 to 1894 by the architect Paul Wallot, has hous...
Museum Island Berlin: which museums to visit and which ticket to buy

Museum Island Berlin: which museums to visit and which ticket to buy

Museum Island (Museumsinsel), on the northern tip of the Spree island in the heart of Mitte, brin...
East Side Gallery: the longest surviving stretch of the Wall and its murals

East Side Gallery: the longest surviving stretch of the Wall and its murals

The East Side Gallery runs along Mühlenstraße (10243 Berlin), in the Friedrichshain district, bet...
Berlin Wall Memorial (Bernauer Strasse): free visit, opening hours and history

Berlin Wall Memorial (Bernauer Strasse): free visit, opening hours and history

The Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer) stretches for about 1.4 km along Bernauer ...
Checkpoint Charlie: what is left to see and the Wall Museum

Checkpoint Charlie: what is left to see and the Wall Museum

Checkpoint Charlie was the border crossing on Friedrichstraße between the American sector and Eas...
Berlin Holocaust Memorial: the stelae and the Information Centre

Berlin Holocaust Memorial: the stelae and the Information Centre

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) covers abo...
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm): tickets and the view from 203 metres

Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm): tickets and the view from 203 metres

The Berlin TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm) rises 368 metres above Alexanderplatz, making it the t...
Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom): visit, dome walk and tickets

Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom): visit, dome walk and tickets

Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom), Am Lustgarten on Museum Island, is the largest Protestant church...
Potsdamer Platz: Panoramapunkt, the former Sony Center and Berlin Wall remains

Potsdamer Platz: Panoramapunkt, the former Sony Center and Berlin Wall remains

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin's busiest junction in the 1920s, was cut in two by the Wall and left as w...
Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam: tickets, opening hours and day trip from Berlin

Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam: tickets, opening hours and day trip from Berlin

Sanssouci Palace, the summer residence of Frederick the Great built in the middle of the 18th cen...
Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin: tickets, opening hours, apartments and gardens

Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin: tickets, opening hours, apartments and gardens

Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg), west of central Berlin, is the largest surviving ...
Berlinale 2027: Dates, Tickets and Venues of the Berlin Film Festival

Berlinale 2027: Dates, Tickets and Venues of the Berlin Film Festival

The Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, takes place every February and ranks among...
Berliner Unterwelten: touring Berlin's bunkers and underground tunnels

Berliner Unterwelten: touring Berlin's bunkers and underground tunnels

The Berliner Unterwelten association (Berlin Underworlds Association) runs tours of the air-raid ...
Victory Column: climbing to the top of the Siegessäule

Victory Column: climbing to the top of the Siegessäule

Standing in the middle of the Großer Stern, the large roundabout in the [Tiergarten](/fr/attracti...
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin: opening hours, ruined tower and blue church

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin: opening hours, ruined tower and blue church

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche) stands on Breitscheidplatz,...
Futurium Berlin: the free museum of the future, opening hours and visit

Futurium Berlin: the free museum of the future, opening hours and visit

The Futurium, on the Spree 350 metres from Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof), is a "house of ...
Gemäldegalerie Berlin: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, tickets and opening hours

Gemäldegalerie Berlin: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, tickets and opening hours

The Gemäldegalerie, at the Kulturforum near Potsdamer Platz, is the Old Masters museum of the Ber...
Gendarmenmarkt Berlin: Konzerthaus, German Cathedral and French Cathedral

Gendarmenmarkt Berlin: Konzerthaus, German Cathedral and French Cathedral

Gendarmenmarkt, in the Mitte district, is often called Berlin's most beautiful square: Karl Fried...
Hackesche Höfe Berlin: Art Nouveau courtyards, shops and cafés in Mitte

Hackesche Höfe Berlin: Art Nouveau courtyards, shops and cafés in Mitte

The Hackesche Höfe are a group of eight interconnected courtyards between Rosenthaler Straße and ...
Hamburger Bahnhof: tickets, opening hours and exhibitions at Berlin's contemporary art museum

Hamburger Bahnhof: tickets, opening hours and exhibitions at Berlin's contemporary art museum

Hamburger Bahnhof, a short walk from Berlin's central station (Hauptbahnhof), is the former termi...
Humboldt Forum Berlin: museums, roof terrace, opening hours and tickets

Humboldt Forum Berlin: museums, roof terrace, opening hours and tickets

The Humboldt Forum occupies the rebuilt Berlin Palace on Schloßplatz, opposite Museum Island. Beh...
KaDeWe Berlin: opening hours, food hall and tax-free shopping

KaDeWe Berlin: opening hours, food hall and tax-free shopping

KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens, "department store of the West") is Berlin's best-known department s...
Kurfürstendamm (Ku'damm): shopping, luxury boutiques and Sunday opening in Berlin

Kurfürstendamm (Ku'damm): shopping, luxury boutiques and Sunday opening in Berlin

The Kurfürstendamm, which Berliners call the Ku'damm, is the great shopping avenue of western Ber...