<strong>Pergamon Museum:</strong> Visitors walk past the Market Gate of Miletus, an outstanding example of Roman architecture, at the Pergamon in Berlin. Click through the gallery for more visual highlights from Germany's capital:
Pergamon Museum: Visitors walk past the Market Gate of Miletus, an outstanding example of Roman architecture, at the Pergamon in Berlin. Click through the gallery for more visual highlights from Germany's capital:
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<strong>Museum Island:</strong> Called Museumsinsel in German, this island in the Spree River holds five museums. In this photo, you can see the Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie) in the foreground and the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) in the background.
Museum Island: Called Museumsinsel in German, this island in the Spree River holds five museums. In this photo, you can see the Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie) in the foreground and the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) in the background.
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<strong>Reichstag:</strong> People visit the Reichstag's amazing glass dome, constructed on top of the rebuilt government house to symbolize the reunification of Germany.
Reichstag: People visit the Reichstag's amazing glass dome, constructed on top of the rebuilt government house to symbolize the reunification of Germany.
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<strong>Brandenburg Gate:</strong> This impressive neoclassical gate from the late 1700s has been an "eyewitness" to crucial events in history: Napoleon's invasion, Hitler's rise, the Cold War division of Berlin and today, reunification of a city and a nation.
Brandenburg Gate: This impressive neoclassical gate from the late 1700s has been an "eyewitness" to crucial events in history: Napoleon's invasion, Hitler's rise, the Cold War division of Berlin and today, reunification of a city and a nation.
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<strong>Berlin Wall:</strong> The vast majority of the wall was knocked down decades ago, but a few places remain as a memorial and reminder of the painful past.
Berlin Wall: The vast majority of the wall was knocked down decades ago, but a few places remain as a memorial and reminder of the painful past.
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<strong>Tiergarten:</strong> This is where visitors and locals go to enjoy some greenery and nature in the city, and overlooking it is the impressive Siegessaule monument (Victory Column) with its golden angel.
Tiergarten: This is where visitors and locals go to enjoy some greenery and nature in the city, and overlooking it is the impressive Siegessaule monument (Victory Column) with its golden angel.
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<strong>Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum:</strong> You can see native flora as well as plants from environments around the world at the garden and museum.
Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum: You can see native flora as well as plants from environments around the world at the garden and museum.
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<strong>Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe:</strong> Opened in 2005, this memorial uses thousands of concrete slabs to symbolize one of humanity's darkest hours.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe: Opened in 2005, this memorial uses thousands of concrete slabs to symbolize one of humanity's darkest hours.
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<strong>Fernsehturm (TV tower):</strong> This aerial, wide-angle view of the skyline shows the famous TV tower at Alexanderplatz public square. The tower's viewing platform gives visitors a 360-degree look at Berlin.
Fernsehturm (TV tower): This aerial, wide-angle view of the skyline shows the famous TV tower at Alexanderplatz public square. The tower's viewing platform gives visitors a 360-degree look at Berlin.
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<strong>Badeschiff:</strong> Berliners are serious about their swimming. You can join them during warm-weather months at Badeschiff, where the pool sits in a barge in the Spree River.
Badeschiff: Berliners are serious about their swimming. You can join them during warm-weather months at Badeschiff, where the pool sits in a barge in the Spree River.
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<strong>Computerspielemuseum:</strong> If you love video games, head to the Computer Games Museum. Fans of old-school games will be particularly delighted.
Computerspielemuseum: If you love video games, head to the Computer Games Museum. Fans of old-school games will be particularly delighted.
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<strong>Gendarmenmarkt:</strong> Gendarmenmarkt square is a central hub in Berlin for locals and tourists. In the photo is Konzerthaus Berlin (concert hall), one of many impressive buildings along the square.
Gendarmenmarkt: Gendarmenmarkt square is a central hub in Berlin for locals and tourists. In the photo is Konzerthaus Berlin (concert hall), one of many impressive buildings along the square.
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