Must-see landmarks and monuments in Berlin
Visit the last remaining city gate of Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate from the 18th century, combined with the imposing Reichstag Building, undoubtedly the most recognizable building in Germany. This tour will take you to many significant historical sites, as well as remains of recent history like the Holocaust Memorial and the graffiti-covered ruins of the Berlin Wall, which can be seen near Checkpoint Charlie. The German and French Cathedrals, along with Schinkel's Konzerthaus, are three structures that attract tourists to Gendarmenmarkt Square, even though Paris Square is without a doubt the most well-known tourist destination. Even if traditional architecture isn't your thing, you'll still adore the atmosphere and appreciate the shade provided by the trees.
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The Reichstag is a historic building in Berlin which houses the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany's parliament. — Wikipedia
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin. One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel. — Wikipedia
Pariser Platz is a square in the historic center of Berlin, Germany, situated by the Brandenburg Gate at the end of the Unter den Linden. The square is named after the French capital of Paris to commemorate the anti-Napoleon Allies' victory at the Battle of Paris (1814), and is one of the main focal points of the city. — Wikipedia
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and Buro Happold. It consists of a 19,000-square-metre (200,000 sq ft) site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. — Wikipedia
Unter den Linden is a boulevard in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Running from the City Palace to Brandenburg Gate, it is named after the linden (lime) trees that line the grassed pedestrian mall on the median and the two broad carriageways. The avenue links numerous Berlin sights, landmarks and rivers for sightseeing. — Wikipedia
The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural ensemble including the Berlin concert hall and the French and German Churches. In the centre of the square stands a monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller. The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Unger in 1773. — Wikipedia
Checkpoint Charlie was the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991), as named by the Western Allies. — Wikipedia
