Holocaust Memorial

The Holocaust Memorial is a central place in Berlin that commemorates the murder of the approximately six million Jews in Europe at the time of the Holocaust. The American architect Peter Eisenmann prevailed with his design in the artistic competition. The abstract wave-like form with over 2700 concrete steles is intended to stimulate reflection.

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Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate is the most important landmark of the city and the symbolic place for the unity of Germany. Built in the years 1788 to 1791 according to the designs of Carl Gotthard Langhans, it is modeled on the Propylaea of the Acropolis. In 1793, the Brandenburg Gate was expanded with the addition of Johann Gottfried Shadow's Quadriga. While today the Brandenburg Gate is a symbol of unity, during the time of the GDR it was one of the symbols of German division.
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Berlin TV Tower

With its size of almost 368 meters, the Berlin TV Tower is the tallest building in the Federal Republic of Germany and the fourth tallest TV tower on the European continent. It was opened in the late 1960s and has been one of the city's landmarks ever since. In the TV tower there is a viewing platform and a panoramic restaurant. Today, the TV tower is a listed building.
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Hackescher Markt ("Hacke's Market")

Hackescher Markt is the creative core of the capital near Alexanderplatz and Friedrichstraße. The transformation of the market began directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, when numerous creative artists and fashion designers shaped the place into a creative center of the city. The Hackesche Höfe were also extensively renovated after the fall of the Wall. To this day, they are home to numerous workshops in the fields of fashion, design, jewelry, art and culture. Numerous gastronomic establishments have also settled here.
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Department Store "Kaufhaus des Westens"

Anyone visiting Berlin should plan a visit to the Department Store of the West (KaDeWe for short). The department store founded by Adolf Jandorf on March 27, 1907 is the best-known department store in Germany. With over 60,000 square meters of retail space, it is also one of the largest shopping centers in Europe.
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Bikini Berlin

Bikini House Berlin was designed and built in the 1950s as an industrial building. Later it was also used as a commercial and office building. The entire building ensemble was realized with funding from the Marshall Plan. Today, the complex is a listed building and home to a variety of original and international stores, boutiques, flagship stores and restaurants.
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