| You want to see 'Spree-Athens'? It surely is | | | | has an observation deck 204 meters above |
| Berlin, the German capital, lying on the course of | | | | ground. |
| the Spree River, in the northeastern Germany. | | | | Siegessäule (Victory Column), a 60 meters |
| Often compared with Athens, the Germany's | | | | high historic monument with panoramic view in the |
| "grey city" - Berlin has always been a major | | | | very center of the city, is one of the famous |
| center of European history, culture, art, politics, | | | | sights in Berlin. Designed by Heinrich Strack after |
| sports, and science. It is home to world-famous | | | | 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the |
| universities, research institutes, sporting events, | | | | Danish-Prussian war, the Column on its top |
| orchestras, museums, and historic sites. | | | | features an 8.3 meters high magnificent bronze |
| Berlin is one of the most popular top tourist | | | | (weighing 35 tonnes) statue of Victoria, designed |
| destinations in the world; certainly, one of the | | | | by Friedrich Drake. On a polished red granite base, |
| most-visited tourist destinations in Europe. It is | | | | the column sits on a hall of pillars with a glass |
| widely known for its numerous museums, palaces, | | | | mosaic designed by Anton von Werner. |
| historic sites, cafes, clubs, bars, and vibrant | | | | Berlin Wall, a 1.3km long stretch of intact historic |
| nightlife. Surely, you can pick numerous reasons | | | | Wall known as the East Side Gallery, is one of well |
| to visit Berlin Germany, but here are top 10 | | | | known sites of Berlin, Germany. Located to the |
| reasons to visit the magnificent city. | | | | east of the city centre along the River Spree in |
| Reichstag, the magnificent edifice with crowning | | | | Mühlenstraße near the |
| glass dome, is one of the primary reasons to visit | | | | Oberbaumbrücke, the East Side Gallery is an |
| Berlin. Located near the Brandenburg gate building, | | | | international memorial for freedom. On the painted |
| the German parliament is the city's top tourist | | | | east side of the Berlin Wall, the Gallery features |
| attraction. It has been the seat of the German | | | | approximately 106 paintings by artists from all |
| parliament since 1999, after it was redesigned by | | | | over the world. |
| British architect, Sir Norman Foster. Queues at | | | | Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also |
| entrance are often lengthy, but you can sneak in | | | | known as the Holocaust Memorial, is one of the |
| thru the side entrance, having lunch at the | | | | well known sites of Germany. It is a recently |
| Dachgarten Restaurant. | | | | opened (2005) vast abstract artwork covering an |
| Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Radio | | | | entire block near the Brandenburg Gate, including |
| Tower Berlin) is another worthy reason to visit | | | | an underground museum narrating the terrifying |
| Berlin. It is 150 meter high transmitting tower, with | | | | tale on the Holocaust. Designed by architect Peter |
| open-air observation deck 124 meter above | | | | Eisenman and engineers Buro Happold, the |
| ground. Often nicknamed "der lange Lulatsch" ("the | | | | Holocaust Memorial features comprises a grid of |
| lanky lad"), the tower was built between 1924 and | | | | concrete pillars with a disorienting concrete maze |
| 1926 by Heinrich Straumer. Standing on the Berlin | | | | at the centre. |
| fairground in the Charlottenburg, out of city | | | | Berlin Zoo or Zoologischer Garten Berlin (Berlin |
| center, the lofty tower is one of the best-known | | | | zoological garden) is one of major tourist |
| points of interest in Berlin. | | | | attractions of Berlin. Located in Berlin Tiergarten |
| Fernsehturm, a 368 meters high television tower | | | | near the S-Bahn and railway station in the city |
| in the heart of city, close to Alexanderplatz, is | | | | center, the Berlin zoological garden is one of the |
| one of the most celebrated landmarks, in Berlin. | | | | biggest zoos in Germany, with largest number of |
| Easily visible throughout the central districts of | | | | species of the world. Opened on August 1, 1844, |
| Berlin, the iconic tower was built between 1965 | | | | Berlin Zoo was the first zoo in Germany. The zoo |
| and 1969 by the former German Democratic | | | | boasts approximately 14,000 animals from 1500 |
| Republic (GDR). Its image was used as a symbol | | | | species, and a marvelous Aquarium. |
| of Berlin by the GDR administration. The tower | | | | |