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  • Day 16

    Major Highlights of Berlin

    July 10, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    After finishing at the Wall Memorial, we made our way to see some of the major monuments of Berlin. Our first stop was the Brandenburg Gate. The gate was built by Carl G. Langhans in 1789 - 91, and it was modelled on the temple porticoes of Ancient Athens. It is considered the undisputed symbol of Berlin. We then made our way past the embassies to the Reichstag, which is where parliament sits. The original structure has suffered through fire and bombings, and in 1999 was rebuilt and transformed into the most modern parliamentary building in the world. We then passed by the Tiergarten and the President’s residence, and finally the Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedächtnis Kirche, which was badly damaged in WWII. We then wandered through Charlottenburg.Read more