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Interior view of the Reichstag dome in Berlin. - PHOTO © Hyde Flippo

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The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. - Larger view - PHOTO © Hyde Flippo

Berlin Sights: Highlights

Bauhaus Photo Gallery - The Bauhaus school of design (1919-1933) moved from Weimar to Dessau to Berlin — and into exile in the USA.
Berlin Cemeteries - View the graves of famous people buried in Berlin.
Holocaust Memorial - Berlin's Holocaust-Denkmal is dedicated to the "murdered Jews of Euope." The Memorial covers an entire city block with 2,711 concrete stelae.
The Reichstag Building - One of Berlin's top attractions is this historic building and its new glass and steel dome. Also see the Reichstag section below.
POTSDAM | Sanssouci Palace (photo) is one of the most beautiful palaces in Europe and Germany. It is also just one of many attractions found in Potsdam, just south of Berlin. See our Potsdam City Guide and Potsdam Photo Gallery for more.

Berlin Sightseeing Attractions
For more information about the many sights and attractions in the German capital, also see our Berlin City Guide.

PHOTO 1 | Brandenburg Gate and Quadriga
The best-known symbol of Berlin
PHOTO 2 | Berlin’s Spreebogen Complex
The new government complex at a bend in the Spree River
PHOTO 3 | Berliner Dom - A night view of Berlin’s largest church, known as the Berlin Cathedral
PHOTO 4 | Berlin’s Olympic Stadium 1
Site of the 1936 Olympic Games (Jesse Owens) and the 2006 World Cup
PHOTO 5 | Berlin’s Olympic Stadium 2
Stone plaque listing the 1936 track and field winners, including Jesse Owens and his four victories
PHOTO 6 | A McCafé in Berlin
Both McCafé and Starbucks have many coffee shops in Germany
PHOTO 7 | Flammkuchen in Berlin
This tasty dish, originating in Alsace, can be considered the German answer to pizza.
PHOTO 8 | The Fernsehturm
Berlin's landmark TV tower was built by communist East Germany in the late 1960s.
MLK in BERLIN | Martin Luther King, Jr. in Berlin | Learn about Dr. King's unusual visit to Berlin in 1964.
More Berlin photos below.

Berlin Photo Gallery 1

PHOTO 1 | Berlin Wall Crosses
This row of white crosses was dedicated to the victims of the Berlin Wall.
PHOTO 2 | Potsdamer Platz
The Potsdamer Platz skyline has risen from what used to be a no-man’s-land along the Wall.

The Potsdamer Platz skyline.

HISTORIC | Historic Berlin Photos (Divided Berlin)

Berlin Photo Gallery 2

PHOTO 6 | Das Brandenburger Tor bei Nacht
Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate by night - as viewed from its eastern side.
PHOTO 7 | Die Straße des 17. Juni
The Avenue of the 17th of June, as seen from the top of the Victory Column (die Siegessäule). The avenue’s name commemorates a workers' uprising that took place in the German Democratic Republic in 1953. In the distance: the Brandenburg Gate and the TV tower.
PHOTO 8 | Reichstag Dome Just After Sunset
Designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, the Reichstag’s new transparent dome is open to the public until midnight (last entry at 11:00 pm).
PHOTO 9 | Reichstag Dome by Day - Sir Norman Foster’s Kuppel (dome) atop the Reichstag parliament building has become one of Berlin’s top tourist attractions.
PHOTO 10 | Sunday in Berlin - This fountain on the Breitscheidplatz is a focal point for the area around the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Memorial Church) just off of Berlin’s famous Kurfürstendamm.
PHOTO 11 | Dual Images - Reichstag - The reflection of the German flag in the glass of Sir Norman Foster’s Reichstag dome, while inside we see visitors enjoying the dome experience.
PHOTO 12 | Galeries Lafayette - The sparkling glass interior of the Galeries Lafayette department store. The Galeries Lafayette store at the intersection of Friedrichstraße and Französische Straße opened in 1996.
PHOTO 13 | A Closer Look - Although covered with glass, the Reichstag dome is open to the air with a louvered overhang. The top of the dome is also open to the elements. Sir Norman Foster’s design is intended to convey an open government.
PHOTO 14 | Old and New - The German flag flies over the historic Reichstag—old and new. The original was completed in 1894, the renovation just over a century later.
PHOTO 15 | View from the Dome - A view from the Reichstag dome. Visitors to the terrace that surrounds the dome have wonderful views of Berlin’s central district (Mitte). We can see the Spree river and the Friedrichsstraße S-Bahn station.

Berlin: The Reichstag – Now and Then

PHOTO 1 | The Reichstag: Front View - As seen on October 3, the German national holiday
PHOTO 2 | The Wrapped Reichstag 1995 (1) - An artistic project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Berlin
PHOTO 3 | The Wrapped Reichstag 1995 (2) - A closer view of the workers installing the cover
PHOTO 4 | Interior of the Reichstag - Central mirrors and the spiral walkway inside the dome

Also see: City Guide: Berlin - History and sights

Berlin Photo Gallery 3

PHOTO 1 | The Bauhaus Museum (1)
PHOTO 2 | The Bauhaus Museum (2)
PHOTO 3 | Sightseeing Boat on the Landwehrkanal
PHOTO 4 | The Reichstag dome (day)
PHOTO 5 | The Reichstag dome (night)
PHOTO 6 | The Brandenburg Gate (night)

Also see: City Guide: Berlin - History and sights

Photos of Berlin and Germany - by Category

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Bauhaus Photo Gallery - The Bauhaus school of design (1919-1933) moved from Weimar to Dessau to Berlin — and into exile in the USA.
Berlin Airlift Landmarks | Facts and photos related to Berlin landmarks of the Luftbrücke of 1948-49
East Side Gallery | An artistic section of the Berlin Wall that’s still standing
Historic Berlin Photos | A look at Berlin and the Wall in 1969 and 1996
Berlin Wall Timeline | The history of the Wall
Martin Luther King, Jr. in Berlin | Learn about Dr. King's unusual visit to Berlin in 1964.
Christmas in Berlin | Weihnachten

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