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With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the ninth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area, comprising 5 million people from over 190 nations.

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The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany.

Brandenburg Gate
 
 

Brandenburg Gate


It is located west of the city center at the intersection of Unter den Linden and Ebertstrasse, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which one formerly entered Berlin. One block to its north lies the...

Pariser Platz is a square in the center of Berlin, Germany

Pariser Platz
 
 

Pariser Platz


Pariser Platz is situated by the Brandenburg Gate at the end of the Unter den Linden. The square is named after the French capital Paris in honour of the Allied occupation of Paris in 1814, and is one of the main focal points of the city.

The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first parliament of the German Empire.

Reichstag building
 
 

Reichstag building


It was opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933, when it was severely damaged in a fire supposedly set by a Dutch communist, Marinus van der Lubbe, who was later beheaded for the crime. That verdict has been a subject of controversy over the...

View of the west portal of the Reichstag Building in Berlin.
 
 

View of the west portal of the Reichstag Building in Berlin.


Reichstagsgebäude
 
 

Reichstagsgebäude


The current Reichstag dome is an iconic glass dome constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin.

Reichstag dome
 
 

Reichstag dome


It was designed by architect Norman Foster and built to symbolize the reunification of Germany. The distinctive appearance of the dome has made it a prominent landmark in Berlin.

The Berlin Zoological Garden (German: Zoologischer Garten Berlin) is the oldest and internationally most well known zoo in Germany.

 
Berlin Zoological Garden
 

Berlin Zoological Garden


Opened in 1844 it comprises an area of 35 hectares and is located in Berlin, Tiergarten. With almost 1,400 different species and around 14,000 animals the zoo presents the most comprehensive collection of species in the world.

In the Second World War, on the night of 23 November 1943, the church was badly damaged in an air raid.

Gedächtniskirche
 
 

Gedächtniskirche


The church was largely destroyed but part of the spire and much of the entrance hall survived. The ruin of the old church is kept as a memorial against war.

The Protestant Kaiser William Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the centre of the Breitscheidplatz.

Kaiser William Memorial Church
 
 

Kaiser William Memorial Church


The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and...

Aquarium

 
Zoo-Aquarium
 

Zoo-Aquarium


The Aquarium, which was built in 1913 as part of the Zoologischer Garten complex, is a zoo in itself. Since its opening the Zoo-Aquarium has been ranked among the public aquariums with the world’s greatest biodiversity. On either a separate or joint...

Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany

Potsdamer Platz
 
 

Potsdamer Platz


Lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km to the south west, and marks the point...

The Fernsehturm (German for "television tower") is a television tower in the city centre of Berlin, Germany.

Fernsehturm
 
 

Fernsehturm


This well-known landmark, close to Alexanderplatz, was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was intended as a symbol of Berlin by the GDR administration, which it remains today[citation needed], as it is...

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