Places
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The Berlin Wall affected not only living Berliners but also the dead. The story about the divided underworld is told at the St. Hedwig Cemetery.
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The Chapel of Reconciliation stands as a memorial to the victims of the Berlin Wall and the Reconciliation Church, which was demolished in 1985.
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Hitler’s bunker in Berlin was located beneath a ballroom that was built as an extension to his official residence in 1935. Today, it is a parking lot.
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The sculpture in Invalidenpark is a memorial to Gnadenkirche, where war heroes were buried. And in memory of the reunification of Germany.
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The East Side Gallery is an open-air gallery stretching over 1 kilometer, painted on the remains of the Berlin Wall from Ostbahnhof to Oberbaumbrücke.
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If you are looking for the perfect photo opportunity, the ruin of the Franciscan monastery church with a view of the TV tower is the place to go.
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The pink triangle memorial at Nollendorfplatz is one of the first to honor gay people persecuted in Germany from 1933 to 1945.
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There is just as much history underground as above ground in Berlin. Berliner Unterwelten shows you the history down there, where the sun never shines.
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The Disgusting Food Museum challenges our taste buds in a world where we might need to eat unfamiliar food. Foods we usually find disgusting.
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One of Berlin’s oldest structures is the Jungfernbrücke. This wooden bridge from the late 1600s has seen the empire, two world wars, and Berlin’s division.