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Berlin

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Brandenburg GateNoppasin/Shutterstock
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm CenterBrett jordan/Flickr
Konzerthaus BerlinAnsgar Koreng/Wikipedia
Landgericht BerlinAnsgar Koreng/Wikipedia
Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-HausJo Chambers/Shutterstock
Marzahn WindmillA Savin/Wikipedia
Old National GalleryThomas Wolf/Wikipedia
OlympiastadionThomas Wolf/Wikipedia
Paul-Löbe-HouseAnsgar Koreng/Wikipedia
Pfaueninsel CastleMichal Lichota/Wikipedia
The Rare HaulPascal Volk/Flickr
Spandau CitadelAvda/Wikipedia
Berlin Botanical GardenPaul VanDerWerf/Flickr
Berlin CathedralDennis Jarvis/Flickr
Berlin Zoological GardenA Savin/Wikipedia
Berliner PhilharmonieAnsgar Koreng/Flickr
Book Burning MemorialGraham Fellows/Flickr
Charlottenburg PalaceNorbert Aepli/Wikipedia
Checkpoint Charlie MuseumTony Cassidy/Flickr
East Side GalleryRae Allen/Flickr
Fernsehturm BerlinDiego Delso/Wikipedia
Frederick the GreatA Savin/Wikipedia
Funkturm BerlinTill Krech/Flickr
German Historical MuseumAnsgar Koreng/Wikipedia
GSW BuildingEmanuele/Flickr
International Trade CenterRalf Roletschek/Wikipedia
Julius Tower staircaseTill Krech/Flickr
Memorial to the Murdered JewsMetoc/Wikipedia
Neptune FountainJorge Royan/Wikipedia
Oberbaum BridgeThomas/Flickr
Prussian National MonumentTill Krech/Wikipedia
Rotes RathausJeroen Moes/Flickr
Soviet War MemorialDrrcs15/Wikipedia
Soviet War MemorialOwn Work/Wikipedia
view from Victory ColumnThomas Wolf/Wikipedia
from AlexanderplatzMihael Grmek/Wikipedia
Berlin Airlift MonumentAleGranholm/Flickr
French CathedralDirk Schmidt/Wikipedia
Neue NationalgalerieHarald Kliems/Wikipedia
Spy Museum BerlinScontrofrontale/Wikipedia
west side of Paul-Löbe-HouseAnsgar Koreng/Wikipedia

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About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Berlin
GPS:52.517, 13.383
Country:Germany
Fame:Germany’s capital and largest city
most populous city proper in the European Union
Rivers:Spree and Havel
Population:3.6m city (2016)
6.0m metro (2016)
Time zone:CET (UTC+1)
Website:berlin.de

Germany’s capital city and largest city.

Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the successful restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution.

Addr:Pariser Platz,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.516322
13.378676
What:MonumentWhen:Anytime
Look:West ←Far:60 m (210 feet)
AKA:Brandenburger TorWik:Brandenburg_Gate

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Mitte

Cölln

Museum Island

Berlin Cathedral

Berlin > Mitte > Cölln > Museum Island

Berlin Cathedral is the short name for the Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church in Berlin, Germany.

Addr:Am Lustgarten,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.518429
13.399356
What:CathedralWhen:Afternoon
Look:East-northeast Far:140 m (460 feet)
Wik:Berlin_Cathedral

Ideas for Berlin Cathedral

With river

Berlin > Mitte > Cölln > Museum Island > Berlin Cathedral

Berlin Cathedral and the Spree river, from Friedrichsbrücke.

Addr:Burgstraße 19,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.520621
13.400665
When:AfternoonLook:South-southeast
Far:170 m (560 feet)

Pergamon Museum

Berlin > Mitte > Cölln > Museum Island

The Pergamon Museum is situated on the Museum Island in Berlin.

Addr:Bodestraße 1-3,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.520996
13.397017
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Look:North-northeast Far:30 m (100 feet)
AKA:PergamonmuseumWik:Pergamon_Museum

Ishtar Gate

Berlin > Mitte > Cölln > Museum Island > Pergamon Museum

The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon.

Addr:Where:52.520902
13.396931
What:ExhibitWhen:Anytime
Look:East-southeast Far:18 m (59 feet)
Wik:Ishtar_Gate

Ideas for Ishtar Gate

Altes Museum

Berlin > Mitte > Cölln > Museum Island

The Altes Museum (Old Museum) on Museum Island was built between 1823 and 1830 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neoclassical style to house the Prussian royal family’s art collection.

Addr:Am Lustgarten,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.519195
13.399683
What:MuseumWhen:Morning
Look:West-northwest Far:50 m (170 feet)
AKA:Old MuseumWik:Altes_Museum

Ideas for Altes Museum

Bode Museum

Berlin > Mitte > Cölln > Museum Island

The Bode Museum is one of the group of museums on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany.

Addr:Where:52.522581
13.393546
What:MuseumWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:90 m (310 feet)
Wik:Bode_Museum

Ideas for Bode Museum

Alt-Berlin

Radison Blu Hotel

AquaDom

Berlin > Mitte > Alt-Berlin > Radison Blu Hotel

The AquaDom in Berlin, Germany, is a 25 metre tall cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator.

Addr:Spandauer Str. 3,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.51972
13.40278
What:AquariumWhen:Anytime
Wik:AquaDom

Ideas for AquaDom

Dorotheenstadt

Pariser Platz

Memorial to the Murdered Jews

Berlin > Mitte > Dorotheenstadt > Pariser Platz

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold.

Addr:Cora-Berliner-Straße 1,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.513939
13.378649
What:MemorialWhen:Anytime
AKA:Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas, Holocaust Memorial, Holocaust-MahnmalWik:Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe

Ideas for Memorial to the Murdered Jews

Unter den Linden

German Historical Museum

Berlin > Mitte > Dorotheenstadt > Unter den Linden

[start]The German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum, or DHM) is often viewed as one of the most important museums in Berlin and is one of the most frequented. An extension by I. M. Pei features a glass-walled spiral staircase.

Addr:Unter den Linden 2,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.5187272
13.396048
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Look:East-southeast Far:17 m (56 feet)
AKA:DHM, Deutsches Historisches Museum, ZeughausWik:Deutsches_Historisches_Museum

Ideas for German Historical Museum

Friedrichstraße

International Trade Center

Berlin > Mitte > Dorotheenstadt > Friedrichstraße

The International Trade Center (Internationales Handelszentrum or IHZ) is a distinctive high-rise building, with a white frame around a black square of windows. Designed by Erhardt Gißke, the building opened in 1978. This view is from the Reichstag dome.

Addr:Friedrichstraße 96,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.5187111
13.3766594
What:BuildingWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:0.90 km (0.56 miles)
AKA:Internationales Handelszentrum, IHZ

Humboldt University of Berlin

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Center

Berlin > Mitte > Dorotheenstadt > Humboldt University of Berlin

The Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Center (Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum) is the central library of the Humboldt University of Berlin. The ten-storey building by the Swiss architect Max Dudler was opened in 2009 and is named after the Brothers Grimm. The brothers were the best-known collectors of folk tales, and popularized traditional oral tales such as “Cinderella”, “Hansel and Gretel”, “Rapunzel”, “Rumpelstiltskin”, ”Sleeping Beauty” and “Snow White.“ Their first collection of folk tales was published in 1812.

Addr:Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 1-3,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.520523
13.391105
What:LibraryWhen:Anytime
AKA:Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, Grimm Zentrum, GZ, Central Library of the Humboldt, Humboldt University Library

Bebelplatz

Book Burning Memorial

Berlin > Mitte > Dorotheenstadt > Bebelplatz

Designed by Micha Ullmann, empty bookshelves, enough to hold all 20,000 burned books, visible below the pavement of Bebelplatz in Berlin.

Addr:Bebelplatz,
Unter den Linden,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.516552
13.3940401
What:MemorialWhen:Anytime
AKA:Monument to the May 10Wik:Nazi_book_burnings

Ideas for Book Burning Memorial

Frederick the Great

Berlin > Mitte > Dorotheenstadt > Bebelplatz

The equestrian statue of Frederick the Great is an outdoor sculpture in cast bronze at the east end of Unter den Linden in Berlin, honouring King Frederick II of Prussia.

Addr:Unter den Linden 9,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.5173696
13.3929974
What:Equestrian statueWhen:Anytime
AKA:Reiterstandbild König Friedrich II von PreußenWik:Equestrian_statue_of_Frederick_the_Great

Friedrichstadt

Gendarmenmarkt

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt

The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural ensemble including the Konzerthaus and the French and German Churches.

Konzerthaus Berlin

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt > Gendarmenmarkt

The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin housing the German orchestra Konzerthausorchester Berlin.

Addr:Gendarmenmarkt,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.513631
13.393241
What:Concert hallWhen:Anytime
Look:West ←Far:90 m (310 feet)
Wik:Konzerthaus_Berlin

Schiller Monument

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt > Gendarmenmarkt

The Schiller Monument is located in central Berlin on Gendarmenmarkt, in front of the flight of steps leading up to the former royal theater, today a concert hall.

Addr:Gendarmenmarkt,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.513601
13.393123
What:MonumentWhen:Anytime
AKA:SchillerdenkmalWik:Schiller_Monument_(Berlin)

French Cathedral

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt > Gendarmenmarkt

Französischer Dom is the colloquial designation for the “French Church of Friedrichstadt” located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from the Deutscher Dom, formerly a church of German-speaking congregants.

Addr:Gendarmenmarkt 5,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.513759
13.392522
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
Look:North ↑Far:70 m (220 feet)
AKA:Französischer Dom, French ChurchWik:French_Cathedral,_Berlin

Ideas for French Cathedral

Neue Kirche

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt > Gendarmenmarkt

The Neue Kirche, is located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from French Church of Friedrichstadt.

Addr:Gendarmenmarkt 1-2,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.513603
13.39257
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
AKA:New Church, Deutscher Dom, German ChurchWik:Neue_Kirche,_Berlin

Ideas for Neue Kirche

Houseball

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt

Houseball is a 1993 sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. It represents the idea that all of one’s possessions could be wrapped in a cloth and rolled to the next destination.

Addr:Bethlehemkirchplatz,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.509195
13.388836
What:SculptureWhen:Afternoon
Look:South-southeast Far:23 m (75 feet)

Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt

The Checkpoint Charlie Museum is a museum in Berlin.

Addr:Where:52.50778
13.39056
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
AKA:Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, MauermuseumWik:Checkpoint_Charlie_Museum

Ideas for Checkpoint Charlie Museum

GSW Building

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt

Sauerbruch Hutton is an architecture practice based in Berlin, Germany.

Addr:Charlottenstraße 4,
10969 Berlin
Where:52.506631
13.392436
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime
AKA:Sauerbruch HuttonWik:Sauerbruch_Hutton

Leipziger Platz

Spy Museum Berlin

Berlin > Mitte > Friedrichstadt > Leipziger Platz

The Spy Museum Berlin is a private Museum in Berlin which was opened to the public on 19 September 2015.

Addr:Leipziger Pl. 9,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.509005
13.379297
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Spy_Museum_Berlin

Ideas for Spy Museum Berlin

Luisenstadt

Oberbaum Bridge

Berlin > Mitte > Luisenstadt

The Oberbaum Bridge is a double-deck bridge crossing Berlin’s River Spree, considered one of the city’s landmarks.

Addr:Where:52.500261
13.44969
What:BridgeWhen:Morning
Look:West-northwest Far:320 m (1040 feet)
AKA:OberbaumbrückeWik:Oberbaum_Bridge

Stralauer Vorstadt

Landgericht Berlin

Berlin > Mitte > Stralauer Vorstadt

Landgericht Berlin is a regional courthouse with an entrance hall seemingly from a fairy tale.

Addr:Littenstraße 12-17,
10179 Berlin
Where:52.518806
13.41362
What:CourthouseWhen:Anytime
Wik:Landgericht_Berlin

Alexanderplatz Area

Rathausplatz

Fernsehturm Berlin

Berlin > Mitte > Alexanderplatz Area > Rathausplatz

The Fernsehturm is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany.

Addr:Panoramastraße 1A,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.520385
13.408535
What:Television towerWhen:Anytime
Look:Northeast ↗Far:80 m (250 feet)
AKA:Berliner Fernsehturm, Television TowerWik:Fernsehturm_Berlin

From Park Inn

Berlin > Mitte > Alexanderplatz Area > Rathausplatz > Fernsehturm Berlin

The Fernsehturm Berlin from Panorama Terrace on the 40th floor of Park Inn by Radisson.

Addr:Panorama Terrace,
Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz Hotel,
Alexanderpl. 7,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.522901
13.412667
When:AnytimeLook:Southwest ↙
Far:320 m (1050 feet)

From Alexanderplatz

Berlin > Mitte > Alexanderplatz Area > Rathausplatz > Fernsehturm Berlin

The Fernsehturm, due to its location near Alexanderplatz, is occasionally called Alex Tower.

Addr:Where:52.521147
13.412504
When:MorningLook:West ←
Far:210 m (690 feet)

Neptune Fountain

Berlin > Mitte > Alexanderplatz Area > Rathausplatz

[start]The Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen), built in 1891 by Reinhold Begas, honors the four main rivers of Prussia.

Addr:Spandauer Str.,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.519735
13.406718
What:FountainWhen:Afternoon
Look:South-southeast Far:17 m (56 feet)
AKA:NeptunbrunnenWik:Neptunbrunnen

Rotes Rathaus

Berlin > Mitte > Alexanderplatz Area > Rathausplatz

The Rotes Rathaus is the town hall of Berlin, located in the Mitte district on Rathausstraße near Alexanderplatz.

Addr:Rathausstraße 15,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.519419
13.407077
What:Town hallWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:130 m (440 feet)
AKA:Red City HallWik:Rotes_Rathaus

Ideas for Rotes Rathaus

Alexanderplatz

World Clock

Berlin > Mitte > Alexanderplatz Area > Alexanderplatz

The World Clock, also known as the Urania World Clock is a large turret-style world clock located in the public square of Alexanderplatz in Mitte, Berlin.

Addr:Alexanderpl. 1,
10178 Berlin
Where:52.521024
13.413282
What:ClockWhen:Anytime
Look:North ↑Far:16 m (52 feet)
AKA:Urania-WeltzeituhrWik:World_Clock_(Alexanderplatz)

Ideas for World Clock

Inner Berlin

Tiergarten

Regierungsviertel

Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Regierungsviertel

The Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus is a legislative building by Stephan Braunfels near the Reichstag. Two super-imposed pedestrian bridges over the river Spree connect to the Paul-Löbe-Haus.

Addr:Adele-Schreiber-Krieger-Straße 1,
10117 Berlin
Where:52.519369
13.377339
What:Government buildingWhen:Anytime
Look:Northeast ↗Far:120 m (380 feet)

Paul-Löbe-House

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Regierungsviertel

The Paul-Löbe-Haus is a legislative building by the Reichstag.

Addr:Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 1,
10557 Berlin
Where:52.519722
13.377778
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime
Look:West-northwest Far:210 m (680 feet)
AKA:Paul Löbe Haus

West side of Paul-Löbe-House

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Regierungsviertel > Paul-Löbe-House
Addr:Where:52.520161
13.372722
When:AfternoonLook:East →
Far:70 m (230 feet)

Potsdamer Platz

Sony Center

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Potsdamer Platz

The Sony Center is a JAHN designed Sony-sponsored building complex located at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany.

Addr:Where:52.510073
13.372904
What:BuildingWhen:Afternoon
Look:East-southeast Far:80 m (260 feet)
Wik:Sony_Center

Tiergarten

Victory Column

Victoria

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Tiergarten > Victory Column

Victoria on top of the Victory Column is a 8-metre-high sculpture known as Goldelse (“Golden Lizzy”).

Addr:Where:52.51444
13.349263
What:StatueWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:60 m (190 feet)

Ideas for Victoria

View from Victory Column

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Tiergarten > Victory Column

The view from Victory Column is the best cityscape of Berlin. Beyond the trees of Tiergarten park are (left to right): the Reichstag (with its glass dome), the IHZ building (square), the Fernsehturm (tallest tower), Berlin Cathedral (green dome), Rotes Rathaus (red tower), Brandenburg Gate, and the French Cathedral (blue top).

Addr:Where:52.514467
13.350147
When:AfternoonLook:East →
Far:4.07 km (2.53 miles)

Berlin Zoological Garden

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Tiergarten

The Berlin Zoological Garden is the oldest and best known zoo in Germany.

Addr:Hardenbergplatz 8,
10787 Berlin
Where:52.5053922
13.3395969
What:ZooWhen:Anytime
Look:North-northeast Far:29 m (95 feet)
AKA:Zoologischer Garten BerlinWik:Berlin_Zoological_Garden

Ideas for Berlin Zoological Garden

Soviet War Memorial

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Tiergarten

The Soviet War Memorial is one of several war memorials in Berlin, capital city of Germany, erected by the Soviet Union to commemorate its war dead, particularly the 80,000 soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces who died during the Battle of Berlin in 1945.

Addr:Where:52.516409
13.371601
What:MemorialWhen:Anytime
Wik:Soviet_War_Memorial_(Tiergarten)

Kulturforum

Berliner Philharmonie

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Kulturforum

The Berliner Philharmonie is a concert hall in Berlin, Germany and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Addr:Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1,
10785 Berlin
Where:52.50889
13.369026
What:Concert hallWhen:Anytime
Look:North-northeast Far:140 m (460 feet)
Wik:Berliner_Philharmonie

Gemäldegalerie

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Kulturforum

The Gemäldegalerie is an art museum in Berlin, Germany, and the museum where the main selection of paintings belonging to the Berlin State Museums is displayed.

Addr:Matthäikirchplatz,
10785 Berlin
Where:52.508472
13.365417
What:Art museumWhen:Anytime
AKA:Picture GalleryWik:Gemäldegalerie,_Berlin

Neue Nationalgalerie

Berlin > Inner Berlin > Tiergarten > Kulturforum

The Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum is a museum for modern art in Berlin, with its main focus on the early 20th century.

Addr:Potsdamer Straße 50,
10785 Berlin
Where:52.5066761
13.366787
What:MuseumWhen:Afternoon
Look:East-northeast Far:60 m (210 feet)
AKA:New National Gallery, Mies van der RoheWik:Neue_Nationalgalerie

Greater Berlin

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg

Tempodrom

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg > Kreuzberg

The Tempodrom is an event venue in Berlin.

Addr:Where:52.502147
13.381632
What:Event venueWhen:Anytime
Wik:Tempodrom

Viktoria Park

The Rare Haul

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg > Kreuzberg > Viktoria Park

The Rare Haul (Der seltene Fang) is a statue by Ernst Herter in Victoria Park (Victoriapark), which opened in 1894.

Addr:Where:52.4898809
13.382128
What:SculptureWhen:Morning
Look:South-southwest Far:28 m (92 feet)

Prussian National Monument

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg > Kreuzberg > Viktoria Park
Addr:Where:52.488153
13.381691
What:MonumentWhen:Morning
Look:South ↓Far:60 m (200 feet)

Berlinische Galerie

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg > Kreuzberg

The Berlinische Galerie is a museum of modern art, photography and architecture in Berlin.

Addr:Alte Jakobstraße 124-128,
10969 Berlin
Where:52.503316
13.398466
What:Art museumWhen:Anytime
Look:North-northwest Far:30 m (110 feet)
AKA:Berlin GalleryWik:Berlinische_Galerie

Jewish Museum

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg > Kreuzberg

The Jewish Museum Berlin is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe.

Addr:Lindenstraße 9-14,
10969 Berlin
Where:52.50225
13.394619
What:BuildingWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:29 m (95 feet)
AKA:Jüdisches Museum BerlinWik:Jewish_Museum,_Berlin

Friedrichshain

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Westend

Olympiastadion

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf > Westend

Olympiastadion is a sports stadium built for the 1936 Olympics.

Addr:Olympischer Platz 3,
14053 Berlin
Where:52.515106
13.245464
What:StadiumWhen:Morning
Look:West ←Far:260 m (840 feet)
AKA:Olympic StadiumWik:Olympiastadion_(Berlin)

Funkturm Berlin

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf > Westend

The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin is a former broadcasting tower in Berlin.

Addr:Hammarskjöldplatz,
14055 Berlin
Where:52.5048332
13.2781344
What:TowerWhen:Anytime
Look:North ↑Far:21 m (69 feet)
AKA:Berliner Funkturm, Funkturm Berlin, Berlin Radio TowerWik:Funkturm_Berlin

Ideas for Funkturm Berlin

Charlottenburg

Charlottenburg Palace

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf > Charlottenburg

Charlottenburg Palace is the largest palace in Berlin, Germany.

Addr:Spandauer Damm 20-24,
14059 Berlin
Where:52.520344
13.295807
What:PalaceWhen:Morning
Look:North ↑Far:60 m (200 feet)
AKA:Schloss CharlottenburgWik:Charlottenburg_Palace

Ideas for Charlottenburg Palace

Spandau

Spandau Citadel

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Spandau

The Spandau Citadel is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe.

Addr:Am Juliusturm 64,
13599 Berlin
Where:52.539621
13.21372
What:FortressWhen:Morning
Look:Northwest ↖Far:130 m (430 feet)
AKA:Zitadelle SpandauWik:Spandau_Citadel

Julius Tower staircase

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Spandau > Spandau Citadel

Julius Tower (Juliusturm) is Spandau’s most famous sight. Originally built as a keep or watchtower, it was also used as a residence tower. Its castellated top was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1838 and is an example of Romantic architecture. After the Franco-Prussian War 1870/71, part of the war reparations paid by France, 120 million marks in gold coin, was stored at Julius tower until its restitution to France in 1919. The word Juliusturm has since been used in Germany for governmental budget surpluses.

Addr:Where:52.540156
13.211811
What:StaircaseWhen:Anytime
Look:Up ↑AKA:Juliusturm
Wik:Spandau_Citadel#Structure

Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz

Bierpinsel

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Steglitz-Zehlendorf > Steglitz

The Bierpinsel is a building in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

Addr:Schloßstraße 17,
12163 Berlin
Where:52.4611008
13.3247325
What:BuildingWhen:Morning
Look:North ↑Far:40 m (120 feet)
AKA:Beer BrushWik:Bierpinsel

Rosary Basilica

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Steglitz-Zehlendorf > Steglitz

Rosary Basilica (Rosenkranzkirche) is an 1899 Catholic parish church which survived the Second World War undamaged.

Addr:Kieler Str. 8,
12163 Berlin
Where:52.458853
13.324111
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
AKA:Rosenkranzkirche

Wannsee

Pfaueninsel

Pfaueninsel Castle

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Steglitz-Zehlendorf > Wannsee > Pfaueninsel
Addr:Nikolskoer Weg,
14109 Berlin
Where:52.430683
13.119506
What:CastleWhen:Afternoon
Look:Northeast ↗Far:40 m (120 feet)
AKA:Schloss Pfaueninsel, Schloss auf der Pfaueninsel, Castle on Peacock Island

Lichterfelde

Berlin Botanical Garden

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Steglitz-Zehlendorf > Lichterfelde

Berlin Botanical Garden (Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem) was constructed between 1897 and 1910, under the guidance of architect Adolf Engler, in order to present exotic plants returned from German colonies.

The best-known part of the garden is the Great Pavilion (Großes Tropenhaus). The temperature inside is maintained at 30 °C and air humidity is kept high for tropical planto.

Addr:Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8,
14195 Berlin
Where:52.4558
13.305387
What:Botanical gardenWhen:Afternoon
Look:East-northeast Far:160 m (520 feet)
AKA:Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-DahlemWik:Berlin-Dahlem_Botanical_Garden_and_Botanical_Museum

Tempelhof-Schöneberg

Tempelhof

Platz der Luftbrücke

Eagle Head

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Tempelhof-Schöneberg > Tempelhof > Platz der Luftbrücke

Eagle Head is from a four-metre-high sculpture by Sagebiel and Walter Lemckeis that stood at Tempelhof Airport. Dating from 1923, Tempelhof was one of the earliest commercial airports in the world but was closed in 2008. Nearby is the Berlin Airlift Monument, site of the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49.

Addr:Where:52.483386
13.387624
What:SculptureWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:12 m (39 feet)
AKA:Adlerkopfstatue

Berlin Airlift Monument

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Tempelhof-Schöneberg > Tempelhof > Platz der Luftbrücke

Berlin Airlift Monument in Berlin-Tempelhof displays the names of the 39 British and 31 American airmen who lost their lives during the operation.

Addr:Platz der Luftbrücke 2,
12101 Berlin
Where:52.484308
13.386948
What:MonumentWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:30 m (110 feet)
AKA:Luftbrückendenkmal, Airlift Memorial

Treptow-Köpenick

Alt-Treptow

Badeschiff

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Treptow-Köpenick > Alt-Treptow

Swimming pool in the Spree.

Addr:Eichenstraße 4,
12435 Berlin
Where:52.497877
13.453445
What:Swimming poolWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:20 m (66 feet)
Wik:Badeschiff

Treptowers

Molecule Man

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Treptow-Köpenick > Alt-Treptow > Treptowers

By Jonathan Borofsky.

Addr:Spree,
Berlin
Where:52.496631
13.458910
What:SculptureWhen:Afternoon
Look:North-northeast Far:40 m (120 feet)
Wik:Molecule_Man_(sculpture)

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Treptower Park

Soviet War Memorial

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Treptow-Köpenick > Alt-Treptow > Treptower Park

The Soviet War Memorial is a vast war memorial and military cemetery in Berlin’s Treptower Park.

Addr:Where:52.488045
13.467752
What:MemorialWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:90 m (300 feet)
Wik:Soviet_War_Memorial_(Treptower_Park)

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Marzahn-Hellersdorf

Marzahn

Marzahn Windmill

Berlin > Greater Berlin > Marzahn-Hellersdorf > Marzahn

Marzahn Windmill (Bockwindmühle Marzahn) is a post mill, where the whole body of the mill is mounted on a single vertical post to bring the sails into the wind.

Addr:Alt-Marzahn 63,
12685 Berlin
Where:52.543944
13.562741
What:WindmillWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:60 m (180 feet)
AKA:Bockwindmühle Marzahn

Reichstag

The Reichstag is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Imperial Diet of the German Empire.

Addr:Platz der Republik 1,
11011 Berlin
Where:52.518656
13.373709
What:BuildingWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:170 m (550 feet)
AKA:Reichstagsgebäude, BundestagWik:Reichstag_building

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Reichstag dome

Berlin > Reichstag

The Reichstag dome is a glass dome, constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin.

Addr:Platz der Republik 1,
11011 Berlin
Where:52.518385
13.376483
What:DomeWhen:Anytime
Look:Northwest ↖Far:30 m (110 feet)
Wik:Reichstag_dome

Base

Berlin > Reichstag > dome
Addr:Where:52.51861
13.3761112
When:Anytime

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Walkway

Berlin > Reichstag > dome
Addr:Where:52.51861
13.376119
When:Anytime

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From above

Berlin > Reichstag > dome
Addr:Where:52.51861
13.376118
When:AfternoonLook:East →
Far:0 m (0 feet)

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