Berlin - Capital City of Germany

This is the capital city of Germany, its majestic museums and theaters, urbane restaurants, bustling pubs and raucous nightclubs are few exotic places to watch for. The Wall is gone but Berlin is still divided: there's a distinct segue from the splendor of the west to shabby East Berlin.

Being the biggest city of Germany, it has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 square kilometers. It is located in central Europe, longitude 13:25 E, latitude 52:32 N, 34 m above sea level, at the rivers Spree and Havel. The local time zone is Central European Time  with daylight savings time in the summer Few of the exotic cities within Berlin are Berlin Mitte, Charlottenburg, Friedrischain that endorses many tourist spots that are worth exploring.

Berlin is one of the rocking city of Europe, as it boost an exotic night life that for instance other cities don't. The nightlife of most cities is tame in comparison to this city. There are lots of great clubs and dance parlors, just ask around for the best places.

As far as the people of Berlin are concerned, they are often amiable and extremely helpful, although one may also encounter the famous "Berliner Schnauze," a certain brusqueness that can seem rude. Most of the usual good places to go are in West Berlin, but the eastern part of the city under many aspects is more fascinating than the western part. Berlin has an amazing number of sights, though it lacks the charm of Paris as a city.

Things To See in Berlin



Brandenburg Gate
Built of sandstone between 1788 and 1791 with 12 Doric columns according to a design by C.G. Langhans. Six columns support an 36ft transverse beam makes this monument unique from others. The massive gate is topped with a stunning statue of the Goddess of Victory facing east towards the city center. The gate is closed to traffic, as is the adjacent Pariser Platz, a gracious square that was once surrounded with enchanting buildings sadly destructed in the Second World War. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall new buildings have been built, however, to designs closely following those of the originals.



Eastside Gallery
Berlin boost the world's largest world open -art gallery formed by the remains of the infamous Berlin Wall. The longest section of the wall, which has been preserved, stretches from Ostbahnhof station to the Oberbaumbrucke, and has been given over to graffiti artists from around the world. A total of 118 artists from 21 countries have exerted their skills on the 4,318ft long section of the wall, and this collection has become a Berlin landmark and a tourist attraction. Best known paintings are Dimitri Vrubel’s Brotherly Kiss and Gunther Shaefer’s Fatherland . The gallery is considered as an international monolith for freedom.



Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum in Lindenstrasse has gained an international reputation for its significant architecture and unique exhibitions that bring history alive. The bulk of the museum is crafted in windowless and doorless steel-clad, silver building and this monumental heritage was designed by Daniel Libeskind. The museum is located alongside the yellow Baroque edifice of the Berlin Museum. Tourists enter the Jewish Museum through the Berlin Museum to explore the exhibition rooms planned to signify the empty and invisible aspects of Jewish history.



Potsdamer Platz
This pulsating square forms the heart of the 'New Berlin', which has emerged since the fall of the wall in 1989. The original square was once one of the busiest junctions in Europe with a major train station sited on it. However after damage during the World War II and being cut through by the divisive wall, it became a decayed wasteland. Since the fall of the wall, however, a building boom has been taking place around the Potsdamer Platz, which now boasts an exciting mix of restaurants, shopping centers, hotels, a casino, theaters and cinemas that draws both Berliners and tourists seeking good food and recreation. Focus of the square is the 22-story Debis Haus, designed by Renzo Piano, featuring an atrium with cathedral-like dimensions, and its neighboring Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, a shopping mall with an Imax cinema. The Sony Center is the most recent addition, consisting of seven buildings around a light-flooded arena, which also houses Berlinﾒs popular Film Museum. The Kollhoff building features a panorama platform, reached by Europeﾒs fastest express elevator, that offers views of the city.