Berlin

Der Spree Fluss

A river that flows through Berlin and some other German states.

Olympia Stadion

Berlin Olympic Park was created during Hitler's Nazi Germany for the 1936 Olympics and used today for all sorts of Sports and Concerts.

Berliner Dom

Berlin Protestant Cathedral - It is known for its beautiful decor ordered by the first German emperor Wilhelm I.

Siegesäule

Berlin Victory tower - moved in Hitler's time to its current location

Tegel Airport

Berlin's public airport that is old, dated, too small, and being used until Germany readies a new one

Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtnis Kirche

Broken Tooth, Lipstick, Compact -- Left as a bombed out structure to remind Germans of the destruction they caused the world and is now a museum.

Ampelmänner

East Germans fought to keep these Light Crossing figures in their cities.

Trabant

FAMOUS East German car - one waited 12 years to get one - poor quality

Currywurst

Hit Takeaway food in Berlin

Potsdamer Platz

It is an important public square and traffic intersection in the center of Berlin. It lies about 1 km south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag.

Berliner

Jelly Donut (auf Deutsch)

Ich bin ein Berliner!

SAID by JFK - means... I am a Jelly Donut! 1963 in his visit to Berlin.

KaDeWe - Kaufhaus des Westens

Shopping house in West Berlin with designer options on every floor.

Museum Insel

So called for the complex of five internationally significant museums, it is the name of the northern half of an island in the Spree river. MUSEUM ISLAND

Fernsehturm

TV TOWER - The symbol of Berlin and the tallest structure in Germany (368 m). It also showed the power of the atheistic state.

Der Berliner Bär

The animal symbol of Berlin

Checkpoint Charlie

The best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947-1991).

Holocaust Denkmal

The first formal government-sponsored Holocaust memorial.

Brandenburger Tor

The landmark of Berlin, it is also a symbol of peace. 26m tall and 65 m wide. Standing at Pariser Platz where the USA and France Embassies are.

Der Hauptbahnhof

The main train station complete with shops and restaurants. It was built to accommodate Germany hosting the World Cup in 2006.

Reichstag

The meeting place of the German Parliament. Burned to the ground in 1931. Glass Dome added in 1999.

East Side Gallery

The only free standing part of the Berlin Wall left, where hundreds of international artists created artwork and is now protected.

Berliner Mauer

The wall that separated East and West Berlin and East and West Germany. It stood from 1961 till 1989.

Weltuhr

World Clock in Alexanderplatz - created in Soviet East Germany still stands today