Berlin grew out of the historical city centre, the Nikolai quarter and its adjacent town of Cölln, both situated along the River Spree. It expanded its territories with areas such as Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichstadt. The creation of Greater Berlin in 1920 incorporated many former independent towns and municipalities such as Spandau, Charlottenburg and Köpenick.
Today, the urban environment of the metropolis also spreads to parts of Brandenburg and Potsdam. The decentralised development has resulted in a plethora of sights in Berlin – not just in the centre of the city, but also in the outlying boroughs. For various reasons among the world's most recognized symbols of Berlin are the Brandenburg Gate and its tallest landmark, the Berlin TV tower in Mitte.
Skyline
- View from Siegessäule
- View from Berliner Dom
- View from Leipziger Platz
- View from Reinickendorf
- View from Kreuzberg
- View from Siegessäule (West)
- View from Treptower
- View from Drachenberg
- View from Warschauer Brücke
- View from River Spree site in Mitte
World Heritage Sites
- Alte Nationalgalerie
- Alte Nationalgalerie
- Pergamon Museum
- Ishtar Gate
- Neues Museum
- Nefertiti Bust
- Bode Museum
- Bode Museum Lobby
- Altes Museum
- Statue at Altes Museum
- Beach at Museum Island
- White City (1931)
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
- Schillerpark Estate (1930)
- Pfaueninsel
- Glienicke Palace
Capital buildings
- Rotes Rathaus (City Hall) and Neptune Fountain
- Abgeordnetenhaus (City parliament)
- Abgeordnetenhaus (Interior)
- Bellevue Palace (Seat of German President)
- Paul Löbe Haus
- Reichstag building (German parliament)
- Reichstag dome (inside)
- Bundeskanzleramt German Chancellery
- Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus
- Dutch Embassy
- BND Building
- Nordic Embassies
- Japanese Embassy
- Mexican Embassy
- Indian Embassy
- Spanish Embassy
- Russian Embassy
- Bundesrat of Germany
Religious buildings
See also: List of places of worship in Berlin- Berlin Cathedral (Dom)
- St. Hedwig's Cathedral
- New Synagogue
- Zionskirche
- Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche
- Parochialkirche, Mitte
- Saint Matthew's Church
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
- St.-Thomas-Kirche, Kreuzberg
- Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Kreuzberg
- Gustav Adolf Kirche, Charlottenburg
- Sri-Mayurapathy-Murugan Temple
Neighbourhoods
- Hackesche Höfe
- Winterfeldtplatz, Schöneberg
- Gendarmenmarkt with French Cathedral
- Nikolaiviertel (Nikolai quarter)
- Prater in Prenzlauer Berg
- Pariser Platz with Brandenburg Gate
- Kunsthaus Tacheles at Oranienburger Straße
- Karl-Marx-Allee, monumental boulevard
- Friedrichstraße, shopping boulevard
- Bölschestraße in Friedrichshagen
- Kurfürstendamm and Europa-Center
- Asian market in Wilmersdorf
- Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg
- Lido stage, Kreuzberg
- Mexikoplatz, Zehlendorf
- Unter den Linden at Christmas
- Akazienstraße in Schöneberg
- Stadtbad Neukölln
Parks
- Luiseninsel at Tiergarten
- Entrance to Berlin Zoo
- Karaoke at Mauerpark
- Tropical House at the Botanical Gardens
- Großer Wannsee
- Volkspark Friedrichshain
- Teufelsberg
- Weißer See in Weißensee
- Victoria Park on Kreuzberg
- Schlosspark Schönhausen
- Görlitzer Park
- Gardens of the world, Marzahn
- Tierpark Berlin
- Archenhold Observatory at Treptower Park
- Liebermann Villa
- Grunewald Tower
- Children's playground at Ernst-Thälmann-Park
Monuments
- Brandenburg Gate
- Statue of Frederick the Great
- East Side Gallery (former Berlin Wall)
- Neue Wache
- Marx-Engels Forum
- Marx-Engels monument
- Soviet War Memorial, Tiergarten
- Statue and Bell Tower at Olympiastadion
- Beethoven-Haydn-Mozart Memorial
- Berlin Victory Column
- Holocaust Memorial
- Bismarck Memorial
- LEGO Giraffe at Sony Center
- Villa Wannsee Conference
- Statue of Martin Luther
- Airlift Monument
- The Berlin Wall Memorial in Bernauer Straße
- Alexander von Humboldt
- Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial
- Molecule Man
- Soviet Cenotaph, Treptow
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Dragon at Moltke Bridge
- World Clock on Alexanderplatz
Museums
See also: List of museums and galleries in Berlin- Museum of Natural History
- Berlin Palace / Humboldt Forum
- Berlinische Galerie
- Bauhaus Archive
- Brücke Museum
- Friedrichswerder Church
- German Museum of Technology
- Hamburger Bahnhof
- Jewish Museum
- Boros Art Collection
- Berggruen Museum
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Märkisches Museum
- Martin-Gropius-Bau
- Deutsches Historisches Museum
- Stasi Museum
- Museum of Film and Television Berlin
- Museum für Kommunikation
- Museum of Photography
- Topography of Terror
- Computerspielemuseum Berlin
- Spandau Citadel
- Gemäldegalerie, Berlin at Kulturforum
- Musical Instrument Museum
- Automobile at VW Forum
- Computerspielemuseum
- Staatsbibliothek
Entertainment venues
- Inside the Sony Center
- Olympic Stadium
- Delphi Filmpalast
- Maxim Gorki Theatre
- Berghain club
- Berliner Philharmonie
- Deutsches Theater
- Babylon Cinema
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Friedrichstadt-Palast
- Theater des Westens
- Volksbühne
- Madame Tussauds in Berlin
- Admiralspalast
- Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin)
- Tempodrom (and Liquidrom)
- Stadion An der Alten Försterei
- Kino International
- Inside Berlin State Opera
- Schaubühne in Charlottenburg
- Markthalle 9 (Street Food)
- Shopping Center LP12 Mall of Berlin
Notable buildings
- Bierpinsel
- Alexanderplatz
- Quartier 207 - Galeries Lafayette
- GSW Building
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Badeschiff
- Axel Springer headquarter
- Urban mural
- Humboldt University
- Shellhaus
- Oberbaum Bridge
- Krematorium Berlin-Baumschulenweg
- Jagdschloss Grunewald
- The Kaufhaus des Westens department store
- Main building of former Tempelhof Airport
- Zoofenster
- Haus des Lehrers
- Köpenick Palace
- International Congress Centre (ICC) with radio tower
- Former St. Agnes Church
- Hotel Adlon
- Borsigturm
- Potsdamer Platz
- Kulturbrauerei
- Hotel Concorde
- Kranzler Eck
- Cosmonaut Streetart in Kreuzberg
- Haus des Rundfunks
Happenings
- Christmas Carols (Union Berlin)
- Berlin Marathon
- IFA
- Berlin Fashion Week
- re:publica
- ILA Berlin Air Show
- Venus Awards
- Christopher Street Day
- Lollapalooza
See also
- St. Nicholas' Church
- St. Mary's Church
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
- Historic cemeteries in Berlin
- Berlin Memorial Plaques
- Alte Kommandantur
- Berlin State Library
- The Kennedys Museum
- Akademie der Künste
- Remnants of the old city wall of Berlin-Cölln
- Philological Library - Free University of Berlin
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