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Reichstag Glass Dome

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Visitors experience the transparent dome of Berlin’s resuscitated Reichstag—parliament—building, which was badly burned in 1933 and rebuilt in 1999.
The Brandenburg Gate

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Regal symbol of Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate, the city's sole remaining gate, was built in the late 18th century.
Musicians Outside Altes Museum

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Street musicians perform outside the Altes Museum—Old Museum—the oldest public building in Berlin, which today exhibits ancient artworks.
Gallery in the Altes Museum

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Patrons confer in a gallery of Berlin’s Altes (Old) Museum, originally built to house the art collection of the Prussian Royal Family.
Potsdamer Platz

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Like a ship’s prow, a building designed by award-winning architect Renzo Piano seems to sail boldly onto designed Potsdamer Platz.
Ishtar Gate at Pergamon Museum

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A reconstruction of Babylon’s Ishtar Gates, once considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, is a highlight at Berlin’s Pergamon Museum.
Holocaust Memorial

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An unusually experiential monument, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe invites visitors to walk its evocative labyrinth of concrete slabs, each a unique shape and size.
Jewish Museum

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An exhibit in the Jewish Museum Berlin, titled “It Was As Simple As That,” explores the experience of Jewish children in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria since 1945.
Piece of the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz

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“I am a terrorist” proclaims graffiti on a remnant of the old Berlin Wall in Postdamer Platz (square), once part of East Germany and today a bustling area of modern architecture and international businesses.
Bebelplatz

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A bicyclist pedals past Berlin’s Alte Bibliothek—Old Library—on Bebelplatz. Built in the late 1700s to house the Royal Book Collection, the library was almost destroyed in 1945, and rebuilt in the 1960s.