The Adlon Kempnski Hotel is next to the U.S. Embassy,
which is next to the Brandenberg Gate.

 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Walking Around Berlin

 
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Ampelmännchen is a pedestrian traffic signal. It is a beloved symbol
in former East Germany, enjoying the privileged status of being one of the
few features of East Germany to have survived the end of the Iron Curtain
with his popularity unscathed. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the
Ampelmännchen acquired cult status and became a popular souvenir item
in the tourism business.



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 Buro Happold.







The Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on
Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district
commemorates King Frederick II. of Prussia. Created
from 1839 to 1851 by Christian Daniel Rauch,
it is a masterpiece of the Berlin school of sculpture,
marking the transition from neoclassicism to realism.



The Bebelplatz is a public square in
the central Mitte district of Berlin.






A memorial for Ukranian victims
in front of the Russian Embassy



The Berlin Victory Column or "Goldelse" was erected
in 1873 to commemorate Germany's victory over Austia.


A demonstration against covid immunization in Brandenberg Square


The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument,
built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after
restoring the Orangist power by suppressing the Dutch popular unrest.








The Reichstag is a historic government building
which houses the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany's parliament.
Tauck hosted our "Welcome Dinner" at the Kafer Restaurant
on top of the building.







Glienicke Bridge, which spans the Havel River,
is known as the Bridge of Spies because it
is where captured spies were exchanged during he cold war.





Sanssouci, "without worries", is a historical rococo building in Potsdam.
Built between 1745 and 1747 by Frederick the Great as a private
residence where he could escape the pomp and ceremony of the royal court.









The Neues Palais "New Palace" is a Prussian Baroque bulding,
build by Frederick the Great between 1763 and 1769 to
celbrate his victory in the Seven Years' War (Third Silesian War).
















Walking Around Potsdam.







Walking Around the Jewish section of Berlin.









"The Abandoned Room", memorial sculpture pays tribute to the Jews who fled from their homes.






The Berlin Wall Tour







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