Gendarmenplatz by jonkb
This must be one of Berlins most beautifull places. The name comes from 'gendarmerie', wich is sort of a militariazed police. It was the Hugenots that, expelled from france, setled in Berlin with the kaisers blessing. Some of them became one of his most trusted soldiers. Hence the name. The two churches are the german and the french church, and you can guess the rest (or read about it in a guidebook).The picture is taken with a fisheye lens.
The Frasösicher kirche has an interesting museum of the hugenots story. Inside the church there was an interesting display of wooden heads. The tower was also worth going up all the steps. Pictures in the Travelogue.
