If you like art and...
by Tom_B
If you like art and architecture, my two main interests, then Berlin is the place! There is so much new and exciting construction going on there, especially in the east part of the city. Because of the split they seem to have two of everything when it comes to museums and music. Two (more actually) opera companies, two Egyptian museums, two fine arts museums etc. However, they are in the process of consolidating them. This is a busy city with a lot happening and you get caught up in it very easily. It is not a pretty city in my opinion, but certainly one of the most exciting cities to visit. Aside from the obvious, do not miss the food floor at the KaDeWa (I think that's right) department store. If you like food (who doesn't?) this is a mind boggler. Bigger and more varied than even Harrods Food Halls. Plan to have a glass of wine or champagne there and then choose from one of the many food stands to have lunch. It is the best.
Memorials - Jewish Cemetery (Gr. Hamburger Str.)
by yooperprof
"Gedenkstätte Grosse Hamburger Strasse." This is a quiet wooded park on the site of what had been a major cemetery for Berlin's Jewish community. The sculptural memorial is dedicated to the 55,000 Jews deported to concentration camps from this site in 1943. Designed by Will Lammert (1892-1957).
Before the Nazi Era, Berlin had a famously large and flourishing Jewish community. The oldest Jewish cemetery in Berlin was on this street, and several other significant institutions were nearby: the "New" Synagogue, several schools, a home for the elderly. During the years of WWII, the cemetery was entirely desecrated, and the old-people's home served as the center for detaining and deporting the remaining Jews of the city.
Tempelhof Airport
by shieba
Maybe not an undiscovered place but a masterpiece of nazi architecture. You'll hardly believe this is an airport, it could host any sort of business. Many airports tend to look the same - Tempelhof Berlin is outstanding.
From University of Washington
by matcrazy1
This sculpture on my picture was put next to the building of New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie) at Potsdamer Stra?e (Tiergarten).
It was famous steel sculpture by Barnett Newman (1905-1970) called "The Broken Obelisk" . It was was a gift to the University of Washington from the Virginia Wright Fund and it stands there but I could see it in Berlin where it was brought for the MoMA exposition. The work is 7.74 m (26 feet) high and weighs two tons! Not so easy to steel it :-).
The sculpture remainded me a pyramid with a big pencil on the top. Hmm... I could try to build something like this to my backyard (if I have any :-).
"Tear down this wall!"
by MD2nd about German-American Volksfest
U.S. President Ronald Reagan visited West Berlin on 12 June 1987. After he visited the wall, President Reagan visited.. the celebration of Berlin's 750th Anniversary as a city..
http://www.berlinbrats.org/history.htm
The German-American Volksfest is a cultural fair and carnival held each summer in Berlin, Germany, that celebrates American life and the close relationship of the German and American peoples. The Volksfest was first celebrated in 1961, closing on August 13th of that year as the Berlin Wall was being erected to separate East and West Berlin. Each summer since that time, visitors to the fairgrounds.. enjoyed a typical American carnival midway.. History and cultural exhibits are also presented, with each year's festival highlighting a unique theme, such as a particular state or region within the United States. Past themes have showcased New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Mississippi riverboat culture of the 19th century, the quaint New England charm of autumn in Massachusetts, and the trend-setting southern California style of Los Angeles. Other exhibits draw attention to modern or historic events that have strengthened German-American relations, such as the Berlin Airlift of 1948..
http://www.answers.com/topic/german-american-volksfest
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Interesting Building
1. Cyclists in Berlin
Church in Tempelhofer Feld
Reichstag - glass dome
