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Potsdamer Platz is located about 1km south from the Brandenburg Gate. In the 1920s & 30s it was a very busy traffic centre and in fact in 1924 it was home to Europe's first (hand-operated) traffic light.
After World War II it became a desolate wasteland, dissected by the Berlin Wall. In the 1990's it became the largest construction zone in Europe, with mass development creating a 'mini-city' with the city.
These days it is the heart of the new metropolis of Berlin, attracting tourists and Berliners to its shops, cinemas and restaurants, along with its stunning modern architecture.
The most interesting building is the Sony Centre, the headquarters of Sony Europe. It consists of several buildings surrounding an inner courtyard which is covered with a steel and glass dome-like structure.
Potsdamer Platz is also home to the European headquarters of DaimlerChrysler, the famous car manufacturer. Also in the area is Berlin's casino and the city's largest show stage.
We had a wander around this area, marvelling at the fabulous architecture. Leave a Comment
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 Sony Center at night by jenniferchin
Left alone after the war, completely flattened with the construction of the wall in 1961 when the demolished buildings were pulled down, it was revived in the 1990s and is now several landmark towers, a shopping arcade, an entertainment center and residential buildings
Amongst the buildings there currently are the Debis tower, the Sony Center and the Kohlhof building. Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz
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 Sony Center Dome by bijo69
The Sony Center host offices, apartments, restaurants, bars, cinemas (Cinestar & Imax), shops and the Berlin Film Museum
A little warning: the restaurants I tried belong to the category "Tourist Traps": mediocre to poor food and slow service. Leave a Comment
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 Daimler complex and Sony
Center. by Kakapo2
To fill the after-war and Wall wasteland with life again was a big challenge, and a real prestige project. World-famous enterprises invested incredible amounts of money into innovative buildings since 1995, star-architects created 19 building complexes. The first massive high-rise inaugurated was the DaimlerChrysler complex in 1998. However, the Sony Center with its circus-like marquee has become the most photographed structure in the meantime.
Berlin’s biggest shopping centre (Arkaden), a multiplex cinema, an IMEX cinema, a musical theatre, the Philharmonie, a casino, hotels, a movie museum, and plenty of cafés and restaurants attract locals and visitors alike. Europe’s fastest lift takes people to the viewing platform of the DaimlerChrysler complex, 93 metres above the ground.
To me, Potsdamer Platz is an agglomeration of architectural masterpieces, where you admire the art of architecture, technology, and innovation. However, I did not feel the need to stay for a coffee. Ok, I would not have rejected a drink in one of the indoor-outdoor cafés of the Sony Centre but I do not feel the need to spend a lot of time in such ultra-modern atmosphere, with ultra-professional people around me, and hotel staff in tails and with stovepipe hats bowing low in front of their customers, like at the Ritz-Carlton in the art-deco Beisheim Centre. Everything seems a bit far away from real life.
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 Potsdamer Platz's Glory Days by antistar
Like much of what was great in Berlin, the once lively Potsdamer Platz was left in ruins by allied bombing in 1943. After the war it was split by the Berlin wall, and never quite regained its prominence until German re-unification in 1989. The area then became the scene of the biggest construction work in Europe, and during the 90s many of the great buildings that can be seen there today, like the awesome Sony Center, we built. The area now is again thriving, under a skyline of glass and neon that sets it apart from much of the rest of Berlin. Leave a Comment
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 Near the Potsdammer platz by Emke
Can anyone tell me how this street or neighbourhoud is called? Please comment on this page! Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz
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 Sonycenter by night by Emke
Also take a look at the DB-building (Deutsche Bahn, the German railways) and the Chrysler building, so wonderful!
If you like modern architecture (like me!) this is a paradise! Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz
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 Potsdamer Platz by pili
Now, there are many new office blocks, cinemas, a theatre and a huge shopping centre (the Arkaden), plus a luxury hotel, restaurants and several bars.- Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz
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 POTSDAMER PLATZ by johanl
You will find here a Sony center, A&T,German Rail, ABB and the Potsdamer Platz Arkarden.
Nice to walk around and do some windowshopping. But beware it is rather expensive. Stuff in the Sony center is more expensive than in a Sony selling shop a mile away. Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: 2, Potsdamer Platz S-Bahn: 1,2 Potsdamer Platz Bus : 129,148,248,348
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 by GillianinaLeave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz
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