Can you recognise Berlin's landmarks from a picture? Do you want to impress your friends by telling them the names of these places?
The Reichstag is a building in Berlin, Germany, built to house the Reichstag (Reich Assembly) from 1894 until it burned down on 27 February 1933. It has housed the Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany since the return of the institutions to Berlin in 1999.
The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor in German), which stands at the entrance to old Berlin, is a symbol of the city, but was for almost three decades the symbol of the division of the city: the monument was an integral part of the Berlin Wall.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (German: Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas), is a monument in the center of Berlin, commemorating the Jewish victims exterminated by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
During the decades when Berlin was divided (from 1961 to 1989), border crossings cut many streets into two parts; the street line was either interrupted abruptly by the wall or ran parallel to the facades of the houses, as in the case of Bernauer Straße, which became one of the symbols of the divided city.
When the wall was built, the southern sides of Bernauer Straße were used as a border. Dramatic images of people jumping out of the windows of buildings to reach the West were shown around the world.
The Museum Island (German: Museumsinsel) in Berlin is the name of the northern half of the Spreeinsel, the island on the river Spree (the southern half is called Fischerinsel, "Fisherman's Island") in the Mitte district. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
The Gendarmenmarkt (Place of the Gendarmes) is a square in the centre of Berlin, in the district of Mitte and the historic district of Friedrichstadt. It is bordered by the Konzerthaus (concert hall) and the two Reformed cathedrals (French and German).
The Berlin Cathedral ( Berliner Dom ) is the historic Protestant main church of Berlin located on the Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in the centre of Breitscheidplatz at the entrance to Kurfürstendamm, one of the most famous avenues in Berlin, the German capital. This evangelical church was built between 1891 and 1895 according to a design by Franz Schwechten.
The Berlin Olympic Stadium (German: Olympiastadion Berlin) is a multi-sport stadium located in the Westend district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany.
It was originally built by Werner March for the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The Fernsehturm in Berlin is originally a tower that transmits television signals. It is 368 meters high. "Fernsehturm" is the German word for radio and television transmitting towers. Currently, it still supports transmitters but its main attraction is the observation deck including a bar at a height of 203 meters, as well as a rotating restaurant.
The world clock Urania (in German: Urania-Weltzeituhr) is a clock which shows the time in all countries of the world. It was designed by Erich John and was inaugurated on October 2, 1969.
The Victory Column is a monumental ceremonial column that stands in the center of the Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany. It is the focal point of the heart of the city, the new district of Mitte.