Behind The Pictures

Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburger Tor is a monumental gate built in the 18th century as a symbol of peace. During the Cold War, when the gate was located right near the border between East and West Berlin, it became a symbol of a divided city. more info click here

Berliner Dom

The Berliner Dom is a baroque Cathedral built between 1894 and 1905. It is located on an island in the river Spree, also known as the Museum Island. The current building is the third church built at this location. more info click here

Berliner Dom

Holocaust Memorial

In May 2005, on the 60th anniversary of the fall of the Nazi regime and the end of World War II, the city of Berlin dedicated their Holocaust Memorial, designed to commemorate the murder of six million Jews at the hands of Hitler and his forces. more info click here

Den Opfern Krieg und Gewaltherrschaft

Memorial to victims of war and violence. This sculpture sits in a memorial along Unter den Linden. Quite a moving modern pieta.

Freie Universitat Berlin

The Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. (wikipedia) more info click here

Henry Ford Building

Garten

Sunset

MESSE BERLIN
Messe Berlin has been organising international trade fairs and congresses since 1822. Organise more than 100 regional, national and international in-house and guest events each year.. more info click here

BERLIN WALL

The Berlin Wall, which separated the city in an eastern and western part, was the symbol of the Cold War. Built by the goverment of the DDR to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West, most of the Berlin Wall has been demolished since the border between East and West Berlin opened in 1989. more info click here