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Berlin has quite a history and there are countless landmarks which reflect this. Berlin was badly damaged in WW2, but afterwards many buildings and structures were revived. It is very tough not to like the gorgeous designer in Berlin. When visiting Berlin these 5 landmarks should be seen :

The Cathedral of Berlin is the biggest church in the town, and it serves as a critical centre for the Protestant church of Germany. Its official name is Oberpfarr und Domkirche zu Berlin. Previously it was the official cathedral of the Prussian Hohenzollern imperial family.

It was rebuilt in 1816-1822 following a design by the Berlin designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

The Alte Nationalgalerie on Museum Island in Berlin is a countrywide studio displaying a massive range of prime quality 19th century artwork including sculptures and paintings.

Alte Nationalgalerie came into the world in 1861, when banker J.H.W. Wagener left his art collection to the king to inherit. A new building was designed by Friedrich August Stler to house it with an architectural style that incorporates late-Classicism and early-Neorenaissance.

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The Brandenburg Gate in German is referred to as the ‘Brandenburger Tor ‘ and is a monument located diagonally opposite to the border between east and west Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate is a huge gate built in the 18th century as representative of peace.

The wall separating east and west Berlin, built by the East Germans in 1961, wasn’t opened for unrestricted access in both directions till 1989. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate has become the symbol of a reunified Berlin.

The Altes Museum was completed in 1830 and is an important representation in the architecture of Classicism. Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the building incorporates the Greek Stoa in Athens as a model.

Built originally to display all of Berlin’s art collections, the Altes Museum has accommodated the Collection of Classical Antiquities since 1904. Between 1943 and 1945 fire severely damaged the building. Reconstruction work commenced and was finished in 1966. Since 1998 the Collection of Classical Antiquities has demonstrated its Greek collection on the ground floor of the Altes Museum.

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The Victory Column is one of the most famed monuments in Berlin. Work started by Heinrich Strack in 1864 to mark the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian war. By the time it was inaugurated on two September 1873 Prussia had also defeated Austria in the Austro-Prussian War and France in the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870 / 1871 ), giving the statue a new standing.

The column sits on a hall of pillars with a glass mosaic designed by Anton von Werner and consists of 3 solid blocks of sandstone which are decorated by canon pipes caught from the enemies of the previously mentioned three wars.

Berlin is one of Germany’s and Europe’s preferred visitor destinations, with so much rich history it enthralls old and young.

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