The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (German: Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas), also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineers Buro Happold. It consists of a 19,000 square meter (4.7 acre) site covered with 2,711 […]
The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin, Germany. It was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791.
The Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral is a Lutheran cathedral located on Museum Island in the Mitte district of Berlin, and was built between 1895 and 1905.
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. The wall divided East and West Berlin for 28 years, from the day construction began on August 13, 1961, until it was dismantled in 1989. During this period 125 people were killed trying to […]
Bebelplatz is best known as the site of the book burning ceremony held on May 10, 1933, by members of the S.A. (“brown shirts”) and Nazi youth groups, on the instigation of the Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels. The Nazis burned around 20,000 books, including works by Thomas Mann, Erich Maria Remarque, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx […]
Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km to the south west, and marks the point where the old road from Potsdam passed through the city wall of Berlin at the Potsdam Gate. Today, the area […]
The Charles Bridge is a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava River in Prague. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century.
Prague Castle is the castle in Prague where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. The crown jewels of the Bohemian Kingdom are kept here. Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world (according to Guinness Book of Records, the biggest […]
Wenceslas Square (Czech: “Václavské náměstí”) is one of the main city squares and the centre of business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia.
The Old Town Square (Czech: “Staroměstské náměstí”), located between Wenceslas Square and the Charles Bridge, is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague. Among many churches, tourists may find the Astronomical Clock, and a statue of religious reformer Jan Hus, who was burned at the stake for his beliefs. The statue, known […]
