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The 15 stops in the City-Circle Tour.
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Decide where and when you wish to leave or board the bus!
Click on the thumbnails to see complete
picture.
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 1a
Kurfürstendamm 220
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At the corner of Meinekestraße. Visit
the new Kranzler Eck which has been built around the Cafe
Kranzler, or the exhibition „Story of Berlin“. The Theater
des Westens and the railway station Zoologischer Garten are
within five minutes walking distance.
Further information
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1b
Europa Center - Kurfürstendamm/Rankestraße
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 At
the corner of Rankestraße. Directly on the Breitscheidplatz,
where the popular „Wasserklops“ stands. The Europa Center
contains 99 shops and offers a perfect mixture of service,
shopping, gastronomy and entertainment. Visit the ruins of
the Gedächtniskirche, the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church.
More to the Gedächtniskirche
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2
KaDeWe
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 First
go shopping in these elegant surroundings and then enjoy the
culinary delights of Europe´s largest delicatessen
department...... you just have to see the
KaDeWe!
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3
Lützowplatz
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 The
Bauhaus Archiv is a typical example of the work of Walter
Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement. Examples of
art and architecture are on show in the permanent
exhibition.
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4
Kulturforum
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 Here
is culture at its finest! These museums are famous the world
over and can easily be reached by foot in a few minutes:
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The Art Gallery contains one of the world´s
most important collections of western art from the 13th
to the 18th century, which can be viewed in a
spectacular new building.
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In the New National Gallery you can see 20th
century paintings and sculptures. |
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Philharmonic, Chamber Music Concert Hall, Arts and
Crafts Museum, State Library and the Matthäi church.
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5
Potsdamer Platz
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 The
Potsdamer Platz was named after the Potsdamer Gate which was
built in 1824 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. In the 1920s the
Potsdamer Platz was a very important traffic junction and a
cosmopolitan meeting place.
Further information
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6
Jewish Museum
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 This
unusual building designed by Daniel Libeskind is interesting
because of the contrast between the remarkable architecture
and the subject of the museum. As well as the permanent
exhibition about Jewish and German history, there are also
exhibitions on show for limited periods.
Further information
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7
Checkpoint Charlie
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 The
former border crossing point between the Russian and
American sectors of Berlin. The rebuilt American guard house
and the museum take us back to the time of the Berlin Wall
and the Cold War. Marks on the road show where the Wall
previously stood.
Mauermuseum
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8
Gendarmenmarkt
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 This
is for many the most beautiful spot in Berlin. Take your
time to look at the Konzerthaus, the Französische Dom and
the Deutsche Dom. You can climb the tower inside the
Französische Dom. The permanent exhibition „Questions about
German History“ can be found in the Deutsche Dom. There are
many cafes and restaurants nearby.
Further information
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9
Alexanderplatz
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 The
Alexanderplatz is one of the busiest squares in the old
centre of Berlin. It was given its name in the Spring of
1805 when Czar Alexander I. visited the Prussian king
Friedrich Wilhelm III. and signed a treaty against Napoleon.
The television tower was built in the 1960s and is one of
Berlin´s landmarks.
Further information
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10
Berlin Cathedral
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 What
would you like to do first? A short walk to the museums
island with the Pergamon Museum, the old National Gallery
and the Bode Museum? Visit the Lustgarten and the Old
Museum? Take a one hour
boat trip on the Spree past the Reichstag or a walk
through the Nicolai quarter?
 How
about a visit to the Sea Life Center? Here you can
experience a fantastic journey in a glass lift through an
aquarium.
Further information to the
Berlin Cathedral.
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11
Friedrichstraße/Unter den Linden
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 Today
the Friedrichstraße appears to be a normal stylish shopping
street, but there is more to it than that. The
„Tränenpalast“ or the palace of tears used to be a border
crossing point into the GDR. In the Friedrichstadtpalast you
can still enjoy excellent revue theatre. The Friedrichstraße
- it´s cramped, loud and dynamic – and typical of Berlin.
German Guggenheim
Unter den Linden
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12
Brandenburger Gate
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 This
Berlin landmark and symbol of the formerly divided city was
built between the years 1788 and 1791 at the request of
Friedrich Wilhelm II. The 4 horses and most of the
ornamentation were designed by the Berlin-born Johann
Gottfried Schadow.
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Reichstag with its futuristic dome is not only the seat of
the German parliament but also an attraction well worth
visiting. There is an excellent view from the glass dome.
In the proximity of the Brandenburger gate is the
Holocaust-Mahnmal.
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13
Hauptbahnhof/Lehrter Bahnhof
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The new main railway station provides an important innercity
connection in the european rail system. The lines running
from east to west are spanned by an elegant filigree roof
construction made of steel and glass. The lines running from
north to south lie under the ground.
Further information
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14
Straße des 17. Juni (weekends only)
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 The
17th of June street begins at the Ernst-Reuter-Platz in
Charlottenburg and passes the Charlottenburg bridge on its
way to the district of Tiergarten. It carries on past the
Großer Stern and ends at the Brandenburg Gate. It was named
after the uprising in East Berlin and other towns in the GDR
which took place on the 17th of June 1953. The street lies
in the middle of the Tiergarten park. The street, the
Russian Memorial and the Berlin Pavillion in the Hansa
quarter are under monumental protection. Here you can see
the sculpture `Der Rufer`, the caller, and the Wall
Memorial.
Further information
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15
Charlottenburg Palace
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The former residence of the
Hohenzollern family invites you to a journey through 300
years of art and history. Take a walk through the spacious
park. Opposite the palace is the Berggruen art collection.
Prussian locks and gardens
concerts
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