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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. Website |
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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
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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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