Things to do in Berlin

Berlin

The eighteenth-century city gate at the end of Unter den Linden, stranded in the death strip during the division of Berlin and now the city's main symbol. This neoclassical gate was completed in 1791. During the Cold War it stood in the border zone beside the Berlin Wall, and it became a symbol of German reunification after 1989.

Berlin

A 1.3-kilometre surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall along the Spree, painted by artists from around the world in 1990. The longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall, about 1.3 km, was painted by artists from around the world in 1990. Famous murals include Dmitri Vrubel's "Fraternal Kiss".

Berlin

Five state museums on an island in the Spree, covering antiquity, Byzantine and Islamic art and nineteenth-century painting. The northern tip of Spree Island holds five world-class museums, including the Pergamon Museum and the Neues Museum, where the bust of Nefertiti is displayed. The ensemble is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Berlin

The German parliament, with Norman Foster's glass dome above the chamber open to visitors who register in advance. It is home to the German parliament, the Bundestag. Norman Foster's glass dome, added in the 1990s, has a spiral ramp open to visitors, but you must register in advance.