This is sometimes knownas the Pope’s revenge, asthe Tower, the pride of theformer anti-religious DDR,can cast a shadow in theform of a Cross!

Der Fernsehturm

Der Berliner Dom

This has wonderful acoustics and also contains manycrypts of the Hohenzollerns, who ruled Prussia and built many of their great buildings.

Georg Elser

This is a new memorial to an amazing man called Georg Elser, who sadly died at Sachsenhausen KZ. This has been erected on an unremarkable street corner,near the Brandenburg Gate. It is very striking!

Das Olympiastadion - This was built by the Nazis for the 1936 Olympics, and it was renovated ten years ago. It is an amzing site with an amazing history, ranging from Jesse Owens to Zineden Zidane! Sam loved it!

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - This is situated north of Berlin in Oranienburg, and is a difficult but worthwhile visit, which reminds of the depths to which man can sink, if good men do nothing.

The Berlin Wall

This is what the Berlin Wall looked like to East Berliners (minus these 4!). Almost impenetrable.

At least 136 people were killed trying to cross the “Anti-Fascist Protection Barrier” in the middle of Berlin. Many more died elsewhere trying to flee from the DDR.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jewsof Europe.

This memorial was erected in the last ten years, and has become a must-see in modern Berlin.

It remains controversial, but a visit to the Visitor’s Centre below the memorial brings home why it was built, and why we must never forget. The memorial itself is quite inspiring and thought-provoking!

The Reichstag

The German Parliament building, whose fiery destruction in 1933 was used by the Nazis to help them gain power.

After reunification it was renovated by Lord Norman Foster and is now both historic and modern, and well worth a visit, especially to the wonderful glass dome.

Hohenschönhausen Prison and Interrogation Centre

This was where any political prisoners were taken in the DDR, by the Stasi, the DDR Secret Police.

By psychological means used here, prisoners were forced to confess and to inform on their friends and families.

Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche

This is the modern interior of the new Memorial church, the original building having been left half ruined.

The new building looks plain and uninteresting from the outside, but this is what it looks like inside!

The Pergamon Museum

This is one half of the Pergamon Altar in the world-famous Pergamon Museum.

It showcases many of the finds of German archaeologists from the early 20th century. It is amazing!!