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SAUL BLANCO

Berlin

It’s the capital of Germany but before it left the state of Brandenburg

  It has 3.5 million inhabitants

  The bear is the symbol of the city

  Annually receives nine million tourists because of it’s history and interest places as ...

The Berlin Wall

Was built in 1961 to isolate West berlin DDR (German Democratic Republic) It had a length of 144 km and a height of almost 4 meters It was shot down in 1989 and was a world event.

Brandeburg Door

It’s located a few meters from the Berlin Wall

Today is a symbol of the reunification of the country

It was built between 1788 and 1791 and was one of the 18 entrances to the city

The Reichstag

Since 1990, the Federal Parliament was called Bundestag

In his reconstruction left only the exterior walls, the interior is brand new.

It’s glass dome offers an amacing panoramic view of the city, especially at night.

Alexanderplatz

This large square is in the center of Berlin near the Spree river and the Palace of the Republic

It’s the tallest building in Berlin and has a world clock (which displays the time of all the world)

The Fernsehturm

It’s the highest Televison Tower in Europe

It measures 368 meters and can be seen from anywhere in the city

It was built in 1960

It has a restaurant inside that rotates 360 degrees and is 200 meters high

Tiergarten

It’s the famous park of Berlin

It’s name means animal garden

On one of the streets is celebrating the famous LOVE PARADE

Berlin Cathedral

It was built in the early twentieth century and belongs neo-baroque style

It has been demolished and rebuilt several times, the last by bombing in the Second World War

Here lives the Bishop

Aquadom

The Aquadom is the largest cylindrical aquarium in the world.

It is a saltwater aquarium located inside the Radison Hotel and contains 2600 fish of 56 different species.

The Aquarium was opened in

December 2003.

Museums Island

The Museums Island is located in the center of Berlin, not far from the Cathedral, surrounded by the waters of the Spree River.

It consist of a set of 5 museums.

The relevance of this set of museums exhibiting important works carried archaelogical and artistic UNESCO World Heritage appoint the Museum Island in Berlin in 1999.

Berlin Olympic Stadium

The Berlin Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the district of Charlottemburg in Berlin.

It is actually the football Stadium of Hertha BSC Berlin. It can accomodate 74.400 spectators

Holocaust Memorial

This monument remember the Jewish victims of the Holocaust

This contain of 2.711 concrete slabs of different sizes

It was opened in 2005