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Berlin. Berlin. Back as the capital of unified Germany Back as one of Europe’s greatest – and most vibrant – cities After WWII, Berlin was completely crippled Divided between East and West Lost capital status, when West German government moved to Bonn
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Berlin • Back as the capital of unified Germany • Back as one of Europe’s greatest – and most vibrant – cities • After WWII, Berlin was completely crippled • Divided between East and West • Lost capital status, when West German government moved to Bonn • People in Berlin are now thinking of the future • Not just the Cold War or the events of November 1989
Die Berliner Mauer (1961 – 1989) Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) Begun August 13, 1961 Completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin
Die Berliner Bezirke • Germany’s largest city • 3.4 million people • Second most populous city proper • Eighth most populous urban area in the EU • Located in northeastern Germany, near the border with Poland
Brandenburger Tor Commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia Sign of peace Built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791
Reichstagsgebäude • Housed the Reichstag, the parliament of the German Empire • Opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933 • Severely damaged in a fire • Completely renovated in 1999 • Now the meeting place of the modern German parliament, the Bundestag
Fernsehturm • Television tower in the city center of Berlin • Close to Alexanderplatz • Part of the World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT) • Height of 368 meters (1,207 ft) • Tallest structure in Germany • Constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Weltzeituhr 1969 – set up in 1969 as part of the socialist redesign of Alexanderplatz 10 meters high
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Original church on the site was built in the 1890s Badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943
Kurfürstendamm • The Kurfürstendamm (known as the Ku’damm) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin • Very broad, long boulevard • Can be considered the Champs-Élysées of Berlin • Full of shops, houses, hotels, and restaurants