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The document provides a photographic tour of landmarks in Germany including Berlin, Dresden, and other cities. It features over 30 pictures with captions describing iconic locations such as the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag building, Berlin Zoo, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin Hauptbahnhof central station, Alexanderplatz square, Holocaust Memorial, Tiergarten Park, and the remains of the Berlin Wall. The document gives a glimpse into Germany's rich cultural heritage and historical sites through photographs.
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- 1. GERMANY Across The RollingPlains To Berlin Photography by Geoff and Brian
- 2. GERMANY THE BRANDENBURG GATEIN BERLIN
- 3. GERMANY The Reconstructed Reichstagor German Parliament
- 4. GERMANY The Reichstagis now the second most visited attraction in Germany, not least because of the huge glass dome that was erected on the roof as a gesture to the original 1894 cupola giving an impressive view over the city, especially at night.
- 5. GERMANY Charlottenburg Palace Famous for the golden era of Baroque and Classical music in Berlin.
- 6. GERMANY The Elephant Gatesat the Berlin Zoo
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- 8. GERMANY The Neues Museumwas built between 1843 and 1855
- 9. GERMANY Altes Museum onMuseum Island.
- 10. GERMANY The Reichstag withthe famous glass Berlin Victory dome behind. Column
- 11. GERMANY Berlin Hauptbahnhof, or Berlin Central Station is the main railway station in Berlin and the largest crossing station in Europe. It began full operation opening on 26 May 2006. It is now Europe's largest two-level railway station.
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- 13. GERMANY The Sony Centre contains a mix of shops, restaurants, a conference centre, hotel rooms, luxurious rented suites and condominiums, offices, art and film museums, cinemas, an IMAX theatre, a small version of LEGOLAND, and a "Sony Style" store. Free Wi-Fi connections are available for all visitors. During major sport events like the 2012 FIFA World Cup, the centre also has a large television screen on which the events can be broadcast to viewers sitting in the large open area in the middle. Dome roof of the Sony Centre
- 14. GERMANY Alexanderplatz Originally the square was called the Ochsenmarkt or ox market, but in 1805, after a visit by Russian Tzar Alexander I it was renamed to Alexanderplatz. The locals simply call this large square 'Alex‘ Most of the buildings on the square were destroyed by allied bombing during the Second World War. After the war it became the centre of East- Berlin and the square was used as a showcase of socialist architecture. This resulted in some plain bulky buildings and a huge television tower.
- 15. GERMANY Ten days after closing the border on August 13, 1961 tourists from abroad, diplomats and the military personnel of the Western This is the Museum at the crossing point Powers were only allowed to today. The checkpoint at Friedrichstrasse enter East Berlin via the got the name Charlie. crossing point at Berlin Friedrichstrasse.
- 16. GERMANY The mostfamous painting on the Berlin Wall, depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev kissing his East German counterpart Erich Honecker
- 17. GERMANY Tiergarten Park Our tour party entering the Tiergarten Park in the centre of Berlin. With 210 hectares, it is the largest park in Berlin. The park also has one of the three Soviet War Memorials in Berlin.
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- 19. GERMANY • Soviet WarMemorials in Tiergarten Park
- 20. GERMANY The Holocaust Memorialin Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. It consists of a 19,000 square metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field.
- 21. GERMANY On The RoadTo Dresden
- 22. GERMANY Jean and Anne welcome you to a brief tour of Dresden on the way to Prague. Photography by Geoff and Brian
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