Berlin: Politics and History

Main sights:

Brandenburger tor, The Parliament building (Reichtag), Bundeskanzleramt (the office of the German Chancellor), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (house of world cultures), Bellvue Pallace, Bundespräsidentamt (office of the federal president of Germany), the Victory column, the Embassies, the German resistance memorial, Museums, Potsdamer Platz, the Holocaust memorial.

During this tour you will take a journey through the historical and political landscape that is Berlin. The sights are buildings of current political importance as well as historical monuments. You will jog or walk right among the buildings and institutions in which the future of Germany is decided.

You will get to see the Parliament building (the Reichstag), where the Bundestag has its head office, and the office of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. It is often referred to as the washing machine because of its funny looking architecture.Along the picturesque river spree you will have a majestic view of the new Central train station in Berlin. Further along the tour we will go through the Tiergarten, sometimes referred to as the green lung of Berlin. You will see the house of world cultures (a.k.a. the pregnant oyster), Bellevue Palace, the office of the federal president and the victory column. After that you will pass some embassies, the German resistance memorial and then continue the tour to the Philharmonic and Potsdamer Platz. Then we will pass several ministries and parliament buildings as well as the British and American embassies, the Holocaust memorial and the tour will end at the magnificent Pariser Platz with the Brandenbuger gate, the French embassy and a few other noticeable buildings, such as the Hotel Adlon.

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