Berlin Trip Overview
Embark on a 3-hour history tour with a scholar guide, that considers the 300 year evolution of Berlin from Prussia’s cultural capital, to the bustling 19th century seat of the Germany’s Emperors, to the dark epicenter of the Nazi and Cold War eras to its present revival as a world capital of culture, the arts and of tolerance and multiculturalism.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Berlin, , Germany
Embark on a 3-hour history tour with a scholar guide, that considers the 300 year evolution of Berlin from Prussia’s cultural capital, to the bustling 19th century seat of the Germany’s Emperors, to the dark epicenter of the Nazi and Cold War eras to its present revival as a world capital of culture, the arts and of tolerance and multiculturalism.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Reichstag Building, Platz der Republik 1, 10557 Berlin Germany
Berlin’s famous Reichstag is the meeting place of the Bundestag (“Federal Assembly”), the lower house of Germany’s national legislature. The glass transparent dome added by Norman Foster in the 1990s has become an inconic image of modern Germany’s committment to democratic government.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monumen built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II. Many famous events in Berlin’s history, from Napoleon’s triumphant entrance to Ronald Reagain’s cold war speech have taken place at this iconic gate.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Museum Island, Breite Street, 13089 Berlin Germany
A unique ensemble of buildings on Spreeinsel (Spree Island) in the heart of Berlin. It encompasses five large Berlin museums built under the Prussian rulers, including the Pergamon, Neues Museum (New Museum) and Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery).
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Potsdamer Platz Tiegarten, 10785 Berlin Germany
Historic square reborn since fall of Berlin Wall, now a hub of entertainment, restaurants and shops.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Unter den Linden, Berlin Germany
Unter den Linden is the grand boulevard, running from the City Palace to Brandenburg Gate, named after the linden trees that line it. It was Berlin’s answer to Paris’s Champs-Élysées.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tiergarten, Strasse des 17. Juni 100, 10557 Berlin Germany
The Tiergarten is Berlin’s most famous inner-city park, full of graceful gardens and grand statuary.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial – Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe was designed by the architect Peter Eisenman and opened in 2005. 2711 concrete slabs of different heights allow you to enter a powerfully somber labyrinth and space of reflection.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hackescher Markt, Berlin Germany
The lively Hackescher Markt Square offers a glimpse into the preserved Art Nouveau courtyards of pre-war Berlin.
Duration: 15 minutes
