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Humboldt University, Berlin

Apr 072009

The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin’s oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities.

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From 1828 it was known as the Frederick William University, later also as the Universität unter den Linden. In 1949, it changed its name to Humboldt-Universität in honour of both its founder Wilhelm and his brother, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. Berlin city vacations.

Humboldt University, Berlin GPS coordinates: 52° 31′ 5″ N, 13° 23′ 36″ E

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Olympic Stadium, Berlin

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Feb 102009

The Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) is a sports stadium in Berlin. There have been two stadia on the site: the present facility, and one that was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics.

Olympic Stadium, Berlin

Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March and the second by his son Werner March. The current Olympiastadion was originally built for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the southern part of the Reichssportfeld (today Olympiapark Berlin). During World War II, the area suffered little damage. After the war, the United Kingdom military occupation used the northern part of the Reichssportfeld as its headquarters until 1994. Berlin travel review.
Olympic Stadium, Berlin GPS coordinates: 52° 30′ 52.66″ N, 13° 14′ 22.37″ E

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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

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Aug 102008

The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany.

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

It is located west of the city center at the intersection of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which one formerly entered Berlin. One block to its north lies the Reichstag. The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees which formerly led directly to the city palace of the Prussian monarchs. It was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791. Today, it is considered one of Europe’s most famous landmarks. Berin sightseeing tours.

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin GPS coordinates: 52° 30′ 58.58″ N, 13° 22′ 39.8″ E

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Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin

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May 042008

Museum Island (Museumsinsel) in Berlin, Germany is the name of the northern half of the Spreeinsel, an island in the Spree river in the centre of the city (the southern half of the island is called Fischerinsel (Fishers’ Island)).

Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin

The island received its name for several internationally renowned museums that now occupy all of the island’s northern half (originally a residential area dedicated to “art and science” by King Frederick William IV of Prussia in 1841). Constructed under several Prussian kings, their collections of art and archeology were turned into a public foundation after 1918, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), which maintains the collections and museums today. The Prussian collections became separated during the Cold War during the division of the city, but were reunited after German reunification except for the art and artefacts stolen after World War II by Allied troops and not yet returned; these include the Priam’s Treasure, also called the gold of Troy, excavated by Heinrich Schliemann in 1873, then smuggled out of Turkey to Berlin. Berlin has lo of tourist attractions and very rich travel guides.
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin GPS coordinates: 52° 31′ 17″ N, 13° 23′ 44″ E

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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

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Apr 072008

Potsdamer Platz (English Potsdam Square) is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km to the south west, and marks the point where the old road from Potsdam passed through the city wall of Berlin at the Potsdam Gate. After developing within the space of little over a century from an intersection of rural thoroughfares into the most bustling traffic intersection in Europe[citation needed], it was totally laid waste during World War II and then left desolate during the Cold War era when the Berlin Wall bisected its former location, but since the fall of the Wall it has risen again as a glittering new heart for the city and the most visible symbol of the new Berlin- Berlin is very nice with lot of tourist interesting places.
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin GPS coordinates: 52° 30′ 33.84″ N, 13° 22′ 35.4″ E

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Fernsehturm (TV Tower), Berlin

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Mar 312008

The Fernsehturm (German for “television tower”) is a television tower in the city centre of Berlin, Germany. It is a well-known landmark, close to Alexanderplatz.

Fernsehturm (TV Tower), Berlin

The tower was built between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and its image was used as a symbol of Berlin by the GDR administration. The tower is easily visible throughout central and some surburban districts of Berlin and remains a symbol of the city. The original total height of the tower was 365 metres, but after the installation of a new antenna in the 1990s, the height is now 368 m. The Fernsehturm is the fourth tallest freestanding structure in Europe, after Moscow’s Ostankino Tower, the Kiev TV Tower and the Riga Radio and TV Tower. There is a visitor platform and a rotating restaurant in the middle of the sphere. The visitor platform is at a height of about 204 m above the ground and visibility can reach 42 km (25 miles) on a clear day. The restaurant, which rotates once every twenty minutes, is a few metres above the visitors platform (originally it turned once per hour; the speed was later doubled, and tripled following the tower’s late 1990s renovation). Berlin is one of best travel cities, lot to see.
Fernsehturm (TV Tower), Berlin GPS coordinates: 52° 31′ 15″ N, 13° 24′ 34″ E

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