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Allies' Museum
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Town: Berlin
Address: Clayallee 135
Phone: +49 30 81 81 99 -0
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| This site provides a showcase on the history of the western occupying powers and Berlin in the period from1945 to 1994. The permanent exhibits start with the invasion of the Western Allies after Germany was defeated in World War II and ends with the celebrations following the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's reunification in 1990. In the period 1945-1990, the city of Berlin was divided into four occupation zones, administered by the USA, the Soviet Union, UK, and France, the victors of World War II.
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Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery)
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Town: Berlin
Address: Bodenstrasse 1
Phone: +49 30 20 90 58 01
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Price: 4 - 8 EUR
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| The Alte Nationalgalerie, or Old National Gallery, has housed 19th-century sculptures and paintings since 2001, when it was the first among the buildings on Museum Island, on the Spree River, in the centre of Berlin, to re-open after a restoration. Together with the Altes Museum, Bode Museum, Neues Museum and the Pergamon Museum, the Old National Gallery is part of the ensemble of Berlin’s Museum Island, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 1999, and one of the biggest attractions among the Berlin museums.
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American Church in Berlin
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Town: Berlin
Address: Onkel-Tom-Strasse 93
Phone: +49 30 813 20 21
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| The American Church was originally called the Luther Church and this name is still used sometimes. However, after the discovery that the American people who lived in Berlin had nowhere to go to worship it was renamed the American Church or the ABC in 1905. The American Church is located in the Schoeneberg district of Berlin. It was designed and built by the architect Johannes Otzen between 1891 and 1894 and was consecrated in the company of the German Empress, Auguste Viktoria on May 5 1894. The general design is based on a Neo-Gothic style although there are some aspects characteristic of other architectural styles.
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Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities)
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Town: Berlin
Address: Bodestrasse 1-3
Phone: +49 30 20 90 52 01
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Price: 4 - 8 EUR
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| The Antikensammlung, or Collection of Classical Antiquities, features Greek and Roman works, which include architectural remains, sculptures, vases, inscriptions and mosaics, as well as bronze and jewellery. The site is divided into two locations: the Pergamon Museum and the Altes Museum’s main floor. The electoral princes of Brandenburg collected treasures of antiquity, but the founding the Graeco-Roman Collection actually took place by the purchase of the collection of works belonging to the Roman archaeologist G.P. Bellori, in 1698.
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Bauhaus Archive Museum
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Town: Berlin
Address: Klingelhöferstrasse 14
Phone: +49 30 25 40 02 0
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Price: 3 - 7 EUR
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| As one of Berlin’s landmarks, the Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design focuses on the research and presentation of the history and impact of the influential school of architecture, design and art, Bauhaus, which saw its heyday from 1913 to 1933. The museum features the most complete collection of the school’s history and work. The collection is installed in a building drafted by Walter Gropius, the school’s founder. Planned in 1964 for Darmstadt, the building was erected in 1976-79, following a slightly modified design.
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Bebelplatz
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Town: Berlin
Address: Bebelplatz
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| Bebelplatz was designed by Frederick the Great and is renowned as the centre for arts and science. The buildings which are now popular tourist sites were built at the time of Friedrich II, who wished to create an area that would reflect his great political power. Thus, an academy, an opera house and royal palace were constructed and the area became known as the Frederick’s Forum. Later it was renamed to Opernplatz and gained its current name in 1947, after August Bebel, a social-democratic leader of the epoch.
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Berlin Wall
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Town: Berlin
Address: Mühlenstrasse / Niederkirchnerstrasse / Bernauerstrasse
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| The Berlin Wall was constructed on 13 August 1961 in order to prevent the outflow of East German workers. Its appearance divided Germany and the entire European continent and broke families and friendships for almost three decades. During that time, more than 200 people died during escape attempts. This hated symbol of tyranny finally came down on the night of 9 November 1989. As the regime of East Germany came crumbling down, Berliners from both parts of the no longer divided city gathered on top of the wall to celebrate the event. Within months, the greater part of the wall was levelled to the ground; the land that it occupied was auctioned off.
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Berliner Dom
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Town: Berlin
Address: Am Lustgarten 1
Phone: +49 30 2026 9128
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| The Dom known in English as Cathedral is located in the Berlin district called Mitte on what is known as the Museum Island. It is a Lutheran Cathedral designed by Julius Raschdorff and constructed between 1895 and 1905. Historians recant that a church has stood on this site since 1465 – the first church was believed to have been a chapel for the Royal Family, the Hohenzollerns. In 1747, a Baroque style cathedral designed by leading architect, Johann Boumann was constructed, but by 1822, the cathedral was renovated to include many Neo-classical features, which were incorporated into the new design by architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
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