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Berlin: where history meets future
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Berlin: where history meets future
![The Reichstag, the seat of the German Parliament, is one of Berlin's most historical landmarks. Many historic neighborhoods and monuments were destroyed during the Second World War in Berlin, but since the reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, historic areas have been completely revamped. Nowadays, Berlin is once again one of the greatest European cities: lively, dynamic and inviting. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd3f2b.jpg "The Reichstag, the seat of the German Parliament, is one of Berlin's most historical landmarks. Many historic neighborhoods and monuments were destroyed during the Second World War in Berlin, but since the reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, historic areas have been completely revamped. Nowadays, Berlin is once again one of the greatest European cities: lively, dynamic and inviting. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Office. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd452e.jpg "German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Office. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Brandenburg Gate. Reichstag Brandenburg Gate is an iconic landmark of Berlin and Germany and appears on German euro coins. It was behind the Berlin Wall for 30 years. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd4b32.jpg "The Brandenburg Gate. Reichstag Brandenburg Gate is an iconic landmark of Berlin and Germany and appears on German euro coins. It was behind the Berlin Wall for 30 years. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Brandenburg Gate. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd5437.jpg "The Brandenburg Gate. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![Unter den Linden (under the linden trees). This prestigious wide boulevard connects Berlin's Palace Bridge at the Museum Island with the Brandenburger Gate. The street is lined with impressive historical buildings. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd593d.jpg "Unter den Linden (under the linden trees). This prestigious wide boulevard connects Berlin's Palace Bridge at the Museum Island with the Brandenburger Gate. The street is lined with impressive historical buildings. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The French Cathedral. It is the older of the two cathedrals built by the Huguenot community between 1701 and 1705. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd6044.jpg "The French Cathedral. It is the older of the two cathedrals built by the Huguenot community between 1701 and 1705. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Humboldt University is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd654c.jpg "The Humboldt University is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Humboldt University is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd6a55.jpg "The Humboldt University is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![Museumsinsel (Museum Island). Granted UNESCO National Heritage Site status in 1999, Berlin's Museum Island was designed to be 'a sanctuary of art and science.” [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd6f5f.jpg "Museumsinsel (Museum Island). Granted UNESCO National Heritage Site status in 1999, Berlin's Museum Island was designed to be 'a sanctuary of art and science.” [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![A performer in Museum Island. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd7306.jpg "A performer in Museum Island. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Berliner Dom. The biggest and most impressive church in Berlin, built at the turn of the century (19th/20th). It’s located next to the museum island. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd7812.jpg "The Berliner Dom. The biggest and most impressive church in Berlin, built at the turn of the century (19th/20th). It’s located next to the museum island. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![A cruise in the Spree River in Berlin. Berlin's waterways offer the unique possibility to discover the inner city with its sights from the water. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd7c1f.jpg "A cruise in the Spree River in Berlin. Berlin's waterways offer the unique possibility to discover the inner city with its sights from the water. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![A view from the cruise shows the Berliner Dom and Berliner Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower), a landmark of the city. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd812d.jpg "A view from the cruise shows the Berliner Dom and Berliner Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower), a landmark of the city. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![Holocaust Memorial. This Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust is an undulating forest of 2711 slabs of concrete, each of a different size. It was dedicated 60 years after the fall of the Nazi regime. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd843c.jpg "Holocaust Memorial. This Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust is an undulating forest of 2711 slabs of concrete, each of a different size. It was dedicated 60 years after the fall of the Nazi regime. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Holocaust Memorial. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd874c.jpg "The Holocaust Memorial. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Holocaust Memorial. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd8b5d.jpg "The Holocaust Memorial. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![Marx-Engels-Forum is a public park in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is named for Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, authors of The Communist Manifesto of 1848. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd900b.jpg "Marx-Engels-Forum is a public park in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is named for Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, authors of The Communist Manifesto of 1848. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Red City Hall is the town hall of Berlin. It is the home to the governing mayor and the government (the Senate of Berlin) of the Federal state of Berlin. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd931e.jpg "The Red City Hall is the town hall of Berlin. It is the home to the governing mayor and the government (the Senate of Berlin) of the Federal state of Berlin. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![A view of the Victory Column (Siegessäule) through the Victory Avenue. The monument was constructed to celebrate the military successes of Prussia over Denmark. In 1938 Hitler moved it from its place in front of the Reichstag to the centre of Tiergarten where it stands today. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd9732.jpg "A view of the Victory Column (Siegessäule) through the Victory Avenue. The monument was constructed to celebrate the military successes of Prussia over Denmark. In 1938 Hitler moved it from its place in front of the Reichstag to the centre of Tiergarten where it stands today. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Berlin Wall. Known in the Soviet Union and in the German Democratic Republic as the 'Anti-Fascist Protective Rampart,' it was a separation barrier between West and East Germany, which closed the border between East and West Berlin for 28 years. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cd9c47.jpg "The Berlin Wall. Known in the Soviet Union and in the German Democratic Republic as the 'Anti-Fascist Protective Rampart,' it was a separation barrier between West and East Germany, which closed the border between East and West Berlin for 28 years. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The pictures on the Berlin Wall. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cdaa5d.jpg "The pictures on the Berlin Wall. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![The Berlin Wall. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cdae10.jpg "The Berlin Wall. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
![Potsdam Square (Potsdamer Platz). This resonant square is the nucleus and soul of the 'New Berlin,' which has appeared since the fall of the wall in 1989. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110711/000cf1a48f870f84cdb228.jpg "Potsdam Square (Potsdamer Platz). This resonant square is the nucleus and soul of the 'New Berlin,' which has appeared since the fall of the wall in 1989. [Zhang Fang/China.org.cn]")
