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Best landmarks in Berlin
29 places from 14 Berlin travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.
29 places · most mentioned first
Reichstag Building
Germany's parliament building, rebuilt after reunification with a glass dome whose spiral walkway gives city views and a look down into the chamber.
0:51· SteveMarshin 12 vlogsBrandenburg Gate
Berlin's iconic neoclassical gate, built as an arch of peace and crowned by a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of peace.
1:46· SteveMarshin 11 vlogsBerlin TV Tower
East Berlin's 1960s TV tower, about 1,200 feet tall, built to show the power of the communist state. Its viewing level offers 360-degree city views.
20:57· SteveMarshin 9 vlogsAlexanderplatz
Huge square that was East Berlin's commercial center, now a lively hub of capitalism.
36:32· Dutch Travel Maniacin 8 vlogsBerlin Cathedral
Bombastic Protestant cathedral built after German unification, with statues of Reformation heroes like Luther and Calvin under a dome that can be climbed for city views.
22:56· SteveMarshin 8 vlogsEast Side Gallery
A surviving section of the Berlin Wall painted by international artists, one of the largest outdoor art exhibits in the world.
17:37· DW Travelin 8 vlogsPotsdamer Platz
Once Berlin's Times Square, then a Cold War no-man's land, now a towering office and shopping district symbolizing rebirth.
16:50· RoamKashin 5 vlogsKaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Church that keeps its war-damaged spire, a symbol of how Berlin honours its past while forging a bold architectural future.
18:52· RoamKashin 5 vlogsBebelplatz
One of Berlin's great civic squares, home to Humboldt University and a memorial seen through a glass pane set into the cobblestones.
4:06· Matt the Battlefield Guidein 4 vlogsRAW-Gelände
Former train repair yard turned graffiti epicentre and alternative hub, with murals side by side and bars, restaurants and clubs at night.
1:08· Radical Livingin 4 vlogsUnter den Linden
Leafy boulevard named for its linden trees, once the grand approach to the royal palace and the Champs-Élysées of Central Europe.
5:13· DW Travelin 3 vlogsOberbaum Bridge
Iconic double-deck bridge over the Spree connecting Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, one of Berlin's most distinctive bridges.
12:23· RoamKashin 3 vlogsKarl-Marx-Allee
Grand boulevard rebuilt in the 1950s as Stalin Boulevard, a showcase of Stalin Gothic architecture in communist East Berlin.
14:55· DW Travelin 2 vlogsWorld Time Clock (Weltzeituhr)
Rotating monument on Alexanderplatz showing the time in cities around the globe.
20:55· SteveMarshin 2 vlogs
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14 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.
Federal Chancellery
Grandiose modern seat of the German chancellor in the government quarter, facing the Reichstag.
Aufbau der Republik Mural
Mural from 1952, a classic example of socialist realism showing workers, farmers and families united toward a Marxist utopia.
Hermannplatz
Busy square at the heart of Neukölln where Hermannstraße and Sonnenallee begin, lined with Turkish, Arabic and South Asian shops, bakeries and eateries.
Leopoldplatz
Central square of Wedding, home to Karl Friedrich Schinkel's Alte Nazarethkirche and a weekly market, at the junction of Müllerstraße and Luxemburger Straße.
Panoramapunkt
Observation deck at Potsdamer Platz offering views over Berlin.
17:44· Hungry Passport1 vlogFountain of Friendship between Peoples
Fountain on Alexanderplatz celebrating international solidarity.
10:49· RoamKash1 vlogGendarmenmarkt
Elegant 18th-century square framed by the twin German and French Cathedrals, with the Konzerthaus Berlin at its centre.
14:37· RoamKash1 vlogDeutscher Dom (German Cathedral)
Domed 18th-century church on Gendarmenmarkt that mirrors the French Cathedral opposite.
14:51· RoamKash1 vlogFranzösischer Dom (French Cathedral)
Domed church on Gendarmenmarkt linked to the Huguenot refugees welcomed by the Prussian kings.
14:51· RoamKash1 vlogSony Center
Complex at Potsdamer Platz with a tent-like roof lit in neon at night, housing restaurants and cinemas.
17:14· RoamKash1 vlogEquestrian Statue of Frederick the Great
Equestrian monument on Unter den Linden to the Prussian king who worked to make Berlin rival Paris and London.
5:20· DW Travel1 vlogEiergasse
Berlin's smallest street, only 16 m long, where eggs were once sold at the market.
10:56· DW Travel1 vlogOlympiastadion Berlin
Stadium built for the 1936 Olympics, where Jesse Owens won four golds. It now hosts Hertha BSC matches and concerts.
