Berlin

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Statue of an old dude . . . .



Siegessäule (commemerates Prussian victories over Demark, Austria, and France from 1864 - 1871 - also centre of Berlin's major celebrations inlcuding the Love Parade and New Year)







View from the Siegessäule



Soviet Statue (Written on the side: "Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle against the German facist invaders for the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union")



Brandenburger Tor (City Gate)



Brandenburger Tor close up



Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas (Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe)









How good does this pizza look!! AWESOME
Vapiano Pasta Pizza Bar



Sculpture: Mother with Dean Son at the Neue Wache (New Guardhouse)



Berliner Dom (cathedral) & Fernsehturm







A berliner and latte (Germany definitely not known for coffee!!)



Pergamonmuseum

Pergamon Alter (170-159 BC). The museum isn't big enough to hold the complete alter so only one third is on display.







Mosaic - top effort!!!



Really tall and old pillars



Roman Market Gate of Miletus - 29 meters wide and 17 meters tall (120 AD)



Gate of Ishtar - from the reigh of King Nebuchadnezzar (605-565 BC)



Close up of Prayer Niche from the Maidân Mosque



The Berlin Wall

Memorial for Günter Litfin - the first person shot dead by East German guards while trying to escape into West Berlin



Part of the remaining wall at the Invalidenfriedhof (Invalids' Cemetery). Headstones were removed so not to impair the sightlines of the border guards.





Watchtower





Part of the wall at Postdamer Platz