After many years of controversy, Peter Eisenmann's 'field of stelae' - 2,711 of them, arranged in undulating rows on 19,704sq m (212,000sq ft) of city block...

Built in the late 1960s at a time when relations between East and West Berlin were at their lowest ebb, the 368m (1,207ft) Television Tower - its...

The largest department store in continental Europe carries name brands in every well-stocked department. Though the range of actual merchandise can be...

This neo-Romanesque structure, built in 1891-95 by Franz Schwechten, is one of Berlin's best-known sights. Much of it was destroyed in 1943, and it's been...

Originally designed by Werner March and opened in 1936 for the Olympics, the 74,000-seat stadium underwent a major and long overdue refitting for the 2006...

One of the world's major archaeological museums, the Pergamon should not be missed. Its treasures, comprising some of the Antikensammlung (Collection of...

Berlin's most famous concert hall, home to the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, was designed by Hans Scharoun and opened in 1963. Its...

Infamously gutted by fire on 17 February 1933 - an event the Nazis used as an excuse to suspend basic freedoms - the Reichstag is today home to the...

Queen Sophie-Charlotte was the impetus behind this sprawling palace and garden complex (and gave her name to both building and district) - her husband...

The Staatsoper was founded as Prussia's Royal Court Opera for Frederick the Great in 1742, and designed along the lines of a Greek temple. Although the...

Germany's oldest zoo was opened in 1841 to designs by Martin Lichtenstein and Peter Joseph Lenné. With almost 14,000 creatures, it's one of the world's most...