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Berlin monuments tour

A cycling route starting in Hansaviertel, Land Berlin, Germany.

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Exploring Berlin - 23 points of interest.

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Duration
31.3 km
Distance
79 m
Ascent
79 m
Descent
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Irina-puiutz
Irina-puiutz

created this 10 years ago

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Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 2 km

    Europa Center and Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche When it opened in 1963, Europa Center was one of Europe's most modern shopping center. A symbol of postwar Germany, the center is still one of Berlin's best known landmarks. The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-kirche, a partially destroyed 19th century church is a constant reminder of the ravages of war. A 1960s modern church was built next to the destroyed tower.

  2. Point of interest after 2.3 km

    Zoologischer Garten

  3. Point of interest after 3.8 km

    BellevuePalace Now the official residence of the German president, this palace was built in 1786 as the summer residence for Prince Ferdinand of Prussia, the younger brother of Frederick the Great

  4. Point of interest after 5.5 km

    Reichstag The historic Reichstag building was reconstructed after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The original dome however was replaced by a modern glass one. Since 1999 the building serves again as Germany's seat of Parliament.

  5. Point of interest after 7 km

    Neue Synagogue The Neue Synagogue is a magnificent 19th century building. Destroyed in 1938 during the Kristallnacht pogrom, the largest German Synagogue was only reconstructed.

  6. Point of interest after 8.6 km

    Rotes Rathaus The Rotes Rathaus is a large red brick building in high Renaissance style that was built in the 19th century as Berlin's city hall, a function it still serves. Its façade is decorated with a long frieze, depicting scenes of the city's history.

  7. Point of interest after 9.8 km

    Gendarmenmarkt One of the most beautiful squares in Europe, the Gendarmenmarkt is bordered by three magnificent buildings: the Konzerthaus, Französischer Dom and Deutscher Dom.

  8. Point of interest after 11.2 km

    Potsdamer Platz Once the busiest crossing in Europe, the Potsdamer Platz was completely destroyed after the war. In 1998 the new Potsdamer Platz, full of modern buildings, officially opened

  9. Point of interest after 13.5 km

    railway terminus in Berlin, Germany, approximately 600 metres (0.5 mi) southeast of Potsdamer Platz. Once one of Berlin's most important railway stations, it was severely damaged in World War II, and finally closed for traffic in 1952, when the GDR-owned Deutsche Reichsbahn rerouted all railway traffic between Berlin and places in the GDR avoiding the West Berlin area.

  10. Point of interest after 14.4 km

    The Topography of Terror is an outdoor and indoor history museum in Berlin, Germany. It is located on the site of buildings which during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 were the headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS, the principal instruments of repression during the Nazi era.

  11. Point of interest after 14.8 km

    Checkpoint Charlie One of three checkpoints at the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie was the site of a standoff between American and Russian tanks in 1961. It became one of the most famous symbols of the Cold War.

  12. Point of interest after 15.5 km

    The Jewish Museum Berlin (Jüdisches Museum Berlin) is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe. In three buildings, two of which are new additions specifically built for the museum by architect Daniel Libeskind, two millennia of German-Jewish history are on display in the permanent exhibition as well as in various changing exhibitions. German-Jewish history is documented in the collections, the library and the archive, in the computer terminals at the museum's Rafael Roth Learning Center, and is reflected in the museum's program of events. The museum was opened in 2001 and is one of Berlin’s most frequented museums (almost 720,000 visitors in 2012).

  13. Point of interest after 17.3 km

    Kreuzberg

  14. Point of interest after 19.4 km

    BerlinWall Most of the Berlin wall has been demolished since the border between East and West Berlin opened in 1989. The more than 1km long East Side Gallery is the most important part still standing.

  15. Point of interest after 19.9 km

    Oberbaumbrücke During the Cold War this twin-towered 19th century bridge was used a border crossing between West and East Berlin. The bridge and its picturesque towers were restored to their pre-war glory in the 1990s.

  16. Point of interest after 21.9 km

    Karl-Marx-Allee The Karl-Marx-Allee is a wide boulevard originally known as the Stalin-Allee. The monumental street is lined with apartment blocks in typical socialist neo-classical style.

  17. Point of interest after 24.1 km

    Alexanderplatz The Alexanderplatz, a famous square in Berlin's central district Mitte was used as a podium for the GDR's architectural ambitions.

  18. Point of interest after 24.7 km

    Berlin Tower The 365m tall Berlin Tower is one of the results. From a viewing platform in the tower's metallic sphere you have a wide view over the whole city.

  19. Point of interest after 25.3 km

    Berliner Dom The Berliner Dom is a baroque Cathedral built between 1894 and 1905. It is located on an island in the river Spree, known as Museum Island. Severely damaged during the war, it reopened in 1993.

  20. Point of interest after 27.2 km

    Brandenburger Gate The Brandenburger Tor was originally a gate in Berlin's city wall at the end of the Unter den Linden avenue. Since the fall of the Wall, Brandenburger Tor has become the symbol of a reunified Berlin.

  21. Point of interest after 27.2 km

    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.

  22. Point of interest after 29.3 km

    Victory column 67m-high gilded column commemorating victory in the Prussian-Danish war, with a deck for city views

  23. Point of interest after 30.7 km

    Charlottenburger Bridge

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