When the Berlin Wall stood separating East and West Germany, the entire area was a large area of nothingness. This is very difficult to picture today since now the area is futuristic in its design, filled with international architecture. The many shops, bars, restaurants, theaters, and homes make it its own little world.

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On your visit to Berlin, these are some of the hotspots you don’t want to miss.

• Unter den Linden Boulevard, with its many monuments and palaces, will allow you to trace the history of the city, the focal point being the Brandenburg Gate. This is the city's most cosmopolitan and most prestigious street and replicate the charm of Prussia.

• The fabulous Sony Center attracts eight million visitors a year. This steel structure with its sail roof, made of glass, glows like a UFO at night.
  

• For some premier shopping, Kurf’rstendamm, Potsdamer Platz, and Friedrichstrasse are the paces to go.

• People line up for the delicious pastry on the first floor of the Potsdamer Platz Arcade. Call them schrippen or call them bagels, they are delicious and very cosmopolitan.
  

• Berlin’s newest city center, Potsdamer Platz, is a great place to visit and see the New National Gallery.

• For the past 100 years, in an area called, “City West”, is the biggest department store in Continental Europe, KaDeWe Department Store.

• The Ku’damm, an upscale shopping area that is lined with all the top names in fashion is another “must-see”.

• Friedrichstrasse, in Mitte, and Quartier 206 are shopping sites located in the fabulous elegantly designed mall, renowned for its black -and-white marble-mosaic floor. There is also an underground link to the famous Galeries Lafayette in Paris.

• Local side streets near The Ku’damm and Savigny Platz have wonderful original bookstores, quaint galleries and lovely cafes.

• Museum Island houses are five museums on an island on the river Spree. This was modelled after ancient Greece.

• For a great view, visit the Reichstag, by Foster and Partners, has a glass dome with mirrors that reflect the ground below.

• The J’disches Museum commeorates the Holocaust and the architecture is based on a Star of David.

• A visit to the Kulturforum is a must for any art lover. This has world-class galleries, including the Gem’ldegalerie.

• The palace and garden complex of Schloss Charlottenburg, which was once a summer home for Queen Sophie-Charlotte is another place you won’t want to miss.

• The Zoologischer Garten & Aquarium in the Tiergarten is the oldest zoo in Germany.

• The Olympiastadion is an axample of old Nazi architecture.It is best known as the place where Jesse won four gold medals.

• The HAU and Sophiensaele are avant-garde theatres presenting a contemporary dance, theatre, music and opera, with groups from around the world.

• A-Trane is an upscale bar with concerts and big names. B-Flat, a big piano bar, is another hotspot..

• Anna Blume is a caf’ and florist which serves fantastic pastries that you can enjoy on a terrace during the summertime.

• There are many fantastic nightclubs, where dancing goes on all night. Cl’rchen's, White Trash Fast Food, and Sch’nhauser Allee are three of the well-known spots.

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