Berlin impressions (79 photos)

Just got back from Berlin yesterday, and it was my first ever visit. I spend 6 days there, and the weather was quite bad the first 3. The summer really came the last days though, so there's a little of everything here. I've mixed the photos, just like Berlin is a huge mix of old and new. I wont comment too many of them, but don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Let's get going:

1: Reichstag Building, which is the home of the German Bundestag. The big dome is by Sir Norman Foster:


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5: Frank O. Gehry's first work in Berlin. Wonderful facade if you ask me:


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7: I really like the way old buildings are used in new ones, as the next two show:


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13: I really like this residential building:


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17: The Nordic Embassies. Inside this green shell there are 5 different sections/buildings, made by architects from the different countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland):


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24: The new Hauptbahnhof:


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34: The Berlin Hi-Flyer. Quite nice view from up there (150 m):


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37: And a little panorama from the baloon. Click for a larger version:


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40: Potsdammer Platz density:


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43: The amazing Sony Center by Helmuth Jahn:


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53: Berliner Fernsehturm, which is 368,03 m tall. It was qiute bad weather when I was up there:


54: Berliner Dom:


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57: A small section of the Berlin Wall still stands:


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60: The Olympic Stadium, which recently underwent a major renovation:


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66: Inside Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum;


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69: WOW, Die süßete Eisbear der Welt - Gotta go find him...


70: And on I go...


71: Hmmm, doesn't look like him...


72: No...


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75: No...


76: Still no...


77: Is this him? No too big and lazy...


78: KNUUUUUUUUUT!


79: I think this was one of the very last days the zookeepers (?) were playing with Knut. Apparently they have stopped now, since he's become too big and dangerous.


That's it for now. I might add some more later... :cheers: