When a Russian speaks the word "Berlin", as a rule, he recalls the Reichstag and the Berlin Wall, which divided the city in half for 28 years: from 1961 to 1989. But these are far from the only sights of the German capital. Walks in Berlin, founded in 1307, can interest both lovers of antiquity and adherents of modern style, and advanced intellectuals, and simple shopaholics.
The latter will be interested to know that here are some of the lowest prices in Europe for new items of fashionable clothes. You can choose them both in large supermarkets and in small boutiques - all this is located on the "trade routes" of Berlin: Potsdamer Platz, Kurfürstendamm streets, Kantstrasse (western part of the city); Unter den Linden, Friedrichstrasse, Alexanderplatz (East Berlin).
However, this ancient city is not only interesting for shopping. The same Alexanderplatz (by the way, named after the Russian Emperor Alexander I, who visited Berlin in 1805), in addition to shops, is also famous for the clock by which you can find out what time it is in Paris, Madrid, Rome, London, as well as Moscow, Minsk or Kiev. And what else, besides the "clock of all Europe", is it worth seeing in Berlin? Let's try to figure it out.
Museums, museums …
There are a great many of them in this city. The following are worth visiting:
- DDR Museum - as the name implies, it is located on the territory of east Berlin. It is interesting in the free form of information submission: visitors are allowed to touch anything and climb anywhere, as long as they are interested.
- The Museum of the History of Berlin, among other things, can offer those wishing to tickle their nerves on an excursion to the bomb shelter of the Cold War - it was assumed that residents there would find salvation in the event of a nuclear attack from the USSR.
- The German Historical Museum is located in two buildings at once: one of them not so long ago celebrated its 300th anniversary, the other is quite modern, which can be seen already at the entrance to it, which is a modern spiral staircase made of glass and steel reinforcement.
- Berlin also has something to surprise art lovers with. In the Old Museum you can see exhibits brought from Ancient Rome and Greece, and in the national gallery - the works of such masters of the brush of the nineteenth century as Karl Schinkel, Claude Monet, Max Liebermann, Edouard Monet. Fans of contemporary styles should visit the Brücke Museum.
It is clear that it is impossible to tell about the merits of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and the world in a nutshell. For those who are interested, you can recommend all kinds of encyclopedias, reference books and travel guides to Berlin. However, their study makes sense only if, in the end, a person manages to see with his own eyes everything that they say.
