Berlin in 2 days

To visit Berlin, we must take into account the historical context of its different monuments and neighborhoods. We will start with the Brandenburg Gate, which represents the triumph of peace over weapons, inaugurated in 1791, is 26 meters high and resembles the Athenian Acropolis. From the Brandenburg Gate we will go to the German Parliament, an imposing classical building with its dome designed by the English architect Norman Foster, a landmark that can not be missed. We will return to the Brandenburg Gate to continue our tour to the Holocaust Memorial passing through the Pariser Platz, emblematic square in the center of Berlin that for a long time was the largest and most important.

The Holocaust Memorial, which commemorates the Jews murdered during World War II, is made up of 2,711 concrete blocks of varying heights that achieve the poignant effect they seek. From there we will depart to the New Guard along the Unter Den Linden, Berlin’s main avenue that runs from the Brandenburg Gate to the Cathedral.

We will cross the Bebelplatz, a historic and tragic square where the book burning took place on the night of May 10, 1933. We continue to the New Guard, a building completed in 1818, designed by the German architect Friedrich Schinkel. Today it is a monument that remembers the victims of the war and the dictatorship, inside it has sculptural works such as Mother with dead child by Kathe Kollwitz. Next to the New Guard, is the Museum of German History, an important point to stop and visit a more than interesting sample of German culture and history. From there we will cross the river to reach the Berlin Cathedral, built between 1894 and 1905, today is the most important religious building with 115 meters high from its dome you get one of the best panoramic views of the city.

We will continue our journey to the Old Museum (Altes Museum), considered one of the best examples of neoclassicism, which was inaugurated in 1828 and converted into a museum in 1830. Next to the Old Museum is the New Museum (Neues Museum), with exhibits on ancient Egypt where highlights the sculpture of Queen Nefertiti and collections of prehistory and history.