Berlin in Pictures

During the summer months, the Weißensee lido invites visitors to stay and enjoy some ice cream and cold drinks.  more

The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee is the largest remaining Jewish cemetery in Europe, with around 115,000 graves.  more

Weißensee has a calm, lovable small-town atmosphere. It is quieter here than in Berlin's trendier districts, but still urban.  more

In the heart of the capital city, the Berlin Wall Memorial recalls Germany's former division. Located at a site fraught with history, it extends along 1.4 kilometers of the former border strip.  more

Traditionally a working-class district, Wedding has recently been discovered by artists, students and families.  more

Keeping with the tradition of the river swimming pools of the turn of the century, the Badeschiff ("bathing ship") anchored in Alt-Treptow functions as a floating public pool.  more

Probably the narrowest district in Berlin, Treptow is barely 10 kilometers wide at its thickest point, but 30 kilometers long. Forest and water make it attractive for living and leisure.  more

The Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park is the largest of its kind in Germany, erected for the fallen soldiers of the Red Army.  more

The unique water statue "Molecule Man" by Jonathan Borofsky rises 30 meters above the waters of the Spree River.  more

Travel the world in the Berlin's Embassy Quarter: Embark on a journey around the world with the different embassy buildings in the Diplomatic Quarter.  more

The House of the Cultures of the World in Berlin is one of the leading centers for contemporary non-European arts and a place for cross-border cultural projects.  more

The traditional Zoological Garden is located in the middle of the Western city center of Berlin. The zoo was founded in 1844 on the initiative of zoologists Alexander von Humboldt and Martin Lichtenstein as the first zoo in Germany.  more

In the immediate vicinity of the Brandenburg Gate, the Soviet Memorial Tiergarten commemorates the Soviet soldiers who died during the Second World War.  more

The Victory Column is one of the most famous landmarks of Berlin. The viewing platform offers a panoramic view of the Tiergarten and the surrounding area.  more

Characteristic for the Tiergarten district are the park of the same name on the one hand and the government quarter around the Reichstag building on the other hand.  more

The Tiergarten park is the green heart of Berlin. Located between the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Zoo, the park with its large meadows offers plenty of space for recreation, sports and leisure.  more

Numerous kites rose on the Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin on September 22, 2018. At the seventh "Festival of Giant Kites" cartoon characters, giant animals and an Elvis were seen up in the air.  more

Tempelhof is known to most people because of the airport of the same name, which has since been shut down. The district is pleasantly bourgeois and quiet, its lifeline is the busy Tempelhofer Damm.  more

On the site of the former Tempelhof Airport, Tempelhofer Park has been created as a large recreational area with a wide range of leisure facilities.  more

Once planned as Europe's largest air hub, the former Tempelhof Airport with its monumental buildings and open tarmac has now found a new purpose.  more

In the exhibition "A wide field - Tempelhof Airport and its history" in the former departure terminal, visitors can learn about the history of the airport through photos.  more

Steglitz is an upscale, middle-class district. The area offers quiet living with green spaces, culture, and good shopping.  more

With over 18,000 plant species, the Botanical Garden in Berlin is one of the largest and most species-rich botanical gardens in the world.  more

Boulevard Berlin in Steglitz is one of the largest inner-city shopping malls in Germany.  more