July 27, 2022

Berlin Episode 05 Four Berlin Squares

29 minutes

A tour of four main squares in Berlin: a little history and tips on what to look out for in each. Baroque beauty in Gendarmenmarkt, the book-burning memorial on Bebelplatz, finding the old East Germany at Alexanderplatz and lastly Potsdamer Platz, the heart of pre-war Berlin which is now an architectural showpiece, and a shopping and cultural hub.

Useful links

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/franzosischer-dom-french-cathedral

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/deutscher-dom

https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/bebelplatz

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/st-hedwigs-kathedrale

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-television-tower

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/marienkirche

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/potsdamer-platz

http://qrcobble.com/en/one-of-the-most-innovative-berlin-attraction/

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-tourist-info-centres

https://www.germany.travel/en/home.html

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