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Berlin’s biggest palace precinct, Schloss Charlottenburg, is a complex of vast wings and gardens. Its exterior architecture is...
Berliner Schloss is the building that took centuries to create, days to destroy, and years to rise again. It’s the most intriguing...
The Brandenburg Gate was the scene of joyous celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Atop the gate was a winged...
Only Berlin could name an island after museums. Museum Island (Museumsinsel) is actually part of an island in the Spree and is a cluster...
Germany's Renaissance started later than Italy's and prominent buildings did not appear until well into the 16th century. The survivals...
Baroque in Germany is usually a style found in churches, monasteries and country residences. Baroque as an urban style is not common. The...
Augsburg's old city is a Renaissance jewel with more than a hint of Italian polish. No German city has anything like Augsburg's...
Walls, towers and Romanesque and Gothic architecture are the common characteristics of Germany’s old towns. Their medieval building...
