Berlin is the capital of Germany and at the same time a federal state. It is home to around 3,7 million people and a world city of culture, politics, media and science.
The northeastern city was first mentioned in the 13th century. Since then it has served as the capital for various states. After the Second World War, Berlin was divided by the Allies.
The East German part became the capital of East Germany. The West German exclave became a de facto West German exclave surrounded by the Berlin Wall and Bonn became the capital of West Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Berlin became the capital for both reunited parts of Germany.
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe was designed by Peter Eisenman engineer Buro Happold and was finished in 2004.
It is located in a central place in the Friedrichstadt district and covers an area of 19,000 square meters. This area is covered with 2711 slabs of concrete arranged in rows with a height of between 0.2 and 4.7 metres.
The Berlin Victory Column was erected in 1864 as a monument to Prussia’s victory in the German-Danish War. It was designed by Heinrich Strack.
On the column is the bronze sculpture of Victoria. This is called by the Berliners lovingly “Goldelse”. The Victory Column has a height of 63 meters.
Today the victory column, which also has a viewing platform, is located at the Great Star, in front of it at Königsplatz (now Platz der Republik) at the end of the Siegesallee (Victory Avenue).
