best of Berlin Archives - Traveler Dreams Traveler Dreams Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:10:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://travelerdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png best of Berlin Archives - Traveler Dreams 32 32 Top 3 Places to See Amazing Art in Berlin, Germany https://travelerdreams.com/top-3-places-to-see-amazing-art-in-berlin-germany/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:25:00 +0000 https://travelerdreams.com/?p=25986 Berlin, Germany, is considered the art capital of Germany and one of the art capitals of the world. The art here comes in all shapes and forms, so you will definitely catch plenty of it just by walking the city’s streets. However, if you want to make sure that you don’t miss out on some […]

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]]> Berlin, Germany, is considered the art capital of Germany and one of the art capitals of the world. The art here comes in all shapes and forms, so you will definitely catch plenty of it just by walking the city’s streets. However, if you want to make sure that you don’t miss out on some amazing pieces, here is where to go.

East Side Gallery

East Side Gallery is considered one of the largest open galleries in the world. It consists of a series of murals painted on the longest surviving section of the Berlin Wall (4,318 ft). The visitors can currently see 105 artworks from local and international artists, including Dmitri Vrube’s iconic painting of Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker sharing a kiss.

Gemäldegalerie

The focus of Gemäldegalerie is on European paintings dating from the 13th to 18th century. The art museum is notable for its approach to exhibiting its collection, trying to group artworks that are connected either in style, period, or region. Some of the highlights of its collection include Vermeer’s “Wine Glass” and “Woman with a Pearl Necklace,” Petrus Christus’ “Portrait of a Young Woman,” and Caravaggio’s “Amor Victorious.”

Pergamonmuseum

Pergamonmuseum is not your usual art museum. Its collection features artifacts, sculptures, paintings, intricate mosaics, jewelry, pottery, and more. The majority of the items and artworks belong to the Antique period while including a large portion of Islamic and Middle Eastern art.

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]]> Berlin’s Most Fascinating Soviet-Era Landmarks https://travelerdreams.com/berlins-most-fascinating-soviet-era-landmarks/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:56:24 +0000 https://travelerdreams.com/?p=10957 Berlin, Germany is a city whose not-too-distant history involves a division of the city in two. Following World War II, the eastern part of the city was under communist control and part of the Eastern Bloc following its period of Soviet-supervised reconstruction. The Soviets left their mark on this part of the city, building structures […]

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]]> Berlin, Germany is a city whose not-too-distant history involves a division of the city in two. Following World War II, the eastern part of the city was under communist control and part of the Eastern Bloc following its period of Soviet-supervised reconstruction. The Soviets left their mark on this part of the city, building structures to commemorate their victory in World War II and creating boundaries between the new West Germany and their part of the land. To this day, you can still check out some of these landmarks if you are visiting Berlin.

Treptower Park

Located in a nondescript area of the eastern part of Berlin is Treptower Park, a massive space dedicated to paying homage to the 80,000 members of the Soviet Army who perished in the Battle of Berlin. Here, you will find a statue of a soldier breaking a swastika as well as panels depicting different scenes of the war.

Tiergarten Soviet War Memorial

Just a few steps from the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate sits the Tiergarten Soviet War Memorial, another monument that honors fallen Soviet soldiers in the Battle of Berlin. A large message in Cyrillic text at the center of the monument reads, “Eternal glory to heroes who fell in battle with the German fascist invaders for the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union.”

Berlin Wall

While most of us probably think of the Berlin Wall as a mere division between East and West Germany, in reality, it was constructed in 1961 by the GDR at the behest of the Soviets in order to separate the two sides both physically and mentally. Now, you can observe small remaining pieces of the wall throughout the city including at the world-famous artistic piece, the East Side Gallery.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> best of Berlin Archives - Traveler Dreams Traveler Dreams Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:10:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://travelerdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png best of Berlin Archives - Traveler Dreams 32 32 Top 3 Places to See Amazing Art in Berlin, Germany https://travelerdreams.com/top-3-places-to-see-amazing-art-in-berlin-germany/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:25:00 +0000 https://travelerdreams.com/?p=25986 Berlin, Germany, is considered the art capital of Germany and one of the art capitals of the world. The art here comes in all shapes and forms, so you will definitely catch plenty of it just by walking the city’s streets. However, if you want to make sure that you don’t miss out on some […]

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]]> Berlin, Germany, is considered the art capital of Germany and one of the art capitals of the world. The art here comes in all shapes and forms, so you will definitely catch plenty of it just by walking the city’s streets. However, if you want to make sure that you don’t miss out on some amazing pieces, here is where to go.

East Side Gallery

East Side Gallery is considered one of the largest open galleries in the world. It consists of a series of murals painted on the longest surviving section of the Berlin Wall (4,318 ft). The visitors can currently see 105 artworks from local and international artists, including Dmitri Vrube’s iconic painting of Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker sharing a kiss.

Gemäldegalerie

The focus of Gemäldegalerie is on European paintings dating from the 13th to 18th century. The art museum is notable for its approach to exhibiting its collection, trying to group artworks that are connected either in style, period, or region. Some of the highlights of its collection include Vermeer’s “Wine Glass” and “Woman with a Pearl Necklace,” Petrus Christus’ “Portrait of a Young Woman,” and Caravaggio’s “Amor Victorious.”

Pergamonmuseum

Pergamonmuseum is not your usual art museum. Its collection features artifacts, sculptures, paintings, intricate mosaics, jewelry, pottery, and more. The majority of the items and artworks belong to the Antique period while including a large portion of Islamic and Middle Eastern art.

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]]> Berlin’s Most Fascinating Soviet-Era Landmarks https://travelerdreams.com/berlins-most-fascinating-soviet-era-landmarks/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:56:24 +0000 https://travelerdreams.com/?p=10957 Berlin, Germany is a city whose not-too-distant history involves a division of the city in two. Following World War II, the eastern part of the city was under communist control and part of the Eastern Bloc following its period of Soviet-supervised reconstruction. The Soviets left their mark on this part of the city, building structures […]

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]]> Berlin, Germany is a city whose not-too-distant history involves a division of the city in two. Following World War II, the eastern part of the city was under communist control and part of the Eastern Bloc following its period of Soviet-supervised reconstruction. The Soviets left their mark on this part of the city, building structures to commemorate their victory in World War II and creating boundaries between the new West Germany and their part of the land. To this day, you can still check out some of these landmarks if you are visiting Berlin.

Treptower Park

Located in a nondescript area of the eastern part of Berlin is Treptower Park, a massive space dedicated to paying homage to the 80,000 members of the Soviet Army who perished in the Battle of Berlin. Here, you will find a statue of a soldier breaking a swastika as well as panels depicting different scenes of the war.

Tiergarten Soviet War Memorial

Just a few steps from the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate sits the Tiergarten Soviet War Memorial, another monument that honors fallen Soviet soldiers in the Battle of Berlin. A large message in Cyrillic text at the center of the monument reads, “Eternal glory to heroes who fell in battle with the German fascist invaders for the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union.”

Berlin Wall

While most of us probably think of the Berlin Wall as a mere division between East and West Germany, in reality, it was constructed in 1961 by the GDR at the behest of the Soviets in order to separate the two sides both physically and mentally. Now, you can observe small remaining pieces of the wall throughout the city including at the world-famous artistic piece, the East Side Gallery.

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