Berlin - National Geographic Traveler

Name: Berlin - National Geographic Traveler
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ISBN: 9780792262121

ISBN-10: 0792262123

ISBN-13: 9780792262121

Edition: 2006

Authors: Damien Simonis, Pierre Adenis

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When the hated Berlin Wall was finally breached in 1989 thousands congregated joyfully at Brandenburg Gate to celebrate a new eraand ever since Berlin has reveled in its role as capital of the reunified Germany and one of Europe's most intriguing cities. Illustrated with nearly 200 vivid, up-to-date photographs and detailed, full-color maps, National Geographic Traveler: Berlin is an indispensable guide to this sophisticated metropolis, from the massive Reichstag building to the complex of museums and gardens at the former royal palace at Charlottenburg; from the chic shops of Kurfürstendamm to Frederick the Great's sumptuous palaces at Potsdam. After a detailed introduction to Berlin's…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 11/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



History & culture


Berlin today


History of Berlin


Food & drink


The arts


Unter den Linden & Potsdamer Platz


Introduction & map


A walk around Wilhelmstrasse & Old Regierungsviertel


Feature: The Berlin Wall, then & now


Central Berlin


Introduction & map


A walk around Red Berlin


Feature: Berlin's Jewish community past & present


Tiergarten & around


Introduction & map


Feature: The shock of the new


Charlottenburg


Introduction & map


Walk: Strolling around the Ku'damm


Feature: Berlin's brightest Christmas lights


Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain, & the east


Introduction & map


Walk: A Prenzlauer promenade


Feature: Berlin design


Schoneberg to Kreuzberg


Introduction & map


Feature: Marvelous Marlene


Spandau, Dahlem, & the west


Introduction & map


Feature: The strange story of Rudolf Hess


Excursions


Introduction & map


Mecklenburg Lake district drive


Travelwise


Planning your trip


Getting around


Practical advice


Emergencies


Hotels & restaurants by area


Shopping


Entertainment


Language guide & menu reader


Index


Illustrations credits