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Alte Nationalgalerie | The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) in Berlin is a gallery showing a collection of Neoclassical, Romantic, Biedermeier, Impressionist and early Modernist artwork, part of the Berlin National Gallery, which in turn is part of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. It is the original building of... | ||
Messeturm | The Messeturm (English: Trade Fair Tower) is a skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is the second tallest building in Frankfurt and also the second tallest building in Germany. The Messeturm's ground floor area is just 1,681 m (18,090 sq ft). The Messeturm is directly located near the Fran... | ||
Cologne Cathedral | Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus) is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a Worl... | ||
The White City | The White City, also known as Swiss Quarter, is a housing complex built between 1929-1931 in Berlin-Reinickendorf. The White City, the name is reminiscent of the white facades of the buildings. The building was commissioned by Martin Wagner, who was a chief city planner at that time (from 1926-1931... | ||
Carl Legien Estate | The estate was estabilished at the turn of 20s and 30s in 20th century. After the regress in social building, due to the world war I, Weimar Republic started an intense building plan. Huge amount of new housing estates was errected in that time. Carl Legien Estate was built in the sub-district of Pr... | ||
Schillerpark Settlement | The Schillerpark Settlement was the first metropolitan housing project in Berlin during the Weimar Republic, which was a period of experimentation and social reform, aiming at improvement of living conditions. Although the flats were modest, they were functional and had all sanitary facilities. The ... | ||
Falkenberg Garden City | Falkenberg Garden City is a modernist housing estate in south-east Berlin, built between 1913 and 1916. It was designed by Bruno Taut inspired by the concept of Garden City initiated by Ebenezer Howard. In july 2008 Falkenberg, and 5 others modernist housing estates in Berlin, have been recognized b... | ||
Siemensstadt Housing Estate | The Siemensstadt Housing Estate (German: Großsiedlung Siemensstadt; also known as Ring Estate or Ringsiedlung) is a nonprofit residential community in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin. It is one of the six Modernist Housing Estates in Berlin recognized in July 2008 by UNESCO as a Wo... | ||
Modernist Housing Estates in Berlin | Berlin Modernism Housing Estates consists of six subsidized housing estates (Siedlungen) that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive socially, politically and culturally. The properties are... | ||
Britz Residential Estate | The subsidized Britz Residential Estate was built on the fields of Britz manor between 1925 and 1933 according to plans by Bruno Taut and Martin Wagner. The project was initiated by a housing cooperative established to combat the shortage of affordable living space. Numerous blocks and terraced hous... |
Germany - cities with tourist attractions
- Berlin
- Berlin (61)
- Hesse
- Frankfurt Am Main (26) Darmstadt (1)
- Bavaria
- Munich (13) Schwangau (2)
- Baden-Württemberg
- Stuttgart (1) Hausach (1)
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Mechernich (1) Cologne (1) Aachen (1)
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Magdeburg (1) Dessau (1)
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Koblenz (1)
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Bad Doberan (1)
The oldest constructions
- Satzvey Castle (1150 - ?, ?)
- Eltz Castle (1157 - ?, ?)
- Cologne Cathedral (1248 - 1880, ?)
- Castle Frankenstein (? - 1252, ?)
- Doberan Abbey (? - 1368, ?)
The highest points
- Fernsehturm Berlin (368 m.)
- Europaturm (337 m.)
- Commerzbank Tower (259 m.)
- Tower 185 (200 m.)
- Main Tower (200 m.)
The longest objects
- Messeturm (1,681 m.)
- East Side Gallery (1,300 m.)
- Magdeburg Water Bridge (918 m.)
- Cologne Cathedral (144 m.)
- Rotes Rathaus (100 m.)
Objects with the biggest surface
- German Museum of Technology (2 ha.)
- Tower 185 (1 ha.)