New Year 2008 in Berlin

6 janvier 2008

With the new camera, I take pictures in Berlin. They are not so good, I need to know better this camera.

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

During World War II, the church was destroyed during a British RAF bombing raid in 1943. The only remainder of the old building is the ruin of the belfry. After the war (1951-1961), a new church was built right next to the site of the old one.

Christmas market

These markets originated in Germany, but are now held throughout many world cities.

Reichstag

The Reichstag building again became the seat of the German parliament in 1999.

New Parliament buildings :

Memorial in front of the Reichstag. Each slate plate corresponds to one of the 96 members left and centre eliminated by the Nazi after their grasped power in 1933.

Berlin Wall

Wall Memorials

For Victims

CheckPoint Charlie (the 1st January, under snow)

Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It is in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood, which was divided by the Berlin Wall. Many other sector crossing points existed in Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie was designated as the single crossing point for foreigners and members of the Allied forces. Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of east and west.

"You are entering the american sector..." / "Vous entrez dans le secteur américain..."

The famous cafe and viewing point for Allied officials, Armed Forces and visitors alike, Cafe Adler ("Cafe Eagle"), is situated right on the checkpoint.

Brandenburg Gate

U-bahn

A Candle...

Unter den Linden

Statue of Frederick the Great and Berlin State Library

Berlin state opera

In front of Humboldt University, Library and statue

In the bus

German Historical Museum

Piece of Berlin Mauer

Berlin Cathedrale (Berliner Dom)

Gendarmenmarkt

French Cathedral

French Cathedral and Konzerthaus

German Cathedral and Konzerthaus

Friederich Strasse

Charlottenburg Palace

Berlin zoological garden

The Zoologischer Garten Berlin is one of the biggest zoos in Germany and with the largest number of species of the world.

Knut

Knut is a captive-born polar bear who was born at the Zoologischer Garten Berlin on 5 December 2006. Rejected by his mother at birth, he was subsequently raised by zoo keepers. He was the first polar bear cub to survive past infancy at the Berlin Zoo in over thirty years. At one time the subject of international controversy, he became a popular tourist attraction and commercial success.