loop—raum fur aktuelle kunst

Founded in 1947 and at the forefront of modern opera. Their orchestra also performs regular concerts. Guided tours behind the scenes are offered. Each seat has subtitles where you can choose your language.

A vast wedding cake of a building, built between 1949-1951 in the best Stalinist style and meant to symbolize the dominance of the Soviet Union in East German affairs before 1989.

One of the best spas in town, next to the Brandenburg Gate in the Adlon Hotel.

The former Imperial General Post Office, now Museum for telecommunication and post with many interesting historical objects.

A vast Holocaust memorial designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman. Opened in the spring of 2005, this gigantic abstract artwork covering an entire block near the Brandenburg Gate, including an underground information centre with extensive details on the Holocaust and the people who died during it. The blocks start out at ground level on the outer edges of the memorial, and then grow taller towards the middle, where the ground also slopes downwards. Entry to the information centre is free although priority is given to prebooked groups so there may be a short queue.