Allnight-Apartment Tolle Mitte

* Berlin from below (Berliner Unterwelten), Brunnenstraße 105 (at Gesundbrunnen station), [1]. Several daily tours 10AM-4PM in different languages. Go on guided tours below Berlin to the WWII bunkers, flak towers, cold war defence shelters, etc.
* Old Jewish Cemetery (Alter Jüdischer Friedhof), Grosse Hamburger Strasse. €9-12 for tours.
* Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral), Am Lustgarten (U-Bahn: U2, U5, or U8 to Alexanderplatz. S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, or S75 to Hackescher Markt), ☎ +49 (0/20) 2026 91 36 (info@berlinerdom.de), [2]. M-Sa 9AM-8PM, Sunday and holidays noon-8PM (From October until April the cathedral is open only until 7PM). The city's Protestant cathedral and the burial place of the Prussian kings.
* Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), [3]. The only surviving Berlin city gate and a potent symbol of the city. This is the point where Straße des 17. Juni becomes Unter den Linden. The gate was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in 1791 and was intended to resemble the Acropolis in Athens. The Brandenburg Gate now symbolizes reunification, after dividing East and West Berlin for decades)
* Fernsehturm/Alexanderplatz. The Fernsehturm's nickname, "Telespargel" (television-asparagus) does not come close to expressing how this huge monument to tacky 20th-century culture dominates the sweeping, open square. This 368-meter high metal vegetable (it's a TV tower) sprouted from the concrete in the years 1965-69, during a particularly hideous Soviet-inspired architectural era in the East. During certain times of day, sunlight reflecting from the top caused a large cross-shaped light to shine down on the city. Called the Rache des Papstes (Pope's revenge) by nominally atheist East Berliners, the light-cross was an ironic result of socialist architecture. Rumour has it the architect was deprived of more than his next commission after that fiasco. At night, the Fernsehturm sometimes appears to be shooting light beams from the tower section, giving the impression it's a Death Star a la Star Wars.
* Marienkirche/Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, (next to the Fernsehturm). Gothic church, the second oldest (built in late 13th century) of the historical centre of Berlin. It's the highest church tower of Berlin (about 90 m), but seems rather small beneath the gigantic TV tower. The church tower was built in the late 18th century by Carl Gotthard Langhans, the architect of the Brandenburg Gate.
* Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas), Ebertstraße 20, ☎ +49 (0/20) 26 39 43 36 (besucherservice@stiftung-denkmal.de, fax: +49 (0/20) 26 39 43 21), [4]. A vast Holocaust memorial designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman and built close to the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz, only a few hundred metres from the site of Hitler's bunker. The memorial is a very controversial one with several painful scandals coming to light over the project's life. Some criticize the memorial for only being dedicated to murdered Jews and not to other victims of Nazi genocide. It was later discovered that a company producing an anti-graffiti chemical which was used to protect the memorial owned a company that produced Zyklon-B, which was used in concentration and death camps to kill prisoners. After much criticism, it was decided to continue working with the company, much to the dismay of the Jewish community. Furthermore, Joesph Goebbels', the Nazi propaganda minister, wartime bunker is located under a part of the memorial.
* Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue), Oranienburger Straße 28/30, ☎ +49 (0/30) 8802 83 00 (office@cjudaicum.de, fax: +49 (0/30) 8802 84 83), [5].
* Neue Wache (New Guardhouse), Unter den Linden 4, [6]. Originally erected in 1818 to a classically-inspired design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel as a guardhouse for the imperial palace, since 1993 this compact building has housed a small, but extremely powerful war cenotaph, the Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany, continuing its use under East German rule as the primary "Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism". The interior of the Doric column-fronted building is intentionally empty, but for a small but moving sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz depicting a mother cradling a dead child. The statue is positioned beneath a round hole in the ceiling, exposing the figures to the rain and snow.
* Pariser Platz. The large square in front of the Brandenburg Gate contains the French and American embassies.
* The Reichstag — This imposing building houses the Federal German Parliament or "Bundestag" and was originally completed in 1894 to meet the need of the newly-unified German Empire of the Kaisers' for a larger parliamentary building. The Reichstag was intended to resemble a Renaissance palace, and its architect, Paul Wallot, dedicated the building to the German people. The massive inscription in front still reads: "Dem Deutschen Volke" - 'For the German people'. The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler exploited the fire which gutted the Reichstag building in 1933 by blaming the Communists for the arson and for attempted revolution. There is good evidence to suggest, however, that his followers were actually responsible and that this was a manufactured crisis. When German reunification became a reality, the new republic was proclaimed here at midnight on the 2nd October 1990. The Reichstag has undergone considerable restoration and alteration, not least the addition of a spectacular glass dome designed by the British architect Norman Foster. The Reichstag building is well-known in the art world thanks to Paris-based Bulgarian artist Christo's mammoth 'Wrapped Reichstag' project in 1995. The entire building was swathed in silver cloth for two weeks that summer.
* Russische Botschaft (Russian Embassy), Unter den Linden 55/65, [9]. 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.
* Weltzeituhr (World Clock), Alexanderplatz (U-Bahn & S-Bahn: Alexanderplatz). Built in 1969, this 16-ton, communist-era clock is one of Berlin's main meeting points. Each of its 24 sides corresponds to one of Earth's 24 time zones and it has the names of some of the world's most important cities written on it.

Museumsinsel

Based on plans of the famous architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1822 and starting with construction from 1830 onwards, the island in the river Spree was developed as a Museum island by the Prussian emperors. There are five museums today on that island that mainly focus on archaeology and art of the 19th century. After the reunification, all museums were restored (or are restored still) and were brought back to life. The Museumsinsel (Museum Island) has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
* Pergamon Museum, (Museumsinsel), [10]. There are three huge collections housed within this grand building: the Collection of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of Near Eastern Antiquities and the Museum of Islamic Art. The Pergamon Museum was the last museum built on Museumsinsel (Museum Island) and was intended to house the great acquisitions brought to Germany by archaeologists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The museum's best-known attraction is the Pergamonsaal. The Pergamon Altar (165 BC), from the eponymous Asia Minor city-state, is three stories high and served as the entrance gate to an entire complex. It is astounding both because of its size and extremely precise detail, especially in a frieze which shows the gods battling giants. The entire room is the same color as the building's stone, making the details on the frieze section stand out even more. Facing the stairs, on the left hand side of the room there is a small-scale model of the altar which allows the viewer to see where the frieze segments would have originally been mounted. A 1:300 scale model of Pergamon city is on the right side of the room. The monumental market door of Milet is under restoration, but it is still possible to see large parts of it.
* Part of the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities) [11]— The most spectacular part of which is the reconstructed façade of the great altar of Pergamon. There is also the perhaps even greater Ish-Tar gate of Babylon, from centuries BC, which is reconstructed together with a strech of the procession way.
* Altes Museum, Museumsinsel, [12]. The main floor houses the antiquities collection in an ongoing exhibit called "Neue Antike im Alten Museum" (New Antiquities in the Old Museum). Directly through the front door, entering from the Lustgarten (Pleasure Garden, now under reconstruction), there is a domed rotunda with red and white cameos, Greek-style, with statues of the gods. To reach the Hildesheim silver collection, go to the back of the rotunda, turn left, walk through the long gallery and turn left into a small room at the end.
* Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), Bodestraße 1-3, ☎ +49 (0/30) 2090 5801 (ang@smb.spk-berlin.de, fax: +49 (0/30) 2090 5802), [13]. Specializes in 19th century painting and sculpture; Monet, Manet, Cézanne, C. David Friedrich and other important 18th and 19th century artists are well-represented.
* Deutsches Historisches Museum, Unter den Linden 2 (U-Bahn: Französische Straße, Hausvogteiplatz or Friedrichstraße. Bus: 100, 200 und TXL (Staatsoper stop)), ☎ +49 30 203040 (fax: +49 30 20304 - 543), [14]. Daily 10AM-4PM. German historical museum covering everything from pre-history right up to the present day. One can spend many, many hours here! €5 for a day, €30 for annual pass. Children and under-18s free.
* Deutsche Guggenheim, Unter den Linden 13-15 (U-Bahn: U6 to Französische Strasse), ☎ +49 (0/30) 20 20 930 (berlin.guggenheim@db.com, fax: +49 (0/30) 20 20 9320), [15]. Compared to New York, Bilbao and Venezia, it is a relatively small exhibition place. It usually hosts a temporary exibition and is free on Monday, with a free guided tour starting at 4PM. Since the place is small and the name "Guggenheim" a very famous one, the place is often very crowded.t
* Museum für Post und Kommunikation, Leipziger Straße 16, ☎ +49 (0/30) 202 94 0 (mk.berlin@mspt.de, fax: +49 (0/30) 202 94 111), [16]. Hours: Tu. - Fr.: 9AM - 5PM. Sa., Su., and holidays: 10AM - 6PM (Closed Monday). Museum for telecommunication and post with many interesting historical objects. Normal ticket: 3 Euro.
* Zille Museum, Propststraße 11, ☎ +49 (0/30) 246 32 502, [17]. A museum dedicated to the Berliner artist.
* Museum of Applied Arts divided between two sites - the Culture Forum (together with the Picture Gallery) and Koepenick Castle.

* Ramones Museum Berlin, Krausnickstrasse 23 (off Oranienburgerstrasse), ☎ ''0049'' 30 75528890 (mail@ramonesmuseum.com), [18]. The Ramones Museum Berlin pays tribute to the Punk band The Ramones. It displays more than 300 unique and original Ramones memorabilia. You can get a drink at cafe Mania inside the museum. EUR 3.50.

* Berlin Wall Documentation Center, Bernauer Straße 111, ☎ +49 (0/30) 464 10 30 (fax: +49 (0/30) 460 69 740), [19]. April to October; Tu. - Su.: 10AM - 6PM. November - March; Tu. - Su.: 10AM - 5PM. (Closed Monday).
* DDR Museum, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1, ☎ +49 (0/30) 847 123 73-1 (+49 (0/30) 847 123 73-0, post@ddr-museum.de, fax: +49 (0/30) 847 123 73-9), [20]. M. - Su.: 10AM - 8PM (Open Saturday until 10PM). A museum dedicated to every day life at the DDR time. The museum has very relaxed rules and you are allowed to touch and examine almost every object, which adds greatly to the experience. Regular admission: €5.50.
* Hanf Museum Berlin, (Mitte) Mühlendamm 5 (Bus M48, Station 'Nikolaiviertel', everything else near Alexanderplatz), 030 / 242 48 27 (info@hanfmuseum.de), open Tue-Fr: 10AM-9PM, Sa/So: 12PM-8PM, Mo closed; It is the only hemp museum in Germany; you can see the history of hemp, the culture and use of it. You can see hemp grow. There is a cafe downstairs, with an open wavelan access. 3,- Euros, Kids under 10 go free and tours are possible.
* The Gemäldegalerie (Tiergarten) (Painting Gallery) [21], Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz (Stauffenbergstraße 40), tel 030-2662101, fax 030-2662103, open Tu- Su 10AM-6PM, Th 10AM-10PM U-Bahn / S-Bahn Potsdamer-Platz, Bus 129, 341 (Potsdamer Brücke), 148, 348, (Kulturforum), 200 (Philharmonie), 248 (Potsdamer Platz)— The Gemäldegalerie contains an astounding array of paintings, including works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Goya, Velasquez and Watteau. The collection contains works from the old Bodemuseum on Museumsinsel in the East, now closed, and the former Gemäldegalerie in Dahlem. Its strong points are German paintings of the 13-16th centuries, Netherlandish painting of the 15th and 16th centuries, Flemish paintings of the 17th century, and miniature paintings of the 16th-19th centuries. In the newer section of the museum, designed by architects Heinz Hilmer and Christoph Sattler, there is enough space to display 1,150 masterpieces in the main gallery and 350 in the studio gallery - of the almost 2,900 pieces in the European painting collections. Established in 1830, the newly built gallery from 1998 is situated at the Kulturforum complex and has about 7,000 sq m of exhibition space (a complete tour of the 72 rooms covers almost 2 km).
* Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), Tiergartenstraße 6 (U-Bahn / S-Bahn Potsdamer-Platz, Bus 129, 341 (Potsdamer Brücke), 148, 348, (Kulturforum), 200 (Philharmonie), 248 (Potsdamer Platz)), ☎ +49 (0/20) 266 2902 (kgm@smb.spk-berlin.de, fax: +49 (0/20) 266 2947), [22]. Tu-Fri-10AM-6PM, Sa & Sun-11AM -6PM (Closed Monday). The oldest museum of its kind in Germany which, despite great losses during the World War II, still possesses one of the world's primary collections of European applied art. There are two sections to the collection: one located at the Kulturforum in Tiergarten, the other at Köpenick Palace (re-opened 27th May 2004).
* Nikolaikirche. Berlin's oldest church (1230) is a 3-nave hall church. It is in the center of an area destroyed by bombs in the war which was then turned into a faux "old town" by the East German authorities called Nikolaiviertel. The area is more a hodge-podge of relocated buildings than an authentic reproduction, and the newly-built 1988 apartments that attempt to "harmonize" with the older buildings are embarrassing. The church itself is one of the only structures that was renovated rather than rebuilt. It is best known for a sandstone sculpture called the Spandauer Madonna (1290), but there are other interesting pieces here. When the church was destroyed in 1938 and rebuilt in the 1970s, the communist officials intended to use it as a museum, which did not open until 1987. The museum includes sacred textiles and religious sculpture from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries. The Nikolaikirche