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Located in the centre of The Tiergarten
The Brandenburg Tor (gate) is located in the eatern end of The Tiergarten and at the start of Unter Den Linden. It has also been the site where fans have been gathering to watch world cup matches on big screens (hence the scaffolding).
Some contemporary architecture
on the banks of the Spree.The white crosses are memorials to East Germans who were killed trying to cross the river to escape to West Berlin.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtnis-Kirche
This is a church-monument to reconcilaition and peace. The church was damaged during the Second World War. Inside the old church is the Memorial Hall (Gedenkhalle). The tall octagonal structure is the new Church which is made of blue glass. It was designed in 1961.
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