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Impressive, history-laden 18th-century triumphal arch that today stands as the great symbol of reunified Germany.

This field of 2,711 concrete slabs is a stark and unsettling memorial to the millions of Jews tragically murdered in Nazi Germany – including the murder of over one million children.

Berlin’s stunning parliament building, boasting an astonishing glass dome designed by Norman Foster. Go inside and peer down on a live parliament session.

The famous Iron Curtain border crossing – now a fascinating museum full of daring and poignant escape tales. A Berlin must-see.

Reopened in 2006 after a major refurbishment, the museum now houses a fine collection of Byzantine art, coins, medals, and most notably, one of Europe’s finest collections of sculpture.

A massive exhibition covers German history from the Dark Ages to the modern day in an entertaining fashion. History buffs could spend all day here, but the rest should head straight for the most interesting sections devoted to the 19th-century Weimar and Nazi eras. Open daily.

The first museum to be built on Museum Island set in a stunning neoclassical building, houses exhibits from the Collection of Classical Antiquities. The permanent Greek collection is displayed on the ground floor, with special exhibitions on the second.

One of the world’s largest and most significant public collections of contemporary art, housed in an architecturally impressive neoclassical building which used to be one of Berlin’s main railway stations.

Europe’s hippest capital boasts non-stop nightlife, cutting-edge fashion, cosmopolitan eats and museum treasures galore.