Listen "Berlin Episode 05 Four Berlin Squares"
Episode Synopsis
A tour of four main squares in Berlin: a little history and tips on what to look out for in each. Baroque beauty in Gendarmenmarkt, the book-burning memorial on Bebelplatz, finding the old East Germany at Alexanderplatz and lastly Potsdamer Platz, the heart of pre-war Berlin which is now an architectural showpiece, and a shopping and cultural hub.
Useful links
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/franzosischer-dom-french-cathedral
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/deutscher-dom
https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/bebelplatz
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/st-hedwigs-kathedrale
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-television-tower
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/marienkirche
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/potsdamer-platz
http://qrcobble.com/en/one-of-the-most-innovative-berlin-attraction/
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-tourist-info-centres
https://www.germany.travel/en/home.html
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our Berlin series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at [email protected]
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. That would be very much appreciated!
Useful links
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/franzosischer-dom-french-cathedral
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/deutscher-dom
https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/bebelplatz
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/st-hedwigs-kathedrale
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-television-tower
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/marienkirche
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/potsdamer-platz
http://qrcobble.com/en/one-of-the-most-innovative-berlin-attraction/
https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-tourist-info-centres
https://www.germany.travel/en/home.html
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our Berlin series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at [email protected]
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. That would be very much appreciated!
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