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Zoologischer Garten | Zoological Garden |
Tiergarten | zoo |
Messegelände | Exhibition grounds |
Funkturm | Radio tower |
Charlottenburg | Charlottenburg Palace |
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche | memorial church left unrestored to commemorate bombing in WW2 |
Siegessäule | Victory Column |
Reichstag | German Parliament |
Brandenburger Tor | Brandenburg Gate |
Konzerthaus | Concert House |
Schlossgarten | Palace garden |
Deutsche Oper | German Opera |
Fernsehturm | T.V. tower with observation deck and rotating restaurant |
Jüdisches Museum | Jewish Museum |
Tempelhof, Schöneberg, Tegel | Berlin airports |
Unter den Linden | Former main street, leading up to the Brandenburg Gate |
Kurfürstendamm | 2 mile long main street and shopping district in Berlin |
Hauptbahnhof | Main Train Station |
Ostbahnhof | East Train Station |
Spree | name of river in Berlin |
das Ufer | bank (of river) |
das Kulturforum | Culture Forum |
die Mitte | Center of city |
die Turmstrasse | Tower Street |
Checkpoint Charlie | Crossover point between former east and west sectors of Berlin |
Haus der Kulturen der Welt | House of the Cultures of the World |
der Landwehrkanal | Canal branching off from the Spree river |
Tegler Weg | Tegel Way (road leading up to Tegel airport) |
der Karpfen-teich | Carp Pond |
der Nordbahnhof | North Train Station |
der Flughafen | airport |
der Humboldthain | Humboldt Grove |
die Allee | avenue |
der Damm | causeway (street) |
die Gasse | narrow one lane street |
der Humboldthafen | Humboldt Harbor |
der Platz | place |
der Gesundbrunnen | Health Fountain |
Kleiner Tiergarten | Little Zoo |
Charlottenburger Verbindungskanal | Charlottenburg Connection Canal |
Westhafenkanal | West Harbor Canal |
Neukölln | New Cologne |
Spandauer Damm | Spandau Causeway |
Jannowitzbrücke | Jannowitz Bridge |
S-bahn | suburban train line |
U-bahn | underground train line |
Museumsinsel | an island in the Spree river with museums |
Straße des 17. Juni | June 17th Street |
Platz der Luftbrücke | Air Lift Place |
Prenzlauer Allee | Prenzlauer Avenue |
Ka De We | largest department store in Europe |
KuDamm | short for Kurfürstendamm |
Auswärtiges Amt | Office of Foreign Affairs |
Trümmerfrau | Momument dedicated to the women who removed millions of tons of debris (Trümmer) after World War II |
Das Zeughaus | Arsenal building, the outside of which is decorated with 22 sculpted heads of dying warriors |
der Quadriga | metal sculpture on top of the Brandenburg Gate comprised of a chariot rider drawn by four horses |
Alexanderplatz | a main street named after Czar Alexander |
Weltzeituhr | World Time Clock located on Alexanderplatz |
Nikolaikirche | the oldest church in Berlin, built in the 13th century |
Cafe Kranzler | well known restaurant on Kurfürstendamm |
Sans Souci | A palace whose name means "without a care" |
Bertolt Brecht | a German playwright |
Kupferkanal (Spreekanal) | a canal bordering Museum Island on the one side |
Kaufhaus des Westens | Department Store of the West (Ka De We) |