Berlin Hotels

Berlin Hotels

Hotels in the city of Berlin are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some tourists might want to visit the city to see the culture, architecture, sports, history and landmarks of the famous city. Some tourists may want to visit the city to see the famous landmarks and landscapes of the city. Some tourists may want to visit the city to see theculture, history and sports of the city.

Hotels in the city of Berlin are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some tourists may want to visit the city and may require short term accommodation such as a hotel. They may want to stay at luxury hotels or small hotels.

Berlin is located in eastern Germany, about 70 kilometers west of the border with Poland in an area with marshy terrain. The Berlin-Warsaw Urstromtal (ancient river valley) between the low Barnim plateau to the north, and the Teltow plateau to the south was formed by water flowing from melting ice sheets at the end of the last ice age. The Spree follows this valley now. In Spandau, Berlin's westernmost borough, the Spree meets the river Havel, which flows from north to south through western Berlin. The course of the Havel is more like a chain of lakes, the largest being the Tegeler See and Großer Wannsee. A series of lakes also feeds into the upper Spree, which flows through the Großer Müggelsee in eastern Berlin.

Substantial parts of present-day Berlin extend onto the low plateaus on both sides of the Spree Valley. Large parts of the boroughs Reinickendorf and Pankow lie on the Barnim plateau, while most of the boroughs Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, and Neukölln lie on the Teltow plateau. The borough of Spandau lies partly within the Berlin Urstromtal and partly on the Nauen Plain, which stretches to the west of Berlin. The highest elevations in Berlin are the Teufelsberg and the Müggelberge. Both hills have an elevation of about 115 meters. The Teufelsberg is in fact an artificial pile of rubble from the ruins of World War II.

The city's appearance today is predominantly shaped by the key role it played in Germany's history in the twentieth century. Each of the national governments based in Berlin — the 1871 German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, East Germany, and now the reunified Germany, initiated ambitious construction programs, each with its own distinctive character. Berlin was devastated by bombing raids during World War II and many of the old buildings that escaped the bombs were eradicated in the 1950s and 1960s in both West and East. Much of this destruction was initiated by municipal architecture programs to build new residential or business quarters and main roads.

In the eastern part, many Plattenbauten can be found, reminders of Eastern Bloc ambitions to create complete residential areas with fixed ratios of shops, kindergartens and schools. The design of little red and green men on pedestrian crossing lights, the Ampelmännchen, are also rather spread in Eastern parts. Berlin's unique recent history has left the city with a highly eclectic array of architecture and buildings.

The Fernsehturm at Alexanderplatz in Mitte is 368 meters. Built in 1969, it is visible throughout most of the central districts of Berlin. The city can be viewed from its 204 meter high observation floor. Starting here the Karl-Marx-Allee heads east, an avenue lined by monumental residential buildings, designed in the Socialist Classicism Style of the Stalin era. Adjacent to this area is the Rotes Rathaus (City Hall), with its distinctive red-brick architecture. The previously built-up part in front of it is the Neptunbrunnen, a fountain featuring a mythological scene.

The East Side Gallery is an open air exhibition of art painted directly on the last existing portions of the Berlin Wall. It is the largest remaining evidence of the city's historical division. It has recently undergone a restoration.
The Brandenburg Gate.

The Brandenburg Gate is an iconic landmark of Berlin and Germany. It also appears on German euro coins (10 cent, 20 cent, and 50 cent). The Reichstag building is the traditional seat of the German Parliament, renovated in the 1950s after severe World War II damage. The building was again remodeled by British architect Norman Foster in the 1990s and features a glass dome over the session area, which allows free public access to the parliamentary proceedings and magnificent views of the city.

Boroughs and localities of Berlin
Boroughs (since 2001)
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Mitte, Neukölln, Pankow, Reinickendorf, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Treptow-Köpenick

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West boroughs (1920–2001)
Charlottenburg, Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Reinickendorf, Schöneberg, Spandau, Steglitz, Tempelhof, Tiergarten, Wedding, Wilmersdorf, Zehlendorf
East boroughs (1920–2001)
Friedrichshain, Hellersdorf, Hohenschönhausen, Köpenick, Lichtenberg, Marzahn, Mitte, Pankow, Prenzlauer Berg, Treptow, Weissensee
Localities
Adlershof, Britz, Dahlem, Friedenau, Frohnau, Gatow, Grunewald, Hansaviertel, Haselhorst, Heiligensee, Heinersdorf, Hermsdorf, Karlshorst, Kaulsdorf, Kladow, Lichterfelde, Mariendorf, Marienfelde, Märkisches Viertel, Moabit, Rosenthal, Staaken, Tegel, Wannsee, Westend