Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wednesday 16th - Thursday 17th

Wednesday was the day through the Tiergarten. Our day started at the Brandenburg gate and then we walked west to the Victory Column which was sad to say, was under repair work. Soon after eating lunch we took a tour of Schloss Charlottenberg.


Brandenberg Gate


Victory Column




Today being Thursday the 17th was another thrilling day in the heart of the city. We started our day looking at several of the Embassies that are in close range of one another. We also went through the Bauhaus Archives which I might add where very neat I enjoined the light exhibit the most(no pictures inside though sorry). Later on in the morning we got a tour of the Nordic Embassies. One of the awesome things about the Nordic Embassies here in Berlin, is all of them ( Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, and the Finnish) are all within the same complex. Berlin is the only place this happens.

After lunch we went to the Berlin Dome which to me will probably be one of the many places ill remember from this trip. I felt extremely small within the interior of this cathedral. Just to give you some perspective form the floor to the top of the main dome is 72 meters. This height will allow the Victory Column to fit inside the cathedral.


Nordic Complex outer facade

Norwegian Embassy





Berlin Dome

Berlin Dome interior


View from top of Berlin Dome


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