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Berlin is the capital city an one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million in its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the ninth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the centre of the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan area, comprising 5 million people from over 180 nations.

Trivia about berlin

  • Prussia's longtime capital, it became capital of a unified Germany in 1871
  • The Grune Woche, one of Germany's largest agricultural fairs, takes place in this capital city.
  • The Grunewald Forest covers much of the southwestern part of this German capital
  • This German capital was once the capital of Prussia
  • From Dresden take A13 north to this city where you can visit the Brandenburg Gate
  • In 1989 the fall of a wall reunited this world capital after 28 years
  • This city's annual film festival gives out the Golden Bear for its best film
  • Rathaus Schoneberg in this capital is the place where JFK made a famous speech on June 26, 1963
  • This European capital was divided in 1948 & not reunified until 1990
  • Before WWII this German city was the most populous city on the European mainland
  • Wilhelm Furtwangler, born in this German capital in 1886, became director of its philharmonic
  • On June 15, 1961 Walter Ulbricht assured journalists that "No one intends to build a wall" dividing this city
  • This capital's Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church consists of new structures & a tower ruined in World War II
  • The ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church lie at the end of Kurfurstendamm, this city's most famous boulevard
  • In 1948 the Allies began talks of a defense pact like NATO in response to the Soviet blockade of this city
  • This city that served as capital of a united Germany in 1871 became the capital of a reunited Germayny in 1990
  • (Hello, I'm Edward Albee.) My first play, "The Zoo Story", had its world premiere way, way off Broadway... in this largest German city
  • Frankfurt 0615,this city's Spandau Station 0940 (if the trains run on time)
  • This city's Unter den Linden was laid out to connect the Royal Palace with the Tiergarten
  • Its famous avenue Unter Den Linden connects the Schlossplatz & the Brandenburg Gate
  • This European capital was divided for 45 years in the 20th century
  • Built in 1791, the Brandenburg Gate is one of this capital city's most famous landmarks
  • The Brandenburg Gate is a famous symbol of this city
  • Logically, the only international gathering over which Bismarck presided was the 1878 Congress of this capital
  • On June 26, 1948 the U.S. began flying tons of supplies into the western sector of this city in Operation Vittles
  • The 200-year-old Brandenburg Gate colonnade has been called this city’s arch of triumph
  • This city's Zoologischer Garten had under 100 animals after WWII; it grew to lead the world in number of species
  • In 1955 Herbert von Karajan was named conductor for life of this German city's Philharmonic
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from the Broadway set of Cabaret.) Life is a cabaret on the set of "Cabaret" at the Kit Kat Club, a tawdry nightclub in this city
  • An 80-foot-high aquarium pillar is in the lobby of the Domaquare Building in this German capital
  • Locals call this capital's Kurfurstendamm Street Ku'damm for short
  • This city's highest hill at almost 400 feet was built out of rubble collected after WWII
  • A vet who wears a little plane with an Army of Occupation medal helped resupply this city in 1948 & 1949
  • Trummerfrauen or "rubble women" worked in this bombed capital in the aftermath of World War II
  • The first Olympic Torch Relay carried the flame from Olympia, Greece to this city, the 1936 host
  • Much of Peter Schneider's book "The Wall Jumper" takes place in the western section of this city
  • Not wanting to show passports, diplomats going between this city's halves will show ID cards instead
  • This capital city's main train station is known as Bahnhof Zoo, & not just at rush hour
  • During WWII Allied bombs destroyed the Philharmonie, home to this German city's Philharmonic
  • Marlene Dietrich, 1901
  • Kurfurstendamm (an elegant shopping boulevard),the 630-acre Tiergarten
  • City where the footage seen here was shot in 1989: (hammering a wall)
  • Templehof
  • In 1999 the Love Parade drew 1.5 million ravers to this once-divided European capital
  • In 1880 Hertz received his Ph.D. magna cum laude from the university of this largest German city
  • The P-51 Mustang fighter had great range; Goering saw Mustangs over this city & said he knew the Axis had lost World War II
  • 1936 summer games(Marty Glickman was pulled from the U.S. team)
  • Marshall Zhukov directed the defense of Moscow in 1941 & must have enjoyed capturing this city in April 1945
  • If you're on a shopping spree in this city on the Spree, head for the Kurfurstendamm
  • Olympic city where Jesse Owens became a legend in 1936
  • One exhibit recreates an underground secret tunnel in this German city aka "The City of Spies"
  • This capital's U-Bahn is a subway system with over 150 stations, including Friedrichstrasse & Alexanderplatz
  • They sang the love song "Take My Breath Away" for "Top Gun"
  • The first torch relay was run in 1936, taking the flame from Olympia, Greece to this city
  • There is a John F. Kennedy prep school in this world capital where JFK made a famous visit in 1963
  • Grunewald Forest is the site of this European capital's highest point, Teufelsberg, which was made from wartime rubble
  • First settled by Germanic & Slavic tribes, this city served as the capital of Brandenburg from 1486 to 1701
  • From 1701 to 1871 it was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia
  • Leni Riefenstahl,1902
  • The famous painted bust of Nefertiti is housed in the Egyptian Museum of this German capital city
  • Angela Merkel
  • "No More Words","The Metro"
  • In October my U.S. pals dusted off their draft cards as U.S. & Soviet tanks faced off against each other in this capital
  • I can't wait to see "The Big Lift", starring Monty Clift, set a couple of years ago in this city
  • Paris,Berlin,Brussels
  • The last city to host the Olympics before St. Moritz in 1948
  • Frederick the Great & Mike Nichols
  • After World War II, this city was divided into 4 occupation zones: American, British, French & Russian

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