Potsdamer Platz was Germany's equivalent of Times Square or Piccadily Circus until WW2. The area was heavily bombed and any buildings that survived were demolished by the Berlin Wall which ran straight through the middle of Potsdamer Platz.
Potsdamer Platz was at its height in the 1920's ... Read review
excl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 6,45/10 - 50 rooms.All refurnished.Shower,WC and TV. City: ... more
Museum of the wall; Brandenburger gate, television tower, Gendarmenmarkt, Parliament; Unter den Linden; State Opera House , KADEWE, Kudamm, Potsdamer Platz
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a good night´s sleep at a favourable price. We are located in the heart of Berlin and only a few minutes away from Potsdamer Platz. Also your find near Reichstag, Brandenburger Tor and much more ...
excl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 5,33/10 - Potsdamer Platz onfoot !!! Cheap, simple furnished ... more
apartments in absoute city-area vis-a-vis of the new National Gallery. Walking outside the house to the right along the 'Schöneberger Ufer', the bankstreet just in front of the door, you already can see the pinnacle of the biggest Potsdamer-Platz building.
incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: /10 - The new 3 star NH Berlin Potsdamer Platz offers the ... more
guests a completely new concept: innovative, modern and stylish. The perfect city centre location, just a few steps away from the Brandenburg Gate and the Friedrichstrasse offers an ideal starting point to discover the varieties of the capital to businessmen and tourists.
This 3-star hotel offers modern, comfortable suites in the heart of Berlin, within easy ... more
walking distance of Potsdamer Platz square, Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate.Your suite at the Suitehotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz offers the latest in multi-media technology. Look forward to the Suitebox, with which you can wireless internet access for free, make free calls to German landline numbers and enjoy the hotel’s own TV channel, as well as on demand music and videos.You can visit the hotel gym around the clock, and treat yourself to a free massage on Thursdays.This hotel is an ideal base for exploring the capital’s key attractions. Thanks to the nearby transport connections, the hotel enjoys fast access to the main railway station, exhibition centre, and all parts of Berlin.
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accommodation in a great location within the buzz of the city.The building is only a 5 minute walk from Potsdamer Platz, one of Berlin’s most popular squares. This square is the centre of the city, full of history and potential future. At the same time it is nodal point of public transportation.
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Apartmenthaus am Potsdamer Platz offers cheap accommodation in furnished studio apartments ... more
in the centre of Berlin, just five minutes from the emblematic Potsdamer-Platz and even closer to the New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie). Places such as Berlin-Mitte and the Brandenburg Gate are within walking distance, and with the bus station on your doorstep, why not buy a day ticket and take
Our apartments are located near Potsdamer Platz, only five walking minutes from ... more
Brandenburger Tor or checkpoint charlie.They have a fully equipped kitchenette and feature a spacious terrace with a fantastic view of the city.Most of the attractions are situated within walking distance. There are also bus, U-Bahn and S-Bahn stops nearby to get to places which are a bit further away.
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Advantages: Everything good about reunified Berlin Disadvantages: Some areas under construction
Potsdamer Platz was Germany's equivalent of Times Square or Piccadily Circus until WW2. The area was heavily bombed and any buildings that survived were demolished by the Berlin Wall which ran straight through the middle of Potsdamer Platz.
Potsdamer Platz was at its height in the 1920's were more than 100,000 people came through it every day. It was so busy that Europe's first traffic light was installed here to control the flow of ... ...3 Euros. The roof of Potsdamer Platz resembles a huge circus tent and can be seen from a great distance.
The Film Museum costs 6Euros for adults and $ Euros for concessions. It is well worth a visit and contains the history of German cinema from its heyday in the 1920s to the awful Nazi propaganda films of the 1930s and 1940s. It also has a great exhibition on special effects that children will definitely enjoy.
Potsdamer Platz was Germany's equivalent of Times Square or Piccadily Circus until WW2. The area was heavily bombed and any buildings that survived were demolished by the Berlin Wall which ran straight through the middle of Potsdamer Platz.
Potsdamer Platz was at its height in the 1920's were more than 100,000 people came through it every day. It was so busy that Europe's first traffic light was installed here to control the flow of cars in 1924. The newly revived Potsdamer Platz has almost reached the same flow of people and traffic.
Most of the cranes are now gone and they have left two new complexes. The Sony Centre and Daimler City.Opened in 2000 and 1998 respectively. The Sony Centre contains a huge 3D IMAX cinema, a Sony store (of course) and the Berlin Film Museum. Daimler City also has an IMAX cinema as well as a huge shopping centre, a luxury hotel and a casino. There is also an observation deck which gives splendid views of the city and only costs 3 Euros. The roof of Potsdamer Platz resembles a huge circus tent and can be seen from a great distance.
The Film Museum costs 6Euros for adults and $ Euros for concessions. It is well worth a visit and contains the history of German cinema from its heyday in the 1920s to the awful Nazi propaganda films of the 1930s and 1940s. It also has a great exhibition on special effects that children will definitely enjoy.
One of the most interesting parts of the Sony Centre are two rooms that seem out of place in a modern high tech building. These two rooms are all that remain of the world class Hotel Esplanade. The hotel was all but destroyed during WW2 and the Imperial Suite and the Breakfast room were all that survived when the hotel was demolished. They were moved in 1996 and have been loving restored and do not look out of place at all. They give a great impression of what Potsdamer Platz must have been like. The rooms have now been converted into a luxury restaurant. Main courses cost between 15 and 20 Euros. But it is well worth it to experience such lavish surroundings.
Over the road from the heart of Potsdamer Platz is a balloon ride. For 10 Euros you are winched above Berlin in an enclosed hot air balloon and get the most fantastic view of the city. Definitely take a camera!
Potsdamer Platz can be reached by taking the U-Bahnt to the recently refurbished Potsdamer Platz station. As you exit there is a piece of the Berlin Wall and a golden line running through the area to show where the wall used to run. This section of the wall is always busy, but if you are patient you can definitely get a good photograph. Potsdamer Platz is the personification of a reunited Berlin and a good indication of how the city has been rejuvinating itself after being divided for 50 years. Well worth visiting.
Advantages: Interesting and brand new Disadvantages: or is it really very old???
The Potsdamer Platz is a brand new, vibrant area that was built during the 1990s in the former east Berlin. The area is a now key to Berlin in terms of business with many major German companies having their headquarters here, including Deutsche Bahn and Sony, as well as having becoming a must-see for visitors to Berlin. What is it?
The Potsdamer Platz centres around a central area that is 20+ stories high with a covered roof that is open at the ... ...restaurants, visitors' attractions, and the Potsdamer arcade, which features over 100 hundred shops in the immediate area. In the arcade you will find a wide range of shops including clothing for men, women and children as well as a plethora of shoe shops! There's a book shop that even has a small selection of English books and a small Aldi supermarket to stock up on those essential items. Getting there?
The Platz is within walking distance of Checkpoint ...
nickjj78 14.11.2005
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The PotsdamerPlatz is the new heart of Berlin.
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During the second world war the place was totally destroyed. After the war nothing was rebuild, becouse the area was direct at the border between East- and West-Germany.
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Advantages: An ultra modern hotel in an ultra modern city centre. Disadvantages: None
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