Nikolaikirchplatz

A cute place in Berlin's city center :-)

Nikolaikirchplatz sign

Pink wall house

House shop signs

Teapot iron gate

Museum Island

Berlin's museum island has several very interesting museums, especially the archaeological museums (Pergamonmuseum and Neues Museum).

The Pergamon Museum for instance shows impressive buildings reconstructed from ruines, such as the Pergamon Altar, the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and the Market Gate of Miletus.

Ishtar Gate bull

Greco-Roman women statue

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Porcelain

A focus on porcelain decoration in Berlin's baroque castles...

Tiny porcelain bottles

Delicate China porcelain

Porcelain hunting bird

Baroque chandelier

Berlin's wonderful baroque castles are packed with heavily decorated candlesticks :-)

Crystal chandelier

Porcelain figure on chandelier

Berlin animals

Bears are not the only animals you can find: dragons and lions are also present, especially on fountains or stone objects :-)

Trapped dragon


Tamed lion

Street dragon

Lion head

Baroque

Berlin's baroque in all its glory :-)

Statue in Sans-Souci park

Sans-Souci suns

Gold everywhere

Flower garland ceiling

Sea shell decoration

Castle gardens

Such a peaceful and refreshing atmosphere, as the temperature was so high at the time...

Quiet pond

Sprinkler

Water lilies

Berliner Mauer

A few pictures showing the remains of the Berlin Wall, to remember our duty of memory:

Berliner Mauer

Wall remains

Checkpoint Charlie

Berlin bears

As its coat of arms shows a bear, it is of course frequent to city bear sculptures in the city of Berlin!

Mamma bear

Spitting bear

Bear family