29 July 2019

Nikolaikirchplatz

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

Nikolaikirchplatz sign
Nikolaikirchplatz sign

Pink wall house
Pink wall house

House shop signs
House shop signs

Teapot iron gate
Teapot iron gate

28 July 2019

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
Ishtar Gate bull

Greco-Roman women statue
Greco-Roman women statue

Egyptian hieroglyphs
Egyptian hieroglyphs

27 July 2019

Porcelain

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

Tiny porcelain bottles
Tiny porcelain bottles

Delicate China porcelain
Delicate China porcelain

Porcelain hunting bird
Porcelain hunting bird

22 July 2019

Baroque chandelier

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

Painted ceiling and crystal chandelier
Crystal chandelier

Porcelain figure on chandelier
Porcelain figure on chandelier

Crystal chandelier

21 July 2019

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
Trapped dragon

Tamed lion
Tamed lion

Street dragon
Street dragon

Lion head
Lion head

20 July 2019

Baroque

Berlin's baroque in all its glory :-)

Statue in Sans-Souci park
Statue in Sans-Souci park

Sans-Souci suns
Sans-Souci suns

Gold everywhere
Gold everywhere

Flower garland ceiling
Flower garland ceiling

Sea shell decoration
Sea shell decoration

19 July 2019

Castle gardens

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

Quiet pond
Quiet pond

Sprinkler
Sprinkler

Water lilies
Water lilies

14 July 2019

Berliner Mauer

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

Berliner Mauer - tagged remains
Berliner Mauer

Berliner Mauer - remains
Wall remains

Checkpoint Charlie - pillar
Checkpoint Charlie

13 July 2019

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
Mamma bear

Spitting bear
Spitting bear

Bear family
Bear family