Since 1909, the Museum of Fine Arts has been housed in a Greek-style building designed by architect Guy Lowell. Thanks to the financial power of Bostonians with a penchant for art, an excellent collection has been created which, not just because of the exhibits by outstanding American artists, is considered to be among the world’s [...]
Once a desolate, war-ravaged 16.5-acre wasteland in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, this square has become a symbol of the new, reunified Germany. A new urban center has arisen on this, the largest building site in Berlin. The centerpiece is the complex of high-rise buildings designed by today’s star architects for multinational corporations Sony [...]
The Alte Museum, built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1825-1830, houses the Classical Collection and masterpieces from the National Gallery. He planned to create a center of art and archeology modeled on ancient temple areas. Today, five classical buildings on the islands in the Spree form a unique ensemble. In 1999 the UNESCO bestowed the [...]
This 2.2 mile shopping boulevard and its side streets offer a colorful variety that make strolling down it a pleasure: department stores and restaurants, boutiques and cafés, luxury hotels and theatres, fascinating museums and art galleries, luxury goods and junk. Originally a bridle path leading to the hunting lodge of the Kurfürst (Elector) in Grunewald, [...]
