Berlin, Germany

Relative Location Berlin is located west of Poland and slightly north of Potsdarn. It is in the Northeast and is the capital of Germany. Absolute Location - 52 32 N! "3 25 #. Human Characteristics $ Brandenburg Gate - %he Branden&'rg Gate is a gate that was &'ilt &y (ind )riedrich *ilhelm II to sym&oli+e peace. It has stayed the same since it was &'ilt in ",-". It is one of the

most pop'lar attractions in Berlin. The Reichstag - %he .eichstag is a historical &'ilding in Berlin that was &'ilt in "/-0 for the German parliament. In "-33 it was almost destroyed &y a fire and was rarely e1er 'sed again. Unter den Linden %he 2nter den 3inden is an a1en'e in Berlin that stretches east from the Branden&'rg Gate for a&o't a mile. It is named after lime trees that 'sed to grow along its wal4way and now are located along its sidewal4s. 5any of the

2nter den 3inden6s m'se'ms and other &'ildings were destroyed d'ring the 7old *ar. The Berlin Wall %he Berlin *all was a &loc4ade that was created &y the 8emocrats of Germany in "-9". It split *est Berlin and #ast Berlin apart in order to protect the #ast6s pop'lation from conspiracies against the citi+ens6 will and to pre1ent residents of *est Berlin from immigrating to the #ast after *orld *ar II. Physical Characteristics .i1er :pree and .i1er ;a1el.

ovement$ Berlin6s two ma<or airports are the %egel =irport and :ch>nefeld =irport. Berlin Hau!tbahnho" %he largest crossing station in #'rope. It was constr'cted in 2??9 and is Berlin6s main railway line. U#Bahn $ %# Bahn %hese are the main 'ndergro'nd transportation systems or s'&ways in Berlin. %hey also incl'de &'ses and trains and r'n thro'gh most of Germany. &ormal Regions 7harlotten&'rg @ 3ichten&erg

are two pop'lar regions of Berlin. &unctional Regions %he Branden&'rg .egion is the region located aro'nd the Branden&'rg gate. 'ernacular Regions #ast @ *est Berlin are the most pop'lar 1ernac'lar regions in Berlin.
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