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The scene of one of the hottest moments of the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie was one of the places of passage between East Berlin and West Berlin, armored and controlled by the US military, built in the section of wall at the confluence of two of the main arteries of the city: between Friedrichstraße and…
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“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” said the US President Ronald Reagan, during his famous speech in Berlin in 1987.
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Background of one of the most famous photographs in the world marking the fall of Nazism, immortalizes a Soviet soldier while hoisting the flag with hammer and sickle on its top, the Reichstag is the seat of the German parliament and like most Berliners monuments, it brings all the signs of the Second World War…
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The Church of Our Saviour is in the district of Christianshavn and his extravagant spiral tower can be seen from the distance, along the Inderhavn.
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If it is true that “when falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall, and with her the whole world”, we very much hope that the building will stand for a little while yet. Inaugurated as the Flavian Amphitheatre was called Colosseum only at a later time, probably because of the enormous statue known as the “Colossus…
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Nyhavn Canal is among the most fascinating and picturesque places in Copenhagen.
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With its multiple onion domes amongst which is the 81 m high bell tower, and the decorations with colorful glazes and ceramic tiles and stained glass, the Cathedral of the Savior or the Resurrection of Christ (official name) is one of the most recognizable symbols St. Petersburg.
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Statue symbol of the Danish capital, the Little Mermaid is one of the most visited attractions.