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Germany |
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Language(s) | German |
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Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +49 |
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Population | 82,398,000 |
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Area | 357,021 sq km |
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Capital | Berlin |
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GDP | $3.26 trillion |
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Germany |
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Language(s) | German |
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Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +49 |
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Population | 82,398,000 |
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Area | 357,021 sq km |
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Capital | Berlin |
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GDP | $3.26 trillion |
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Östlicher Stülerbau, Schlossstraße Berlin, Berlin |
Museum |
Located directly opposite Schloss Charlottenburg is the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection), Ostlicher Stülerbau, Schlossstraße. It is a collection of royal ancient Egyptian art from around 3000 BC up to the Roman Period. The works of art from the time of King Akhenaton (around 1340 BC) are internationally famous.
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Bodestraße Berlin, Berlin |
Museum |
The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Galley), Bodestraße, houses a collection of 19th- and early 20th-century art, including paintings by Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, and sculptures
by Auguste Renoir, Hans von Marees, and Louis Corinth. German artists from this period are also well represented.
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Lustgarden Berlin, Berlin |
Museum |
The oldest museum here is the appropriately named Altes Museum (Old Museum), Lustgarden, which has been in existence since 1830. The permanent colexistence since 1830. The permanent collection consists mainly of Greek and Roman art and sculptures. The main attraction – Etruscan art – will only be on display after completion of the rebuilding.
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Hackesche Höfe 5 Berlin, Berlin 030-4404-8809 http://www.ampelmann.de |
Gallery |
Hackescher Höfe complex is particularly popular. The cheerful, green figure used in East Germany at traffic lights, the Ampelmännchen, has a cult following. The Ampelmann Gallerie Shop sells souvenirs of all kinds adorned with this figure.
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Friederichstraße Berlin, Berlin 030-208-2655 |
Market/Bazaar |
Berlin has a surprising number of antique shops offering fair prices due to the concentration of competition in the same geographic areas. In Charlottenburg, some 30 shops are located in Suarezstraße (U-Bahn station Sophie-Charlotte-Platz). Many antique shops are in the side-streets around Nollendorfplatz. In contrast to most other shops, this market is also open on Sunday but closed on Tuesday.
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