Berlin

Left to right: Gendarmenmarkt; modern art in the Jewish Museum; the Berliner Dom ( Thomas Gerzer); Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum ( Anton Bawab).

Berlin is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with nearly 3.5 million inhabitants. Full of history and culture, Berlin has a number of sights of religious interest, including several cathedrals, an important synagogue, cutting-edge modern architecture (as seen in the Holocaust Memorial and Jewish Museum), and world-class museums chock full of religious art and antiquities.

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	Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) Built in 1905, this magnificent basilica has been called the "Protestant St. Peter's." The crypt contains tombs of Prussian royals and you can climb up to the dome.
	Deutscher Dom Originally built in 1708, the German Cathedral was completely destroyed by fire during World War II. The cathedral was rebuilt and reopened in 1996 as a museum of German history.
	Französischer Dom The French Cathedral is the oldest of the two cathedrals on Gendarmenmarkt square. It was built by the Huguenot (French Calvinist) community between 1701 and 1705.
	Jüdisches Museum Opened in 2001, the Jewish Museum of Berlin is shaped like the Star of David and contains bizarre angles and open voids to evoke the Holocaust. It is the largest Jewish museum in Europe.
	Marienkirche An attractive Protestant church between the Berliner Dom and the TV tower, St. Mary's Church houses a 15th-century fresco called "The Dance of Death" and other artworks.
	Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe This unique Holocaust memorial was unveiled in May 2005. Spread over a large site in central Berlin, it consists of about 2,700 concrete steles arranged in a grid pattern.
	Neue Synagoge Built between 1859 and 1866 and meticulously restored, the New Synagogue of Berlin is an exotic amalgam of styles with a Moorish feel. It is both an active synagogue and a museum.
	Pergamon Museum This world-class museum showcases antiquities - including plenty of religious art - from Pergamum, Miletus and Babylon, including the famous Ishtar Gate.