Tiergarten images

Berlin - May, 2009

Tiergarten

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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

The ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church stand next to the modern church tower.

plaque showing the original church

This impression shows what the original church looked like.

elephant

The elephants adorn the entrance to the Zoo.

Spanish

The Spanish Embassy is across the street from the Tiergarten.

hunt

A numer of these older monuments depict hunting scenes. Note the bullet holes in the base.

Bismarck

A memorial to Bismarck is off to the side of the Siegessaeule.

Siegessaeule

The Victory Column is as prominent as the Brandenburg Gate at the other end of the road.

fox

This urban fox seemed to be very comfortable in the Tiergarten.

grilling

The smoke from charcoal fires fills the spring air on this day in the park.

Bellevue

This official government residence is protected with tight security.

Soviet

The Soviet War Memorial seems to prod us not to forget their part in the defeat of the Nazis.

fish

Kids were playing near the fish sculpture. The boy grabs the big fish!

Frederick Wilhelm III

The garden nearby is only one of a handful of flower gardens in the park.

Stone

POlished rocks from various continents make up this sculpture.

Goethe

A literary giant.

Mozart, Bach and Hayden

Each face of this monument is dedicated to one of the musicians.

homosexuals

A curiosity, if nothing else.

Potsdamer Platz

The modern architecture of the Sony Center is extraordinary.

Bear of Berlin

This bear is covered with floating euro notes.

giraffe

Legos used in a big way.

Station at Potsdamer Platz

This is the newest and most modern of the transit stations we encountered.

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