CONFERENCE – EVENT – DESTINATION – ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT Germany at a Glance www.cpo-hanser.de Berlin | Hamburg Munich | Frankfurt am Main Dresden | Cologne Welcome to Germany! There are no less than 40 places in Germany on the UNESCO World Heritage list. They range from historical buildings, cathedrals, historial buildings and industrial plants to exceptional natural landscapes and even whole towns, that are heritage-protected. Thus, there is something to discover for everyone in Germany – whether it is the diverse landscape from the North Sea down to the Alps, larger and smaller cities and towns with historic sites or famous festivals like the Oktoberfest in Munich, the Cologne Carnival or the Christmas markets. On the following pages please find a brief overview of the most visited German cities with their special sights and culture. We are happy to support you in all destinations you wish to explore! Yours sincerely CPO HANSER SERVICE www.cpo-hanser.de Welcome to … 5 Berlin 15 Hamburg 25 Frankfurt am Main 35 Munich 45 Dresden 53 Cologne 62 Further Interesting Destinations in Germany 64 Map of Germany 65 CPO HANSER SERVICE GmbH BERLIN 5 Why to choose Berlin Berlin – Germany's No. 1 meeting metro polis awaits you! Why should your event take place in Berlin? n Berlin offers you an unusually diverse spectrum of trendy or historical venues and locations. n Berlin has one of the most state-of-the-art hotel landscapes in Europe with a total capacity of 145,972 beds. n Berlin is the most reasonably priced European metropolis thanks to its extremely good value for money. n Berlin is located in the heart of Europe and has excellent road, rail and air links to national and international cities. n Berlin is a modern metropolis of world-class standing. It has undergone more changes in recent years than any other European capital and is still changing today. n Berlin pleases visitors with its attractive tourism, its rich cultural landscape and well over one thousand events every day. 6 n TXL 4 21 TIERGARTEN 6 9 5 10 11 19 7 11 20 CHARLOTTENBURG City West 8 2 1 16 17 WILMERSDORF Potsdam SCHÖNEBERG W BERLIN Map 7 Sights of Berlin 1 Gedächtniskirche 11 Sammlung (Memorial Church) Scharf-Gerstenberg 2 Checkpoint Charlie 12 Museum Island PRENZLAUER BERG 3 DDR Museum 13 Pergamon Museum 4 Berlin Wall Memorial 14 Neues (New) Museum 5 Reichstag 15 TV Tower and Alexanderplatz 12 18 6 Bundeskanzleramt 16 KaDeWe and Tauentzien (Federal Chancellery) 1314 17 Kurfürstendamm 3 15 7 Holocaust Memorial 19 18 Hackesche Höfe City East 8 Topography of Terror 19 Friedrichstraße Documentation Center 20 Potsdamer Platz 9 Schloss (Palace of) 21 Charlottenburg Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) 2 10 Museum Berggruen KREUZBERG SXF / BER . Berlin Facts Size: 892 km2 Population: 3.7 mio. Visitors 2017: 12.9 mio. Room nights 2017: 28.7 mio. Capacity of beds 2017: 145,972 8 Berlin – City of Contrasts On September 6, 1991, the people of Germany decided that Berlin should be the capital city of the reunified country. It is the heart of the Berlin-Brandenburg metro politan region, located in north eastern Germany. With a population of 3.5 million in its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. Berlin has many faces. Visitors can wander about the Museum Village of the earliest Berlin settlement, located in the lovely villa district of Dahlem, or promenade and shop in the elegant shops along the famous Kurfürstendamm and Unter den Linden boulevard. They can enjoy the colourful counter culture scene in Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg. Or discover the rustic village character of the outer districts. With its rivers, lakes, canals, islands, parks and forests, Berlin also offers many opportunities to enjoy nature and take a break from the hectic pace of big city life. • www.visitberlin.de BERLIN Sights 9 Gedächtniskirche 1 Checkpoint Charlie 2 3 4 The Memorial Church on Kurfürstendamm is Numerous legends and agent stories are a monument to peace and reconciliation, and told about Checkpoint Charlie. The former the internationally known symbol of Berlin's border crossing point between East and desire to rebuild itself in the aftermath of the West Berlin was the place where Soviet war. The protestant Gedächtnis kirche consists and American tanks stood face to face, of an ensemble of church ruins and the after the construction of the Wall in 1961. modern buildings which surround it, and From 1961 to 1990, Checkpoint Charlie is consequently charac terized by the strong on Friedrichstraße was the only border contrast of history and modernity. crossing point for the Allies, foreigners, employees of the Permanent Represen- The Kurfürstendamm area is the heart of the western city and attracts with a typical tation and officials of the German Demo- Berlin life-style atmosphere with countless cratic Republic (former East Germany). restaurants, shops and the famous Berlin Zoo. To learn more about the history of the former GDR and the Berlin Wall, the DDR • www.gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de • www.kurfuerstendamm.de (GDR) Museum and the Mauermuseum (Wall Museum) are both worth a visit. • www.mauermuseum.de 10 Reichstag and Federal Chancellery 5 6 Holocaust Memorial and 7 8 Topography of Terror The Reichstag is the seat of the German Bundestag or federal parliament and, with The Holocaust Memorial for the Murdered its new dome, one of Berlin's most popular Jews of Europe is a site of commemoration attractions. Its colourful past reflects the of the 6 mio. victims. Designed by the turbulence of German history since the 19th famous architect Peter Eisenman and century. Before the renovation work began located between Brandenburg Gate and in 1994, the building became the stage for Potsdamer Platz it consists of the Field of one of the most spectacular art events in Stelae and a subterranean exhibition area Europe: it was wrapped by Christo and documenting the persecution and extermi- Jeanne Claude. The glass dome, which was nation of the European Jews. at first the subject of great controversy, has Located between Martin-Gropius-Bau and now become one of the newest landmarks Potsdamer Platz and also along a part of the in the city. Since 1999 the Reichstag further Berlin Wall the Topography of Terror building once again is the seat of the has been built up on the area of the most German Bundestag. important headquarters of Nazi crime: the The Federal Chancellery is one of the most Secret State Police Office, the SS leader- impressive pieces of architecture in the ship, the Reich Security Main Office. Today new government precinct. This large white the site documents the history of the area, edifice is part of the “ribbon of the govern- the institutions of the terror located near the ment” that stretches across the river Spree, Nazi governmental district and the crimes and it also stands in architectonic dialogue committed all over the European continent. with the historic Reichstag building. The exhibition center is completed by • www.bundestag.de 15 stations of information outside. • www.bundesregierung.de • www.holocaust-denkmal-berlin.de • www.topographie.de BERLIN Sights & Culture 11 Schloss Charlottenburg 9 10 11 Museum Island … 12 The largest and most beautiful palace in Berlin's world-famous Museumsinsel Berlin is a shining example of baroque ( Museum Island) is wedged between the architecture. It was built from 1695 to 1699 river Spree and Kupfergraben. The buildings as a summer residence for Sophie Charlotte, on the island accommodate the archaeologi- the consort of Elector Friedrich III, to plans cal collections and the art of the 19th by Johann Arnold Nering and Martin century. The Altes Museum, built in 1830 Grünberg, though at first only the central after the design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, part was actually built. was the first building on the Museum Island Vis-à-vis of the castle the buildings of the and the first public museum in the Prussian state. It was followed by the Neues Museum, Museum Berggruen and the Collection the Old National Gallery, the Scharf-Gerstenberg had been commissioned Bode Museum and the . In 1999 the by Friedrich Wilhelm IV in the 1850's and Perga mon Museum Museum Island was added to the UNESCO built by Friedrich August Stüler. The Museum World Cultural Heritage list. Berggruen presents outstanding work of During World War II, up to seventy percent Modern Art including paintings and sculp- of the museum buildings were destroyed. tures by Picasso, works by Klee, Matisse The restoration of the buildings as well as and Giacometti. the return, reunification and reorganisation The Collection Scharf-Gersternberg traces of the collections is part of the “Masterplan common threads that weave through the Museum Island”. evolution of the art of the fantastic, starting with works by Piranesi and Goya, and • www.museumsinsel-berlin.de culminating in the museum's largest suite of works: the Surrealist art of such giants of 20th century painting as Ernst and Magritte. • www.spsg.de • www.smb.museum/home.html 12 … with Pergamon Museum 7 TV Tower and Alexanderplatz 8 and Neues Museum Enjoy the fantastic view from Berlin's The Pergamon Museum was rebuilt highest building: the 365 metres high TV between 1910 and 1930. It was conceived Tower on Alexanderplatz. From 203 and 207 as a complex with three wings. Today, it metres you can have a 360° look all over the accommodates three separate museums; entire city with the Reichstag, Potsdamer the Collection of Classical Anti quities, Platz, the Brandenburg Gate, the Olympic occupying the Architectural Halls and the Stadium and the Museum Island. Sculpture Wing, the Museum of the Ancient Your stay is even more exciting if you take Near East and the Museum of Islamic Art.