Berlin - Architecture in 2011

These photographs were taken from a bus window during a tour in the spring of 2011. The buildings generally looked very modern and construction was ongoing throughout the city for not only buildings but infrastructure. Some buildings, such as the Reichstag, were refurbished in the late 1990s after World War II and a long time of disrepair. These buildings were restored to their early glory and architectural style, with some modern additions.

The photo of the Berlin Cathedral shows the Berliner Schloss (Berlin Castle).  It in in a reconstruction phase. The Stadtschloss (German: Berliner Stadtschloss, in English the Berlin City Palace), was a royal palace in the centre of Berlin, capital of Germany.  It is a very interesting process to watch as the country strives to reunite.  See the reconstruction section in this wikipedia wrting.

Descriptive references are from Wikipedia.



The Altes Museum (German for Old Museum)
is one of several internationally renowned museums on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany.

Berlin Cathedral (German: Berliner Dom)
 is the colloquial name for the Evangelical (i.e. Protestant) Oberpfarr- und Domkirche (English analogously: Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church, literally Supreme Parish and Cathedral Church) in Berlin, Germany.
The Stadtschloss (German: Berliner Stadtschloss, in English the Berlin City Palace),
was a royal palace in the centre of Berlin, capital of Germany.
 (NOTE: I looked up this view on Google Maps and the old building on the left, the Berliner Schloss, is in the process of a teardown.  Sad but it was probably too costly to refurbish. View is from Rathoausstrasse. 



Reichstagsgebäude
the specific German word for Parliamentary buildings, often simply shortened to Reichstag.

New Berlin Central Station - working and under construction.

Paul-Löbe-Haus, Berlin

Paul-Löbe-Haus and Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus connected by bridge. 



USA Embassy is very close to the Brandenburg Gate.
The (new) embassy building on Pariser Platz opened on July 4, 2008.

In the Embassy section.  The street barriers pop-up from the pavement as needed.