Potsdamer Platz and the New Centre
After lying desolate for decades, except for the platform that allowed Westerners to peer over the Wall into the East, Potsdamer Platz is again part of Berlin's thriving centre - in the 1930s, it was the busiest square in Europe. In just a few years, the forest of cranes has given way to a new precinct full of shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. The best place to see it all (as well as terrific views over the rest of Berlin) is from the Panorama-Point, at the top of the Kollhof building, reached by what is claimed to be one of the fastest lifts in Europe.
One of the more interesting constructions is the Sony Centre, with its piazza covered by a futuristic sail-like roof. On the ground floor is the Filmmuseum Berlin, which recalls some of the city's great achievements in the early days of cinema and devotes considerable space to Marlene Dietrich.
Potsdamer Platz
Filmmuseum Berlin
Potsdamer Strasse 2
Tel: (030) 300 9030.
Website: www.filmmuseum-berlin.de
Opening hours: Tues, Wed and Fri-Sun 1000-1800, Thurs 1000-2000.
Admission charge.
Panorama-Point
Potsdamer Platz
Tel: (030) 2529 4372.
Website: www.panoramapunktotsdamerplatz.de
Opening hours: Daily 1100-1930.
Admission charge.
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