|| Berlin ||

[Ke|is 3,336]

~ Berlin is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Germany and one of the sixteen

Länder. It is located in the northeast of Germany, a scant 70

kilometers from the border with Poland. It is crossed by the rivers Spree and Havel.

With a population of 3.4 million inhabitants, Berlin is the most populous city

country and the fifth largest urban agglomeration among European Union countries ~

~ Founded in 1237 as Cölln, Berlin was successively the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia

(1701-1918), the German Empire (1871-1918), of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933)

and the Third Reich (1933-1945). After the Second World War, the divided city

It was, the part east of the city became the capital of East Germany, while

that the Western Region of the town became an enclave of the country ~

~ It is one of the most influential cities in the political arena of the European Union and

2006 was chosen by UNESCO Creative City. In 2009 the city received the award

Prince of Asturias Concord ~

• Geography •

~ The exact location of the City of Berlin is 52 º 31 '12 "latitude

north, 13 º 24 '36 "east longitude. The urban extension east-west direction is

about 45 km, and a north-south about 38 km. The area of the city is

approximately 892 km ². Berlin is completely surrounded by the State

Brandenburg and is located east of the Federal Republic of Germany,

approximately 70 kilometers west of the border with Poland. The city is a

conurbations of the Federal Republic ~

~ Berlin is located in a region formed during the ice age in the Urstromtal

(old course) in Warsaw and Berlin, between the highlands of Barnim Teltow Y. The center

of Berlin is at the narrowest point of the river Spree On their way through the

Urstromtal. In Spandau, the western district of Berlin, the Spree flows into

Havel River, which flows through western Berlin in a north-south. The course of the Havel

a tiny landscape resembles a Marine, being its major widenings the

Lake Tegel and Wannsee Großer ~

[Location of Germany in Europe, and Berlin in Germany]

• History •

~ The history of Berlin itself is the history of Germany itself, and as we know it

today. Two towns founded around the year 1200, Berlin and Cölln, joined in 1307

forming a single city of 7,000 inhabitants still called the Berlin ~

~ The city entered into history in 1415 when he was elected state capital

Brandenburg, then one of the many States that composed the mosaic

Holy Roman Empire ~

~ In 1759, East Prussia was in the hands of the Russians had taken Berlin

in the framework of the Seven Years War. Russia withdrew in 1762 DUE TO

that in the Death of the Empress, his successor, Peter III, who admired Frederick

the Great of Prussia, signed a peace treaty ~

~ As part of the kingdom of Brandenburg Prussia, Berlin became the capital of

German Empire (in 1871) When Prussia achieve the unification of Germany after

first defeating Austria in the Seven Weeks' War (1866) and then finish

with the French Second Empire defeat his army in the Franco-Prussian War.

Since then a considerable population increase experiment, from 824.484

inhabitants in 1871, a 1,888,313 in 1900 to 4,024,165 in 1925. The city became

a cultural reference, architectural and financial center in the world ~

~ Capital of Nazi Germany, Berlin in 1939 reached its maximum population with

4,338,756 inhabitants. The Führer Adolf Hitler planned urban works of great

Span a cargo of Albert Speer and the renaming of how this

Germany, which did not go due out at the beginning of the Second World War

During which the Party Los mayor was destroyed by bombing

air made by the British RAF and the USAF, the air of

United States, which added the Battle of Berlin against the Soviet Army

represented by Gegam Murov (of Armenian origin). One result has bombing

and miles of ground battles killed civilians. After the defeat of the Nazi regime

Berlin was divided into four sectors under the administration of the Allies ~

[Creation of the German Empire in 1871]

~ In 1948, the three western sectors (West Berlin) were regrouped under

Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), to which the Soviet Union responded with

blocking its sector and the City of Creation of the Democratic Republic

German (GDR) in 1949, with its capital in East Berlin. This blockade failed thanks

the airlift continued for Western forces since the RFA ~

~ In 1961, the GDR built the Berlin Wall called to separate the two

parts of the city, and indeed to isolate West Berlin from East Germany, to

to halt the emigration of Germans from east to west. The wall, which

had a total of 144 km, was one of the best known symbols of the

Cold War and the Partition of Germany. Many people died in the

attempt to overcome the harsh supervision of the border guards of the GDR

As they headed to the western sector. The exact number of victims is

Subject to dispute and are not known with certainty. Different figures

versions ranging between 86 and 238 dead ~

~ Many West Berliners also left the city feeling

of insecurity or for economic reasons: the most isolated city in the territory of

Soviet influence, although massively subsidized, could not SAME

Providing the opportunities that the rest of the country, contributing to the decrease

the number of people ~

~ The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, to accept the government of the GDR's

free movement of citizens between the two parts of the city. After almost a

GDR disappeared years, in fact annexed to Germany, which in 1990 moved its

capital of Bonn, Berlin, thereby giving EU membership to the population of the

defunct Republic ~

[Potsdamer Platz (1945)]

• Remodeling of the city •

~ Today Berlin is a large lot under construction. Cranes dominate the landscape

of the city, many buildings have been renovated, historic sites as the

Potsdamer Platz and emblematic buildings like the Reichstag, have recovered

its former glory. The best architects in the world built or rebuilt

a range of public and private buildings. It is expected that by 2015

Building becomes a Royal Palace in the city destroyed during the

World War II. This project involves the creation of a large

cultural and commercial center within the new building, whose facade will be

an exact copy of the original ~

[The German Reichstag]

• Economy •

~ After reunification in 1990, substantial subsidies previously

received by West Berlin were gradually eliminated. The industrial base

of the former East Berlin, fell dramatically within a decade, giving

Place an unemployment rate of almost 20% and the stagnation of rates

GDP growth until 2005. In 2006, nominal GDP experienced Berlin

a growth rate of 1.5% (2.7% in Germany). Since then the rate

Unemployment fell steadily from 13% (Sept/2008) but is

German being above average (8.4% / Sept/2007) and the EU ~

~ Of the thirty companies that comprise the German DAX index, Siemens AG and

Deutsche Bahn have their headquarters in Berlin. Among the 20 largest employers in

Berlin are the railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB), the airline Air Berlin

(the second largest airline behind Lufthansa of Germany), the

company of the famous Charité University Hospital, the local transport company

BVG public, the Service Provider and Piepenbrock Dussmann. Bayer Schering

Pharma and Berlin Chemie son large pharmaceutical companies based in the city.

The venues in Germany from Universal Music and Sony Music are found in Berlin.

Local television stations, national and international, as RBB, MTV Europe,

VIVA, TVB, FAB, Sat.1 and N24, have their headquarters in the city ~

~ Berlin Adlershof is one of the 15 largest technology parks worldwide.

Research and development are of great economic importance, and the region

Berlin-Brandenburg is situated between the top three Innovating Regions in the EU ~

~ The growing tourism sector encompasses 581 hotels with 87,800 beds and around 15.9 million

overnight stays, making Berlin the third most visited city in the European Union ~

[Potsdamer Platz and headquarters of the Deutsche Bahn]

~ I hope to offer a great recreation of this fantastic city.

I like who have shared all the criticisms and mistakes

you can see for themselves better in the future, greetings and thanks for visiting Berlin.

[simcity4fan12 13]

I can't wait to see SC4 Pics! Looks really interesting.

[Ke|is 3,336]

~ The Museum Island, sometimes erroneously called the Museum Island (or, in

German Museum Island) in Berlin, Germany, is the name of the northern half

of Spreeinsel, an island in the Spree river in the downtown. (The southern part

Island Fischerinsel called "Isla de los Pescadores" ~

~ The island received its name from several internationally renowned museums now occupy

the entire northern half of the island (originally a residential area dedicated to

"Art and Science" by King Frederick William IV of Prussia in 1841). Constructed under several

Prussian kings, their collections of art and archeology were turned into a public foundation in

1918, the Foundation of Prussian Cultural (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), which

today maintains the collections and museums ~

~ The Prussian collections were separated during the Cold War with the city in its

whole, but were finally merged after German reunification ~

~ Currently, the Museum Island and the collections are in process of reorganization.

Given that several buildings were destroyed during the Second World War and partly

exhibition space is in the process of reconstruction, the information provided

here may be subject to change ~

~ The Old Museum (Altes Museum) is the oldest museum. It was built

between 1823 and 1830 to plans by Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

It was erected on the opposite side of the Berliner Stadtschloss (Castle of Berlin, which no longer exists).

It was intended to accommodate paintings that came from the Castles of Berlin, Potsdam,

Charlottenburg and two private collections (the library and the Giustiniani collection Solly).

This building is where Frederick William III first put to the public

The Antikensammlung, the Prussian collection of antiquities. This collection is now

part exhibited again at the Old Museum ~

~ The new Museum (Neues Museum), located behind the Old Museum, was completed

agreement in 1859 with plans Stüler August, a student of Schinkel. Was

almost destroyed during the Second World War (there were only some of the walls

outdoors) and in 2009 it completed its recovery preserving remnants of the former

Respecting the building structure. The architect commissioned to redo and rebuild

the building was David Chipperfield and spent about 292 million. On this site

will be shown, as before the war, Egyptian and prehistoric collections, including the

Famous bust of Nefertiti ~

~ The Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie) was completed in 1876, also according

to August Stüler designs to house a collection of nineteenth-century art donated

by the banker Joachim H. W. Wagener. The collection was expanded significantly and today is

one of the largest collections of sculptures and paintings of the nineteenth century in Germany.

The building was badly damaged during WWII and was restored only

completely and reopened in 2001, today houses collections boxes

(while the sculptures are out of the island, in nearby Friedrichswerdersche

Kirche, a neo-gothic church designed by Schinkel) ~

~ In 1904 he opened the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, today called Bode Museum.

Located at the northern tip of the island and easily recognized because of its dome

coppery brown, the Bode Museum was closed in 2000 for reconstruction and reopened

17 October 2006. It houses collections of sculpture and art

Late-antique and Byzantine ~

~ The last of the museums is the Pergamon Museum, completed in 1930, home

original size buildings, rebuilt, tells how the Pergamon Altar, the Gate

Ishtar gate of Babylon and the market of Miletus, which includes portions taken

Excavations originating from ~

~ The collections that joined in the Museum Island for the first time allowed

unified look to European art from antiquity to the nineteenth century, Submitted

in buildings that show the history of museums in themselves above course

A hundred years and that is why the whole complex was added to the list

of Unesco World Heritage Site in 1999 ~

~ James Simon Gallery will be a new visitors center for the Museum Island,

located between the Neues Museum and the Kupfergraben. Besides the museums, on the island

the Cathedral of Berlin near the Lustgarten (Pleasure Garden) which belonged

above the Berliner Stadtschloss ~

| | Berliner dom | |

~ The Cathedral of Berlin is known in Germany as the Berliner Dom, is a Lutheran church

located in Berlin. They are facing the Lustgarten and the Royal Palace in Berlin. This temple

never has housed a Catholic bishop, so not exactly a cathedral ~

~ The Berliner Dom was built by order of Kaiser Wilhelm II between 1895 and 1905, was designed

by Julius Raschdorff. The bombings of the Second World War seriously affected

the structure of the temple. The building was remodeled and now looks more simple top

that the original design ~

~ The cathedral is beautiful and elegant, very well kept. You'll be able to observe significant

artworks as Body Sauer, influence the neo-baroque pulpit and stained glass

designed by Anton von Werner. The altar dates back to 1850 ~

~ Inside the cathedral you can visit the crypt with more than 80 sarcophagi where

find the bodies of the kings of Prussia. You can see the whole church from

a lookout at the top. It's a broad staircase of 270 steps that allow you to have

very beautiful view of the place ~

~ Hope you like it.

[Jamonbread 222]

Thats fantastic... makes me want to visit berlin!

[SounderBruce 173]

This a very good model of Berlin you have there! Fantastic! Magnificent! Extrodinary! Can't wait for more!

[TekindusT 3,809]

This is wonderful, I think I'm going to be a regular visitor! Keep the great job, I would love to see Potsdamer Platz made in SC4!

[GMT 389]

i was prepared to see cr*p but I'm more than happy with what I saw. Very impressive start. Go on with the great work!!

[buildsolid 4]

Wonderful work on all the detail you have put into each part, keep up the great work.

[Follarch 326]

My lord...

I believe we have another professional in the City Journal forums.

[ironicepitome 0]

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*pix r so awesome that he had a brain malfunction*

[lucky7 73]

What an excellent start! Very good work, I like the layout of the river promenades and the stairs you used, very well arranged. Good information concerning the history, this should always be appreciated to make people get some background info and maybe the feeling of a foreign city.

And the AUSTRIAN (me) must tell you: for those, who have not visited Berlin yet, go and see! The city is very hip and one amongst the best of contemporary arts and culture including subcultures. It is still booming also regarding the aspects before- I have been there 4 times; if you not only take it from a typical tourists' point of view this city offers you much more and hopefully further than the eye can see.

No, I don't work for the local tourist agency, I just wanted to make you aware of a nice jewel.

So, kelistmac, I think I'll have to CJ Vienna in the near future, lol

looking forward to more,

lucky7

[Muck308 55]

Yes, very nice work here. The buildings you chose, when accurate re-creations were not available, are quite suitable. As a re-creation it does a great job and it looks fantastic!

[Norby(ToG) 6]

This CJ is an awesome work, fantastic job. I hardly believe it. Most of the plugins you used, I never saw before.

I know it is impossible but could you tell me where can I found those beautiful buildings?

[rjm35 0]

wow! i am blown away. awesome pics and great lotting

[Raysfan16 5]

Wow! Did you do that lotting yourself? It is fantastic! When I saw the first post, I thought this was going to be another dummy just showing us lots of pics of the real-life Berlin, except you are a brilliant lotter and the pics are almost like they would appear in real life anyway. Great job!

[alj 38]

Very good start. Please keep up the good work.

I see that the Palast der Republik still exists in your version of Berlin.

[Ny24 0]

Amazing detail cannot wait to see more. You should put this up in the updated CJ section

[Twenty20 28]

Wow, it's very impressive ! This update is fantastic, I like your river promenades very realistic, and the amazing work with the history of Berlin. The choice of the buildings is excellent. It's a very great work !

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull work you have done the details are fantastic my friend

[rainyday 2]

Wow. That was one amazing update.Those pictures took my breath away! I can see this being in the Hall of Fame sometime in the future!

Keep up the good work.

[Shingure 56]

I'm speechless almost.

For someone who has never went to Berlin , I would assume that this recreation is EXTREMELY accurate.

Great work!

[Benedict 3,119]

You can see by the number of responses to the 2nd update that you have created something very special... I'll be back for more, and hopefully so will everyone else!

[SimCologne 0]

Unbelievable how accurate this is. I've just come back from a weekend in Berlin and visited the sites shown here... fantastic work. Congratulations.

[Gilikov1994 4]

OMG! this is soo beautiful!!!!!!

Very like the road/trees position

please update soon is possible

[Hanson784 165]

Being a quarter German I must say das ist unglaublich aussieht!

Excellent start kelis. I sense an epic CJ in the making. Looking forward to more.

[Ke|is 3,336]

Thanks for your comments

In the next update....

[Bobbi 1]

OMG, I'm speechless.

[alj 38]

Great update. One question about the Alexanderplatz train station in the upper right corner: is this a variation of simrolle

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Excellent work - you have shown as much attention to detail here as you did on HK. Great job thus far!

[Ke|is 3,336]

Thanks for the coments

alj: Yes, Here's a picture of the lot.