Self-Guided Walking Tour of Berlin with Audio Insights

In front of you are a set of royal residences dating from the 18th century: the Kronprintz Palace and the Princesses' Palace, now the Opera Café.

The famous Unter den Linden Avenue, literally meaning “under the linden trees,” extends from the Brandenburg Gate to the castle bridge behind you.

Here you are in one of the most beautiful squares in the capital, renamed in 1947, in honor of one of the founders of the German Socialist Democratic Workers' Party: August Bebel.

This is a magnificent symbol of religious tolerance. St. Edwig's Cathedral, which you have in front of you, is the episcopal seat of the archdiocese of Berlin and one of the most important Catholic places of worship in Germany.

As you have noticed, one of the major interests of this place lies in the resemblance between the two churches that balance it. However, they were not built at the same time.

Since you are going down Charlotte Street for several hundred meters, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a bit about the queen hidden behind this name.

This ultra-colorful block, which contrasts sharply with the rest of the neighborhood, is the work of the Italian architect Aldo Rossi: the Schützenstraße neighborhood.

On your right, you have the project The Wall, Asisi Panorama Berlin which invites you to relive, thanks to hundreds of retouched and scaled photographs, the daily life of Berliners in the 1980s.

You arrive at the site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS, whose ruins were razed after the war.

You've certainly heard of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, considered, at least at one time, to be the German version of Times Square.

Before I learn a bit more about the memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe, which you see in front of you, I wanted to tell you a word about Hitler.

You are on the huge Alexander Square, one of the most iconic places in Berlin. It was named so in 1805, for the visit of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, during his visit to the King of Prussia.

During your visit to Berlin, be prepared to encounter numerous memorials dedicated to the various communities persecuted by the Nazi regime.

The white crosses that you discover on the railings are there in memory of the people who lost their lives trying to cross the wall.

The beautiful building with ultra-modern architecture that you see on the other bank is part of the parliamentary complex of the German federal government.

The beautiful building you see across the street with its large Ionic columns and countless moldings is one of the few large entertainment halls from the beginning of the 20th century that are still present in Berlin.

The imposing building that you walk along on the left side and that seems to take up the entire block is the Berlin State Library.

If you were wondering, know that the statue of the rider you see in the center of the street is that of King Frederick II of Prussia, aka Frederick the Great.

You are now surrounded by beautiful period buildings, normal, you arrive in the district of Humboldt University, surrounded by the State Library and the Institute of Science.

Walk up to this colonnaded temple and look inside. It is a moving commemorative monument in memory of war victims.