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This retail and office complex, built in 1994–7 by US star architect Philip Johnson, reflects in its design the clear lines of the Bauhaus style.
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The Galeries Lafayettes and the Friedrichstadtpassagen are based within these three office blocks by architects Nouvel, Pei and Ungers (see Shops) .
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The seat of the Deutscher Bundestag, the German parliament, with its spectacular cupola, is a magnet for visitors (see Reichstag) .
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Built according to plans by Philipp Daniel Boumann in 1785–90, this palace was the residence of the Hohenzollerns until 1861. Since 1994 the stately building with its Neo-Classical façade has been the official residence of the President of the Federal Republic. The modern, egg-shaped Presidential Offices stand immediately next to the old palace.
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This palace boasts Baroque and Rococo splendours and a beautiful park, making it one of the most attractive in Germany (see Schloss Charlottenburg) .
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The Victory Column in Tiergarten, 62 m (203 ft) high, decorated with the statue of Victoria, offers great views (see Tiergarten & Federal District) .
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One of Berlin’s largest new structures is the spectacular Sony Center (see Potsdamer Platz) .
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Berlin’s largest Catholic church was commissioned by Frederick the Great in 1747–73 after his conquest of Silesia (see Unter den Linden) .
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The small synagogue looks the same today as when it was originally built 100 years ago (see Prenzlauer Berg) .
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Designed by J A Nering as the first Berlin Baroque building, the former Royal Prussian Arsenal is now the Deutsches Historisches Museum (see Unter den Linden) , with a modern addition by L M Pei.
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