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Top 10 Best of the Rest

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1. Tränenpalast

The Palace of Tears witnessed much heartbreak, when Western visitors parted from family or friends in the East after a visit. Today, the former checkpoint at S-Bahn station Friedrichstraße is a concert hall.
2. Russian Embassy

This giant building, typical of Stalinist “wedding cake” style, was erected in 1948–53 on the site of the old Tsarist embassy.
3. WMF-Haus

The former headquarters of the porcelain and cutlery manufacturer WMF has remarkable façades, decorated with beautiful mosaics.
4. Alte Kommandantur

An impressive classicist building designed by Schinkel and rebuilt in 2004 to house the Berlin offices of Bertelsmann.
5. Maxim-Gorki-Theater

The renowned theatre was once Berlin’s Singakademie, or singing school. Paganini and Liszt, among others, performed here.
6. S-Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

Remodelled several times, this has always been one of Berlin’s most famous stations. In 1961–89, it was the principal crossing point between East and West.
7. Admiralspalast

The old Admirals’ Palace is the only remaining theatre in Berlin’s erstwhile entertainment district. Today it is the home of the Metropoltheater (currently closed).
8. Palais am Festungsgraben

The Baroque palace of 1753 has maintained its original elegant interior.
9. Komische Oper

One of Germany’s most magnificent opera houses, dating from 1892, is concealed behind a modern façade. All performances are in German.
10. Mohrenkolonnaden

The Neo-Classical arcades, designed in 1787 by Carl G. Langhans, originally adorned a bridge across the city moat.