A couple Berlin sites

One evening, we wandered around the eastern part of Berlin. On our wanderings, we saw the Brandenburg Tor which was built in the late 1700s to represent peace. After Napoleon concurred Berlin, he took the top of the gate with him as war spoils. When the Nazis were in power, they used the gate to symbolize their power. When the Berlin wall was built, the gate was closed.

After seeing the gate, we then wandered towards our hotel and happened upon the Holocaust Memorial and Jewish museum. Unfortunately, the visitor centre was closed so we couldn't see it. The memorial is quite striking, especially at dusk. The ground is uneven and the pillars are as well so there is this surreal wavy characteristic to it. As you get further into the memorial, the pillars also get taller. It is well worth a visit.