Berlin Travel Documentary: A Guide to Berlin, Historic German City and Berlin Wall Explored. A look at Berlin's beautiful tourist scene, with glimpses of history meeting the modern world in this extraordinary city. Starting in the modern, crisp city centre and taking a look at the contemporary architecture, and eventually moving on to the Berlin Wall and relics of the infamous World Wars. This stunning German capital city is truly where the past meets the present! Why not join the channel at: http://www.youtube.com/worlddocs2100 Berlin is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city and is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in north-eastern Germany on the River Spree, it is the centre of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has about 4½ million residents from over 180 nations. Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes. First documented in the 13th century, Berlin became the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701--1918), the German Empire (1871--1918), the Weimar Republic (1919--33) and the Third Reich (1933--45). Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. After World War II, the city, along with the German state, was divided - into East Berlin — capital of the German Democratic Republic, colloquially identified in English as East Germany — and West Berlin, a political exclave (surrounded by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989) and a de facto (although not de jure) state of the Federal Republic of Germany, known colloquially in English as West Germany from 1949 to 1990. Following German reunification in 1990, the city was once more designated as the capital of all Germany. Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media, and science, hosting 147 foreign embassies. Its economy is primarily based on high-tech industries and the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, research facilities, media corporations, and convention venues. Berlin also serves as a continental hub for air and rail transport and is a popular tourist destination. Significant industries include IT, pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, electronics, traffic engineering, and renewable energy. For more on Berlin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin For the Berlin Wall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall East Germany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany West Germany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany West Berlin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Berlin For Germany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany For more on history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History For more on documentaries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film For up to date world news: http://www.cnn.com or: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news or: http://www.lemonde.fr finally: http://news.sky.com/world See also: Berlin (German State),Berlin Wall (Structure),Germany,Berlin documentary,berlin travel documentary,travel in germany,german travel documentary,see berlin,Travel Documentary (TV Genre),Berlin wall documentary,berlin city,historic germany,guide to berlin,tourism in berlin,german tourism,germany tourism,germany travel,berlin travel,travel in berlin,柏林,Berlijn,Berlino,베를린,Берлин,Berlín,Berliner Mauer,berlin diary, worlddocs2100

• published: 25 Apr 2014
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