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Berlin
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the city has become a breeding
ground for artistic innovation. Grand hotels have reasserted themselves
on Gendarmenmarkt or Unter den Linden. Architects have re-created museum
spaces while this international stage has attracted investors from
all over the world. New among the attractions are: I.M. Pei's Deutsches
Historisches Museum and Daniel Libeskind's famous Jewish Museum. Passenger
boats offer an easy way to view the city's developments by cruising
the Spree River. Berlin boasts a total of 1,700 bridges, across the
Havel and Spree Rivers and the tiny canals in between.
Frankfurt
Known primarily as a commercial center, this affluent port city is also
home to the Imperial Cathedral that has been the coronation site for
the sovereigns of the Holy Roman Empire. Today, Frankfurt recalls its
illustrious past in some 40 museums, many of which are clustered about
the Main River bank, and is the home of a variety of skilled artisans
and tradespeople.
Hamburg
As Germany's second largest city, Hamburg lives up to its reputation
for being elegant, cosmopolitan and "cutting edge", after
all, this is the city that put the Beatles on the map. It has more
bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined. Hamburg is also home to
world-famous museums, converted covered markets and several art auction
houses and galleries. And as Germany's greenest city, over 50 percent
of its area is covered in parks, woods and nature reserves.
Munich
Munich is the capital of Bavaria, set on the bank of the Isar River,
and is the site of the Oktoberfest and the Hofbrauhouse. Sip beer in
Munich's famed beer gardens, tour the Nymphenburg Palace, and visit
the Alte Pinakothek, one of the world's most famous art galleries.
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