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Alexanderplatz
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Study in colors: A rider exits one of the many U-Bahn (subway) stations in Berlin, which claims the most extensive subway system in Germany.
Chamäleon Varieté Cabaret Bar
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Cabaret had its golden age in Berlin in the 1920s and ‘30s, but is alive and well at such variety theaters as the Chamäleon.
Art Exhibit in Public Square
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Living room as artistic statement: A playful work of performance art illuminates a square in Berlin, a city with a rich artistic tradition.
Neptune Fountain
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
School children frolic in the bronze lap of the River Elbe, one of the four female figures representing Prussian rivers that adorn the 19th-century Neptune Fountain in front of Berlin’s City Hall.
Turkish Dance in Kreuzberg
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Turkish women dance in the largely Turkish neighborhood of Kreuzberg to celebrate May 1. Berlin boasts more than 100,000 Turkish immigrants.
Hackescher Markt Station
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Commuters await a train at the Hackescher Markt railway stop, under which a variety of cafés and eateries serve up coffee and cocktails.
Quartier 205 Shopping Center
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
Bold artworks adorn the Quartier 205 shopping center in Berlin’s tony Mitte neighborhood.
Galeries Lafayette Shopping Center
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
All that glitters seems to be gold in the upscale Galeries Lafayette shopping center, in the Mitte district.
View of Berlin
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
The second tallest tower in Europe, the Fernsehturm—the TV Tower—rises above Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, once a hub of Berlin nightlife.
Trabant
Photograph by Stefano Amantini/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis
“I drive electrically,” reads the back end of a newly “greened” Trabant, the flagship car brand of former East Germany.