Victories and parades One possibility is to walk from there westwards, through the green parks of Tiergarten district (literally: the garden for animals, though there are no animals there as far as we know. It is called so because it 400 years ago it was the royal hunting ground). This track will bring us to the presidential palace Schloss Bellevue (no entrance).
Through the long avenue called Strasse des 17. Juni, we can cross Tiergarten further to the west, and see on our way the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (the world cultures house) which was donated by the US government to the city of Berlin after building it for its display in an international construction fair.
Address: John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10; Public transport: S-Bahn (Schloss Bellevue station) or U-Bahn (Reichstag or Brandenburger Tor station). Not far away from there the stands the famous victory column (Siegesauele), which was erected in order to commemorate the victory of Prussia over Denmark at war.
The Strasse des 17. Juni was used by the Nazis for their pompous parades. It received its name in memory of the popular uprising of German citizens in East Germany in 17th of June 1953. That revolt was oppressed brutally.
Diplomatic architecture The elegant Botschaftsviertel (Embassies' quarter) stretches between Tiergarten and the Spree River. Before the 2nd World War, there were in this neighborhood 65 embassy and consulate buildings. In 1991 the restoration of the Botschaftsviertel started. Visiting there is highly recommended to architecture lovers.
Address: Tiergartenstrasse.
Public transport: S-Bahn (Zoologischer Garten station); U-Bahn (Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz or Kurfuerstenstrasse stations)
