My Trip to Berlin - Part 4 (9 pics)

[NOTE: I added links to the Wikipedia pages for many of the sites I visited so that you can find out more info if you want.]

Monday was a nice clear day, and not too cold. So I decided to head west, toward the Pariser Platz.  At the west end of Pariser Platz is the Brandenburg Gate, with the US Embassy on the south side, and The Kennedy's Museum and Starbucks (the other home of American's abroad) on the north side (among other things).

The Brandenburg Gate

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Enjoy!

West and slightly north of the Brandenburg Gate is the Reichstag building (west and slightly south is the Tiergarten).

The Reichstag building.

A closer view of the fresco's on the Reichstag building.  Click image to see them better.

The Paul Lobe Haus.  One of the German Parliamentary buildings.  Just north of the Reichstag building.

The back of the Reichstag building

 At the north edge of the Tiergarten, just south and west of the Reichstag building is the Soviet War Memorial.  Besides acting a memorial for the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who died during the Battle for Berlin in April and May of 1945, it is also the grave site for 2,000 of those soldiers.

Part of the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin.

One of the two T-34 tanks that flank the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin.

And finally, to west of the Soviet Memorial, I came across the structure below.  I had no idea what it was, except that it was called "The Carillon" or Glockenspiel.  I found the structure fascinating, and recommend you read the linked Wikipedia article.

The Carillon, south side.

The Carillon, east side.