
The Deutscher Dom (1707-08) and Schinkel's Konzerthaus (1818-21) on Gendarmenmarkt,
Berlin
Apologia
There are many historic places and buildings in Berlin that have nothing to do with
the Third Reich, which was a period of only twelve years in Berlin's 1,200-year history. Among the most
beautiful are the twin cathedrals on Gendarmenmarkt, the
Französischer Dom and the
Deutscher Dom,
masterpieces of the German Baroque period, and Schinkel's
classic Konzerthaus, which sits between them. The visitor
to Berlin should visit and enjoy all these wonderful places, and the hospitality of the people of Berlin, as I did.
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