Since Jan 01, 2000: District Mitte
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Traffic junctions in Mitte are underground and city-train stations Alexanderplatz (U2, U5, U8, S3, S5, S7, S9) and Friedrichstraße (U6, S1, S2, S3, S5, S7, S9) where also many regional express trains stop.
Further information: Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin
Brandenburger Tor, Unter den Linden, Friedrichstraße, Alexanderplatz …the list of top-notch sights in the east and west of the Capital could go on and on. The Brandenburger Tor, a symbol of Berlin, the German division and reunification, is the city's most famous structure. A BERLIN infostoreis located in one of the side wings. From Brandenburg Gate the boulevard Unter den Linden takes you to the Schlossbrücke bridge. Every spot along the way has a story to tell: the Humboldt-Universität, the Bebelplatz, the Staatsoper, the Komische Oper Berlin, the Neue Wache, the Zeughaus, the Kronprinzenpalais - just to name the most significant attractions. Directly across from the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) facing Lustgarten and the grandiose ensemble of magnificent classicist UNESCO world heritage site structures on Museumsinsel, one overlooks Schlossplatz, where the demolition of the Palace of the Republic has been started. It is on this historical plot that the Stadtschloss (city castle) will be reconstructed
Unter den Linden continues as Karl Liebknecht Straße once across the Spree. Following Karl Liebknecht Straße past the Neptunsbrunnenfountain, St.-Marien-Kirche and the majestic Rotes Rathaus (Berlin city hall) you arrive at AlexanderplatzAlexanderplatz. Cold yet impressive high-rises dwarfed by the city's tallest building, the 365m TV Tower (Fernsehturm), mark the current and former centre of east Berlin. In the nearby ALEXA shopping center a BERLIN infostore is located.
Elegant Friedrichstraße is the perfect place to shop or stroll through boutiques and noble department stores. Heading south, come to the former border crossing Checkpoint Charlie and proceeding north, to Oranienburger Straße. Formerly a Jewish quarter, this stretch has become a hive of nightlife crowned by the New Synagogue's golden dome. Do not miss the vibrant cultural centre Tacheles which has made itself at home in the ruins of a defunct department store. Exclusive and eccentric shops, sophisticated cocktail bars and ramshackle courtyard romance mingle in and around the Hackesche Höfe. Encounters with internationally renowned politicians are quite common in the area around Schiffbauerdamm near the Deutsches Theater, Charité University Hospital and the new government quarter (see Tiergarten), you are likely to meet prominent politicians.Those who prefer to stay away from the hustle and bustle should visit the Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof, where famous personages like Hegel, Brecht and the Berlin architect Karl Friederich Schinkel are buried.
Mitte also has much to offer to the south of Unter den Linden/Karl Liebknecht Straße: just behind the Rotes Rathaus the reconstructed Nikolaiviertel Nikolaiviertel maintains the charm of an eighteenth century town. Not far from the conspicuous dome adorning St.-Hedwigs Cathedral lies Gendarmenmarkt with the Schauspielhaus, conceived by Schinkel. It is flanked by the German and French Cathedrals and is one of Europe's most beautiful squares.
Potsdamer Platz, one of Berlin's central features, spans the area between Mitte and Tiergarten.