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Potsdamer Platz

Public Square, Center of Berlin, Berlin, Germany 10785

Featured Review : While it’s more a commercial and entertainment district than a specific sight, Potsdamer Platz is the ultimate counterpoint to the Berlin Wall and everything it stood for. I wasn’t personally aware of this before I visi...See Full Review

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Potsdamer Platz Reviews

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Shopping Mall... And Historical Sight

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Owen Lipsett from New York, New York
  • December 9, 2009
Shopping Mall... And Historical Sight
Quote: While it’s more a commercial and entertainment district than a specific sight, Potsdamer Platz is the ultimate counterpoint to the Berlin Wall and everything it stood for. I wasn’t personally aware of this before I visited, assuming only that it... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Berlin - Monuments

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Potsdamer Platz

  • 5 out of 5 stars by nickyjj from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • July 26, 2005
Quote: The Potsdamer Platz is a brand new, vibrant area that was built during the 1990s in the former east Berlin. The area is a now key to Berlin in terms of business with many major German companies having their headquarters here, including Deutsche... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Bonanza in Berlin!!

Potsdamer Platz

  • 4 out of 5 stars by kjrst9 from Jersey City, New Jersey
  • July 8, 2004
Quote: Potsdamer Platz, once the largest urban development zone in the world, is a great testament to the growth of reunified Germany. it was once the "no man's land" between the Berlin Wall, and now is being redeveloped (nearly complete by now) with... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Berlin, Germany, on a budget!

Shopping - Potsdamer Platz (H&M!)

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Amelia_T from Sydney, Australia
  • December 10, 2003
Quote: The Potsdamer Platz Arkaden has most of the main retail stores that can be found throughout Germany, but my favourites are the H&M store with all the great affordable clothes for men, women and kids and the H&M Details store, which is... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Berlin - The best city ever!

Potsdamer Platz

  • 2 out of 5 stars by JulieHolm from Vienna, Virginia
  • February 7, 2003
Quote: After spending some time up in the tower, we headed back to the U-Bahn and went to Potsdammer Platz. This major square, formerly a no-man's land in East Berlin, is still mostly under construction. I was somewhat disappointed with the surface level,... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Weekend in Berlin

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East Berlin

  • 4 out of 5 stars by becks from Mexico City, Mexico
  • October 3, 2002
East Berlin
Quote: At times Berlin looks like one massive building site and it is hard to decide whether the economy is booming or whether Berlin is trying to finally rid itself of the ghosts of the past. Most of the building activity is taking place in the former... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Summer in Berlin

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Potsdamer Platz

  • 4 out of 5 stars by travel2000 from New York, New York
  • July 17, 2001
Potsdamer Platz
Quote: Before World War II, the land Potsdamer Platz sits on was one of the busiest squares in the whole of Europe. However, when the Wall was built, it was divided right in the center and was left deserted for many years. Now that the Wall is down, this... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal The New Berlin

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Berlin's old and new surfaces - Part II

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Hal1026 from Scottsdale, Arizona
  • March 3, 2001
Berlin's old and new surfaces - Part II
Quote: Continuing from Alexanderplatz by way of the subway system, I made my way to Potsdamer Platz, another of Berlin's most historic squares I'd been hearing so much about. With good reason too: emerging from underground the first thing that strikes you... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal Glass, Steel, Water: Hello to Berlin

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Info Box at Potsdammer Platz

  • 3 out of 5 stars by travel2000 from New York, New York
  • November 1, 2000
Info Box at Potsdammer Platz
Quote: This is a temporary building with documentary and excellent models of the new construction in Potsdammer Platz. When the Wall came down, the land on each side was completely deserted and undeveloped (please see entry on Potsdamer Platz for full... Read the full Potsdamer Platz review

From journal The New Berlin