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| Holiday in Germany |
 On Holiday in Germany you’ll be pleased from what you can see. The country features a wealth of tourist attractions.
In the first third of the 20th century, German architecture was highly acclaimed throughout the world. The names of the Bauhaus teachers are world famous: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Bruno Taut and Erich Mendelsohn all had a major influence on international modern architecture. At the latest after they had built some of the most famous skyscrapers in the US, especially in Chicago, the styles of these masterminds conquered the world.
Today, German architecture, like so much else, has gone global. Berlin can be seen as the focal point of Germany's architectural future: Since 1990, virtually the entire city center has been under renovation, with the aim of giving Berlin the look of a cosmopolitan capital and a thriving metropolis. British architect Sir Norman Foster converted the former Reichstag into the new German parliament, crowning it with a glass cupola which serves as a new hallmark of the German capital.
You can go for a weekend Holiday in Germany in Berlin. Amble through the day in one of Berlin's more than 20 weekly flea markets. One of the biggest and most touristy markets is located on the Strasse des 17. Juni, near the Zoo Station. Here you’ll find a collection of fancy buttons, jewelry, postcards and Soviet-era memorabilia. Most of the flea markets are open on Saturday and Sunday until early afternoon.
It’s good to have a street map on your Holiday in Germany. Now take Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, named after the Communist leader slain in 1919, over the Spree River and onto the Museumsinsel. The temple-like building next door, Schinkel’s Neue Wache, was the Royal Guardhouse until Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated in 1918. Today it is Germany’s national war memorial.
Another town to visit in your Holiday in Germany is Dresden. Dresden is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. The city today functions as an important cultural, political, and economic center in Germany.
Dresden is located in the southeastern corner of eastern Germany; about two hours south of Germany's capital, Berlin, and about two hours north of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. About an hour northwest of Dresden is Leipzig, another big city in Saxony.
Dresden is also an important center of the sciences and is home to many researchers. The city is often called the "Silicon Valley of Germany" because numerous computer hardware and hi-tech development firms have opened offices and research facilities in the region. The Dresden University of Technology is one of the world's oldest technical universities.
Before the bombing raids of World War II, Dresden with its unmatched collection of baroque architecture was famous as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The style of architecture that predominated under August I of Saxony is known as Dresdner Barock.
During your Holiday in Germany you may decided to visit Leipzig. Leipzig is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. The name is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk (settlement where the linden trees stand). It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Pleisse, White Elster and Parthe.
May be the most famous place to visit in Holiday in Germany is The Black Forrest A book of documents from the 9th century reverently calls the dark forest "Saltus Svarzwald". The mountain range between Pforzheim and Basel has long been a colourful leisure paradise.
The Black Forest (“Schwarzwald") is a wooded mountain region in southwest Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg along the Rhine River and the French border. The Black Forest is divided into three sections: northern, southern, and middle.
The Black Forest is known worldwide as the area where the Grimm fairy tales originated. In olden times, witches, gnomes, spirits, and the Krampus were thought to live here.
There is no opportunity to become bored. Almost every town has its own museum of local history. Many places remind you of the ancient trade of glass blowing and charcoals burning, and of course also of the craftsmen who transported the huge Black Forest trees all the way to Holland.
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