Travel Notes on Unter den Linden in Germany

Germany is a very famous country, and it is also a powerful country. I think everyone knows something about this country. It is because of everyone’s understanding of this country. Today I will not talk about it with you. It’s a famous city. Let me tell you a story about a street in Germany. Read on.

Extending eastward from the Brandenburg Gate to the Palace Bridge is the center of Berlin's old city - Unter den Linden. This avenue, about 60 meters wide, transforms into the most beautiful and elegant boulevard in the city when summer comes. The street was originally built as a passage for royal hunting parties to the Tiergarten Park. Later, linden and walnut trees were planted along the street, and many important buildings were later built. After World War II, Unter den Linden was destroyed by the war and turned into a pile of rubble. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the roads and buildings on both sides were repaired and rebuilt, making it a must-visit place in Berlin today. Embassies of various countries, Hotel Adlon, Deutsche Bank, State Opera House, Humboldt University, Old Royal Library, German Historical Museum, New Post Office and Museum Island, etc. There are old and new buildings with different styles on both sides of the road, but they have a unified and harmonious aesthetic. Cars and horse-drawn carriages walk side by side on Unter den Linden

Unter den Linden in winter lacks the greenery and feels a bit bleak

Unter den Linden at night, The linden tree with twining lights looks very Christmassy

Architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel integrated the buildings of different styles on both sides of Unter den Linden Avenue to create a unified aesthetic.

E.T. aliens were discovered along the road! It turned out to be Madame Tussauds in Berlin

There are two shops along the south side of Unter den Linden that are not to be missed. One is Berlin A tourist souvenir shop with a large area and a wide range of products. The other one is the "Traffic Signal Man" specialty store. In Berlin's tourist souvenir shops, apart from the fragments of the Berlin Wall, the most distinctive souvenir is this little red and one green traffic signal figure. If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that the traffic lights at each pedestrian intersection are flashing traffic light figures. This was specially designed as early as the East German period to educate pedestrians to obey traffic rules. After the reunification of the two Germanys, the logo was retained because of its liveliness and cuteness, and is still in use today, and has even become a favorite tourist souvenir.

In a Berlin tourist souvenir shop, classic black convertibles are filled with Berlin’s mascot, the stuffed bear.

Unter den Linden is the main artery of Berlin. Strolling through the city's veins is like walking in history, including war monuments, ancient buildings, historical sites, libraries and museums. The trees, as well as the bronze equestrian statue of Frederick the Great standing in the middle of the road, are all silently whispering their past to the people passing by.

Beside the equestrian bronze statue of Frederick the Great, to the south is Bebelplatz, which used to be called "Theater Square". On the west side of the square is the Baroque-style Old Royal Library of Humboldt University (Alte K?nigliche Bibliothek). Close to the southeast corner is St. Hedwig's Cathedral (Sankt-Hedwigskathedrale), which partially imitates the Pantheon in Rome. The building was the first and only Roman Catholic church in Berlin before 1854.

This inconspicuous square once staged an extreme tragedy - the Nazi book burning incident in 1933! Later, people built an underground library monument here and named it "The Empty Bookshelf" ". Through the glass on the ground in the center of the square, you can see rows of empty bookshelves below.

The Berlin State Opera (Staatsoper) on the east side of the square is under renovation. To the north of the road and eastward along the street are the main building of Humboldt University (Humboldt University?t), the NeueWache (NeueWache) and the German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).

Humboldt University is the oldest university in Berlin. It was originally a palace built for Prince Heinrich, brother of Emperor Friedrich the Great. The students who teach and graduate here are well-known, such as teacher Albert Einstein, as well as Marx and Engels who studied here.

Facing the gate is the statue of German educator Alexander von Humboldt. On the front wall of the main building of the university is a famous quote by Marx: "Philosophers only give different explanations of the world, but the important thing is to change the world."

The area near Humboldt University is full of academic atmosphere. Not only are there the Old National Library and the Old Royal Library, but there are also book stalls at the door all year round. People in the past stop and read with interest.