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	German Historical Museum - http://www.deutsches.historisches.museum/ENGLISH/index.html Information about the history of the Zeughaus building, the avantgarde exhibition center by I.M. Pei, and the various exhibitions, collections and departments within the German Historical Museum.
	German Resistance Memorial Center - http://www.gdw-berlin.de/ Located in the historic section of the former headquarters of the Army High Command, it documents the failed attempt of Colonel von Stauffenberg and others to assassinate Hitler. It also operates a documentation and memorial center in Berlin-Plötzensee, where 3000 innocent people were executed between 1933-1945 as a result of the Nazi penal and judiciary system.
	Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe - http://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/ Built following a 1999 resolution of the German Parliament, the Memorial, located in immediate vicinity of the central Brandenburg Gate, commemorates the victims of the Holocaust. A remarkable symbol for Germany's facing the dark sides of its history.
	House of the Wannsee Conference - Memorial Center - http://www.ghwk.de/engl/kopfengl.htm The permanent exhibition documents the Wannsee conference, the events prior to it, and its consequences. It provides basic information on the entire process of the segregation, persecution and genocide of the European Jews by German authorities under the Nazi dictatorship.
	Topography of Terror - Exhibition and Documentation Centre - http://www.topographie.de/en/index.htm The Topography of Terror Foundation operates an open-air exhibition on the former site of the Nazi Secret Police, where it documents the crimes carried out during the 'Third Reich'.

	The Allied Museum - http://www.alliiertenmuseum.de/ The Allied Museum documents the presence of the allied forces (US, France, Britain) in Berlin after World War II. It is a colourful display of the life of West Berliners and allied military personnel between 1945 and the fall of the Berlin wall.
	The Story of Berlin Museum - http://www.story-of-berlin.de Commercial museum with interactive, hands-on exhibition, video and audio recordings. Emphasis on Berlin as a divided city, 20th-century history. Detailed information for visitors
	Berlin Wall Documentation Center - http://www.berliner-mauer-dokumentationszentrum.de/index_e.html Small museum at the Berlin Wall Memorial Ensemble at Bernauer Strasse; ensemble consists of original stretch of the Wall, complete with technical equipment, the Chapel of Reconciliation, and the documentation site.
	German-Russian Museum, Berlin (Karlshorst) - http://www.museum-karlshorst.de/html/service/service/index.shtml Originally founded in 1967 for the Soviet army stationed in East Germany, the museum commemorates and researches the history of Eastern Europe during the Second World War. English-language summary; limited service information.
	Anti-War Museum Berlin - http://www.anti-kriegs-museum.de/english/start1.html The Anti-War Museum presents photographs, documents and objects from the First and Second World War. Founded in 1925, it furthers the cause of pacifism. Website includes brief history, background and visitor information (see link 'Impressum').

	Monuments in Berlin - http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/index_en.shtml Very list of all the major monuments, historical and archeological sites in Berlin; detailed background information; visitor information and contacts when available.
	Checkpoint Charlie Museum - http://www.worldtouristattractions.travel-guides.com/attractions/hcc/hcc.asp Contact Addresses, Transportation, Opening Times, Admission Fees and other information on the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. Brief description of the exhibition documenting the ingenious attempts of many civilians to escape from the Communist East of Germany before the fall of the wall.
	Prussian Palaces and Gardens in Berlin and Brandenburg - http://www.spsg.de/index.php?id=1&sessionLanguage=en Detailed information about the architectural and horticultural monuments, which are typical of Berlin's Prussian heritage. Visitor information about Palaces Charlottenburg (Berlin), Rheinsberg and Potsdam-Sanssouci (both Brandenburg). UNESCO world heritage site.

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