Where the concierge points people first
- Reiterstandbild Friedrich der Große — Christian Daniel Rauch's bronze of Frederick the Great on horseback, in the middle of Unter den Linden. You will pass it anyway between the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island, so look at the crowded plinth of generals and thinkers below the king. (52.5174, 13.3928)
- Marx-Engels-Denkmal — The seated Marx and standing Engels, put up by the East German state in 1986. Famous for the photos people take on Marx's lap, and a strange survivor of reunification. (52.5185, 13.4046)
- Züge ins Leben – Züge in den Tod | Trains to Life – Trains to Death — Frank Meisler's bronze group outside Friedrichstraße station, remembering the Jewish children sent to Britain on the Kindertransport and the many deported east. Small, easy to miss, and worth stopping for. (52.5198, 13.3877)
The rest of the landmarks and statues in Berlin — every one we hold
- Floraplatz (52.5149, 13.3693)
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Statue (52.4752, 13.4453)
- Heiseneide (52.4851, 13.4318)
- Karl-Marx-Büste (52.5178, 13.4288)
- Klingende Blume (52.4933, 13.4624)
- Olympionike (52.4809, 13.3144)
- Platz am Goldenen Hirsch (52.4974, 13.3246)
- Ringerstatue (52.5507, 13.3347)
- Skulpturengarten AVK (52.4625, 13.3464)
Look down as well as up
The monuments most visitors remember are not statues at all. Set into pavements across the city are thousands of Stolpersteine, small brass-topped cobblestones engraved with the name of someone who lived at that address and was persecuted or murdered by the Nazis. They are laid one by one, often at the request of relatives or current residents, and they sit at the doors of ordinary blocks in every district. Keep an eye on the ground when you walk through any older neighbourhood.
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