Berlin is a modern metropolis of world-class standing. It has undergone more changes in recent years than any other European capital and is still changing today. Thanks to its extremely good value for money, Berlin is one of the most reasonably priced European cities. When the day‘s work is done, Berlin and its ambience are a whole new world to be discovered. Whether wining and dining, art, varieté, cabaret, night clubs, museums, palaces, gardens, sports or shopping are high on the list of priorities. Berlin offers recreational activities everywhere.
At the Heart of Europe
Berlin is one of the principal exhibition and congress locations worldwide. The German capital is strategically placed at the crossroads where East meets West. Its location in the heart of Europe ensures easy access to this innovative, modern, and safe city for participants from all over the world. The three city airports Tegel, Schönefeld and Tempelhof have connections from 170 cities and 52 countries, and offer international flight connections to the most important cities in the world. The German Railway system conveniently connects Berlin to all major European cities, often through the high-speed ICE network.
City of Architecture
Oustanding architecture is one of the most interesting features of Berlin. Only few western capitals have seen so much change, intensive recreation, and never-ending bulding activities than Berlin has. Even more, Berlin has a long architectural tradition from the Prussian Era, especially the most influential Karl Friedrich Schinkel, master builder at the Royal Court. Among his most famous bulidngs are the Konzerthaus at Gendarmenmarkt, the Ancient Museum on the Museum Island and the Nikolaikirche in Potsdam.
More recent buliding activities include the famous dome on the Reichstag by Norman Foster, the all-new Potsdamer Platz featuring buldings by Renzo Piano, Christoph Kohlbecker, Arata Isozaki, Steffen Lehmann, Hans Kollhoff, José Rafael Moneo and Richard Rogers, or the Academy of Fine Arts by Günther Behnisch.
More recent buliding activities include the famous dome on the Reichstag by Norman Foster, the all-new Potsdamer Platz featuring buldings by Renzo Piano, Christoph Kohlbecker, Arata Isozaki, Steffen Lehmann, Hans Kollhoff, José Rafael Moneo and Richard Rogers, or the Academy of Fine Arts by Günther Behnisch.
City of Culture
Berlin offers a rich, manifold and lively cultural environment. It provides over 120 museums, 300 galleries, about 150 theaters and stages, 3 opera houses, 8 symphonic orchestras, over 200 libraries and around 200 cinemas as well as cabaret and musicals. Its calendar of events is quite long, ranging from countless exhibitions and concerts of local and world-famous artists to the Berlinale Film Festival, the Love Parade or the FIFA World Cup.
Warm September evenings can be enjoyed at many cafés and bars, for example at Hackesche Höfe in Mitte, at the trendy Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauerberg or the more casual Simon-Dach-Strasse in Friedrichshain.
Warm September evenings can be enjoyed at many cafés and bars, for example at Hackesche Höfe in Mitte, at the trendy Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauerberg or the more casual Simon-Dach-Strasse in Friedrichshain.
City of Medicine
Berlin has a long tradition as city of medicine and medical technology. The Berlin Charité Hospital, a joint institution of two universities, features a wide range of institutes and medical competence centers. Among them are the German Heart Center, one of the moste renowned and successful transplantation centers, the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine and the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics. Scientific research is complemented by many industry research departments of companies such as Siemens, Schering or debis. The history of medicine has been widely influenced by scientists from Berlin: Rudolf Virchow, the founder of cellular pathology, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, most famous surgeon of the first half of the 20th century or Robert Koch, discoverer of the anthrax bacillus, the tuberculosis bacillus and the cholera bacillus.
Helpful Information
For more information on how to reach Berlin, please visit the Congress Venue page and the "Getting There and Away" link section on the link page.
To explore Berlin in more detail, please use the links below.