New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-25
AT BERLIN AND ELSE
WHERE IN GERMANY
MANY THINGS TO INTER
EST THE FOREIGN VISITOR
Striking Features of the German
CaDitaI- Handsome Streets
and I'm posing Structures.

The third city of Europe in size. ranking only
after London and Paris. is the German capital
r,arIfn and in many respects II is as attractive
r., visitors as those others. Il has the air Of
r.-a-~,poIis and the fine new hotels make It's
1l-5r--rr. .-.-fo.-s for tourists ample and ade-
,.-,a-. A. t,l4. capita, z The great German En-
rira il has much commercial importance, which
i reflected i'm the development Of the city No
other caoi-aI has made greater announcements n
the last quarter 90 century 'Ihe prosres IS or
me civ as noted from the point Of view Of the
tourist. is reflected in its excellent hotels. re
bright outdoor life and the extraordinary AM
l.p-to-date facilities for moving in and ro'ind
ABOUT the city
The visitor r1 the German capital VIII FEd
the sights concentrated. as in Boston. but III
s7ec:al features are the many imposing modern
public buildings and the number e fine pubic
monuments ar.-1irS the city squares Nest
cf those ere Of military heroes Tho chief IS tas
superb -auescrisn statue f Fred .-- K the Great
Second only % this IS Tho s-a5-- Z the Great
I.lector There is also ar sl-.. =-r-an statue Of
Frederick William ILL., and imposing nonu-
r-ents to Emperor William I and Prince Bis
..7a-,I. Tn, Column az Victory. IN the K0nigs
Plat commentaries the battles won in 1854.
1855 and io.0--l
Berlin ls. on both sides IT tn River Spree.
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The Laaasom-zt Of these. the SehLossbrtcke.
there are eight marble groups of heroic size IL
Iusfrattrg tho scenes in the life Of a soldier.
o.. the square before the opera House are five
statues Of P~.zsiau generals, by Rauch. the
creator of the Frederick the Great equestrian
statue. which ie regarded as his masterpiece.
There is notable Luther statue in the Neus
Markt
TNTER DEN LINDEN
Every visitor to Berlin goes first to Inter
den Linden. the most famous street Of the Ger
man capital II Is the main street. cutting
through the heart Of che city. divided into three
roadvayz by the TWO fine rows OF linden trees
which give it it, name There are also two
sidewalks. a bridIeqatl and a promenade. max
ing seven divisions of the widest street in the
city and one Of the most celebrated in the
world In the business hours Of the day it Is
in the main unfrequented. but as the afternoon
wears away it becomes more and more animated
After the Boerse has closed. as the greater
number OF bankers and fnanciers live in tns
western part Of the city, particularly the Their
earteu there is a constant tide OF travel through
the great thoroughfare toward the Brandenburs
gate Toward uishtfau Inter den Linden be-
comes more and mere gay. and on holidays and
Sundays ir Is filled with gay equipages DASH
Ing -Gues TRANS and crowds OF pedestrians Tho
famous boulevard Is entered from the Thfergar-
ten through the celebrated Brandeuburg gate,
the only one left Of the old city gates which
pierced the walls once surrounding the CITY +,
was erected tn 1880 and is copy of the Pro-
pylsea in Athens IL is in the form Of a double
portico of twelve Doric columns. forming i've
passaSevay~ for carriages and surmounted by
a quadrisa 90 Victory
THE P4RISEF PL4TZ