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Gendarmenmarkt

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Category: Squares
Location: Mitte: Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz

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Fodor's Review:

Anchoring this large square are the beautifully reconstructed 1818 Konzerthaus and the Deutscher Dom and Französischer Dom (German and French cathedrals). The Französischer Dom contains the Hugenottenmuseum (Gendarmenmarkt 5, Mitte. 030/229-1760. EUR 2. Tues.-Sat. noon-5, Sun. 11-5), with exhibits charting the history and art of the French Protestant refugees who settled in Berlin. These Huguenots were expelled from France at the end of the 17th century by King Louis XIV. Their energy and commercial expertise did much to help boost Berlin during the 18th century. The Deutscher Dom (Gendarmenmarkt 1, Mitte. 030/2273-0431. www.bundestag.de/deutscher-dom. Free. Oct.-Apr., Tues.-Sun. 10-6; May-Sept., Tues.-Sun. 10-7) holds an extensive exhibition on the emergence of the democratic parliamentary system in Germany since the late 1800s. The free museum is sponsored by the German parliament. Leadership and opposition in East Germany are also documented. An English-language audio guide covers a portion of the exhibits on the first three floors. Floors four and five have temporary exhibitions with no English text or audio.