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A river cruise ship gliding along the Elbe in Dresden, with the domed Yenidze and the Marienbrücke behind
Photo: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A white ICE high-speed train approaching Berlin Hauptbahnhof in evening light, with the TV tower behind
Photo: Patrycja Rosa (ptrcnull), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Berlin Cathedral and a riverside colonnade on Museum Island, reflected in the still Spree
Photo: Ansgar Koreng, CC BY 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
Berlin Hauptbahnhof's glass east side reflected in the still water of the Humboldthafen at dawn
Photo: Ansgar Koreng, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Central Berlin from above in golden evening light, with the Spree, Berlin Cathedral, the Red Town Hall and the TV tower
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gabled houses on Rostock's Neuer Markt with St. Mary's Church behind, in warm evening light
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gendarmenmarkt with the Konzerthaus and the French Cathedral on a clear afternoon
Photo: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rows of grey concrete stelae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on a sunny autumn day
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sanssouci Palace above its terraced vineyard, mirrored in the fountain basin on a sunny morning
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Schwerin Castle glowing in evening sun, with the stone bridge in front
Photo: Kolossos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Alter Strom channel in Warnemünde in early-morning light, with moored boats, waterfront houses and the Bahnhofsbrücke
Photo: Silvio John, Elsterwerda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Brandenburg Gate floodlit at night, seen across an almost empty square
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Brandenburg Gate on a quiet early morning, with the empty square in front
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The cruise ship AIDAnova at Kiel's Ostseekai cruise terminal, seen from the water
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The cruise ship AIDAperla berthed in Hamburg's Kaiser-Wilhelm-Hafen
Photo: Carl Ha, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The cruise ship Regal Princess berthed at the Warnemünde cruise quay
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Holstentor in Lübeck on a bright summer day, with church spires and the old salt warehouses behind
Photo: Christian Wolf (www.c-w-design.de), CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
The Molli steam train with red coaches running along a tree-lined track near Bad Doberan
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The preserved border strip of the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, seen from above, with the TV tower in the distance
Photo: Einaz80, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Reichstag building with its glass dome, sunlit under a dark stormy sky, seen across the lawn to the west
Photo: Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The replica guard hut and sandbags at Checkpoint Charlie on an empty street at night
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The river side of the East Side Gallery wall, with a footpath and lawn running alongside
Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Warnemünde lighthouse and the shell-roofed Teepott, seen from the beach past rows of hooded wicker beach chairs
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Wasserschloss in Hamburg's Speicherstadt at blue hour, with lit brick warehouses reflected in the canal
Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Two sightseeing boats on the Spree near the Bode-Museum on Museum Island
Photo: De-okin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wooden boats moored in Wismar's old harbor, with historic gabled brick buildings behind
Photo: Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons