Sunday, February 26, 2006

Berlin: Unter den Linden - Pariser Platz - Hotel Adlon




This prestigious hotel next to the Brandenburg Gate was reputed to be the best in the world in the early 20th century. Famous guests included Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich and the Tsar of Russia. Sadly, all this came to an end when the building was destroyed in the final days of the Second World War. The new Hotel Adlon, erected on the same plot of land, is an almost exact copy of its predecessor, but only on the outside.