the brandenburg gate stands tall in the heart of berlin for many visitors it's a must see location. but they might not know much about its history anyone curious to find out more can visit the gate berlin a privately run museum just fifty meters from the monument. a multimedia show off or so cool wind history of the gate and the city of berlin three hundred years in just under twenty minutes it's ideal for tourists who have a busy schedule. to squats outside. and what's in the book look our aim was to provide an emotional overview of berlin's complex history and explain it to an international audience without the need for speech issues it's a linear journey through history via images d. d. d. d. d. so that's an. eighty seven h.d. screens form a two hundred seventy degree panorama coupled with surround sound. the journey focuses on several key periods including darker chapters of german history such as the. war the suppression of the east german uprising in one nine hundred fifty three. happier moments including the german national soccer teams twenty fourteen world cup victory celebr

he stood tall in the face of raw, like he did at berlin's brandenburg gate, when he said, general secretaryev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [applause] even as he battled darker forces in the world, he remained touched by what abraham lincoln once described as our nature. americans have sung about freedom and prosperity since the founding of this great land. our national discourse grows more course and crude is increasingly harsh winds blow across the globe. it seems that our leaders can't do the people's work at home. i miss them even more. ronald reagan came from the midwest, with a background as diverse as the country he loved. he studied economics at eureka college and became a radio broadcaster, labor leader, corporate spokesman, and then governor of california. as he matured, he demonstrated the power of big ideas about taxes and spending, about regulation. he held those conservative principles very viscerally. they were indeed part of his dna. he never wavered from them. he was a

perfect place for that it's right in the center of the city just behind the right stuff and the brandenburg gate. and oasis of peace and quiet for berlin arrests and tourists longing to rest their legs. here in the park you can rent a rowboat chill out in a beer garden. or just sit back and watch the folks go by. the final leg of our check in special takes us where dreams are made lucas take a journey through berlin's glamorous movie history. berlin is a movie city and has been for a long time thousands of movies has been shot here stars and starlets from all over the world come to religion and it's exciting cinema landscape this check in addition is in specially for movie themes. my first stop is that perhaps the most famous scene among berlin many important films are for me are here. there was a cinema here in one thousand nine hundred fifteen it was destroyed in world war two and rebuilt in the fifty's the super lost was extensively renovated from twenty year level to twenty thirty today there are seven cinemas here the concept is feel good cinema the back rests are it just a bill and drinks

you what your favorite destinations are and wayne chow from canada said that for him it is the brandenburg gate but in fact when he's visiting germany he really likes to go to the supermarket to get a feel for the country which is a bad idea so wayne congratulations you have won yourself a euro max watch all right and finally let's take a look now at a swedish designer who has many feathers in his cap and what he does with them is worthy of royalty. i catchin hats are very. but with price tags of up to twenty five hundred euros they're not for everyday use . sweden. is known as the king of feathers he's the only designer in the country uses the reels exclusively. some of these items are about one hundred years old he protects them from insect damage by spraying them with the steam of a c the team. has been working with feathers since the mid one nine hundred eighty s. . first i just used feathers for stage cost. and then i noticed that feathers look so great that i could use them in a lot of other ways. for your mouth. and he does have a spats accessories and items of clothing. local fashion de

i saw a man who stood tall in the face of wrong, like you did at berlin's brandenburg gate when he saidsecretary peace, if if you seek you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [applause] even as he battled darker forces in the world, he remained touched by what abraham lincoln described as the better angels of our nature. to his ear, the mystic chords of memory worth unifying verses that americans had sung about freedom and prosperity since the founding of this great land. as time goes by, as our national discourse grows more course and as increasingly harsh winds blow across the globe, and it seems that our leaders either won't or can't do the people's work at home, i .iss him even more ronald wilson reagan came from the midwest with a background as diverse as the country he loved. at eureka economics college. broadcaster, aio labor leader, then governor of california. as he matured, he demonstrated aboutwer of big ideas taxes, about spending, about regulation, about national defense. he held those rock ribbed cons

. -- i miss the stature of a man who stood tall in the face of wrong like he did in berlin's brandenburg gaten he said, general secretary ifbachev, if you seek peace, you see prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [applause] battled darker forces in the world, he remained lincolnby what abraham described as the better angel of our nature. to his ear, the mystic chords of memory where the unifying verses that americans have sung about freedom and prosperity since the founding of this land. are nash -- by, as as our national discourse grows more course and crude as increasingly hard winds blow across the globe and it seems that our leaders either won't or cannot do the people's work at home, i miss him even more. ronald wilson reagan came from the midwest with a background as diverse as the country he loved. he studied economics at eureka college. , abecame a radio broadcaster labor leader, a corporate spokesman, and governor of california. he demonstrated the power of big ideas. about regulation. he held those rockribbed conserva

week we would like to know which of the well known landscapes here like most current day of the brandenburg gate leads the list but that concert change so join in tell us what your favorite is you find a selection on our website at d.w. dot com slash lifestyle among all participants we'll be giving away a euro mix watch so good luck with that and we continue with a new episode of your magazine in this weekly series we show you extraordinary architecture from all over europe the following birding fits that description really well according to the architects for this house in poland more concrete was used for any other private house in europe before well doesn't sound very cozy right with a little trick the building almost looks like it's made of wood. from your own skin national park is just outside the polish capital or song here you can find a house that looks like it's made of timber but the facade is actually made of concrete . and cover one work come out pretty good inside my house six hundred tons of concrete going into the house which is owned by a banker your tommy olkowski. the goal was

historic sites seeing what is currently on and they visit places like the cathedral in cologne or brandenburg gate if i'd said we also have a number of theme parks. the only hope a park in the post office over one hundred attractions making it germany's largest amusement park. not long ago hamburg's miniature wonderland attracted the most foreign visitors to the city but it was recently overtaken by the elberfeld harmonic concert hall which had three times as many visitors in two thousand and seventeen. but germany isn't just an attractive destination for foreign tourists. the doj want on average germans make about seventy million trips a year for five days or longer a third of those within the country that means that germany is also a german's favorite place to travel to. the van it is especially popular. at a trance visitors with its consuls and. plus hiking ponds throughout the alps. to see some relaxation families head for beaches on the north and baltic seas. the lone mountain ranges and the hot sun black forest regions are not seen. how many social twenty seventeen was the eighth year and i

and tomorrow we'll be visiting the brandenburg gate our next stop on our trip back. in time i'm glad to know which of the well known sites in berlin is your favorite so you can find a selection on our website www dot com slash lifestyle choose one and if you take part your name would automatically enter in our draw for this your maxwell soul good luck but that is all we have time for today so i hope to see you next time until then thanks for watching and bye bye. next time on your own max michael caine is one of the most versatile actors of our time born into a working class family in london he worked his way up to become a superstar since making your screen debut in the mid nineteen fifties scene is appeared in more than one hundred sixty films on wednesday he turns eighty five the multi-talented michael caine next time on your own next. album. they make a commitment they find solutions. they inspire. africa and the explicit stories of those people making a difference shaping their nation i'm going to lead the continent of africa on the move the stories about motiva

called in the middle of the night and said, what's this about closing off the border at the brandenburg gate communist regime issued a new case. no east german could go to west berlin without special dispensation. >> the sound of jackhammers erupts in the night. suddenly east german police appear, tear up the sidewalk and street. >> a small crowd gathered, and the east germans were unrolling barbed wire and starting fences. they were sealing off the border. i thought, my, god, this is, you know, unbelievable. >> president kennedy was in hyannisport for the weekend. a telephone call from washington that sunday morning told him that the communists had finally begun to seal the berlin sector border against the east germans and east berliners. >> through backyards, down canals, across streets, all along the 25-mile border between east and west berlin. >> telephone lines to west germany are cut. the flood of refugees is dammed up. west berlin is isolated. ♪ >> a communist country like east germany cannot exist with an open border. it must be able to wall its people in and make them work till comm

that is how i am feeling when i look at the brandenburg gate.et's get out to singapore for the bloomberg business flash with juliette saly. hasette: donald trump orderd -- issued in blocking the bid for qualcomm on grounds of national security. the decision came hours after broadcom's ceo met pentagon officials in an attempt to address washington's concerns. the statement says there is credible evidence the takeover would see broadcom undermine qualcomm's lead. and threaten u.s. interests. that marks the biggest shakeup in germany's energy in years. is valued at $2 billion. were anhmidt joins us interview after 9:30 a.m. u.k. time and we will be speaking to eon's ceo half an hour later. to offer alanning credit card to u.s. small business customers. the e-commerce giant has been in talks with banks including a cobranded credit card for small business owners. amazon hopes the new credit card which will feature rewards points will let it at offerings such as business insurance. thanal electric paid more itmillion to the ceo even as stumbled throug