Elephant Gate

Elephant Gate is a building in Berlin, Berlin. Elephant Gate is situated nearby to the grassland Blackbuck, as well as near the square Olof-Palme-Platz.

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Type: Building
Description: architectural structure at Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany
Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquarium Berlin and Europa-Center.

Aquarium Berlin

Public aquarium

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The Aquarium Berlin in Berlin is one of Germany's largest aquariums. The aquarium was built in 1913 as part of the Berlin Zoological Garden complex. Since its opening, the Zoo-Aquarium has been ranked among the public aquariums with the world's greatest biodiversity.

Europa-Center

Shopping center

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The Europa-Center is a building complex on Breitscheidplatz in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, with a shopping mall and a high-rise tower 86 metres tall. Built between 1963 and 1965, by 2003 it had been designated as a historically preserved building. Europa-Center is situated 180 metres southwest of Elephant Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City West and Botschaftsviertel.

City West

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City West is the heart of former West Berlin and even after reunification it represents the main retail centre of Berlin — all the best and most expensive shops are here.