About Germany

Germany officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant]  [5] is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe.
The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the mostpopulous member state and thelargest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
Germany was a founding member of the European Community in 1957, which became the EU in 1993. It is part of the Schengen Area and since 1999 a member of the eurozone. Germany is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the G8,the G20, the OECD and the Council of Europe, and took a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2011–2012 term.
It has the world's fourth largest economy by nominal GDP and the fifth largest by purchasing power parity. It is the second largest exporter and third largest importer of goods. The country has developed a very high standard of living and a comprehensive system of socialsecurity. Germany has been the home of many influential scientists and inventors, and is known for its cultural and political history.

Historically Germany has been called Das Land der Dichter und Denker (the land of poets and thinkers).
German music includes works by some of the world's most well-known classical music composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, WolfgangAmadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. As of 2008, Germany is the fourth largest music market in the world[165] and has influenced popular music through artists such as Kraftwerk, Alphaville,Boney M., Nena, Nico, Nina Hagen, Scorpions, Die Toten Hosen, Tokio Hotel, Rammstein, and Paul van Dyk.
Numerous German painters have enjoyed international prestige through their workin diverse artistic styles.Hans Holbein the Younger, Matthias Grünewald, and Albrecht Dürer were important artists of theRenaissance, Caspar David Friedrich of Romanticism, and Max Ernst of Surrealism. Architectural contributions from Germany include the Carolingian and Ottonian styles, which were precursors ofRomanesque.
The region later became the site of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque art.Germany was particularly important in the early modern movement, especially through the Bauhaus movement founded by Walter Gropius. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe became one of the world's most renowned architects in the second half of the 20th century. He conceived of the glass façade skyscraper.
German cuisine varies from region to region. The southern regions of Bavaria and Swabia, for instance,share a culinary culture with Switzerland and Austria. 
Germany's achievements in sciences have been significant, and research and development efforts form an integral part of the economy.[115] The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 103 German laureates.
BERLIN WALL
Also known as the Wall of Shame, was raised as part of intra-German border and stood from theAugust 13, 1961 until November 9, 1989, whenhe shot down, separating East Berlin from West Berlin and of the German Democratic Republic.

Berlin Cathedral
Known as the most beautiful church in the city ofBerlin, this is the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom in German) church of the Evangelical Church in Germany.

The three galleries
The Alte Pinakothek, the New and Modern Art,have within the various art forms of the greatestrepresentatives of European art.

Siegestor (Victory Gate)
Built to commemorate a war by the Bavarians,over the years and the destruction suffered byGermany created this monument is destroyed, however after reconstruction became an emblemof peace within the city of Munich.

Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral)
The cathedral is one of the most magnificentcathedrals in the world. It is located in the city...