Marlene Dietrich square is a plaza located on the southern end of the large Postdamer Platz. It is named after Berlin born singer and actress, Marlene Dietrich, who was both a success in pre World War II Berlin and later in Hollywood.
Marlene Dietrich Square is surrounded by the Berlin Film Museum, a movie theatre, an IMAX theater, casino, the Grand Hyatt luxury hotel, cafes and commercial and residential buildings. It is in the former no man’s land between East and West Berlin. The Berlin Film Museum that flanks the square has a special exhibition dedicated to the life and times of the actress. It is also near the venue of the world renowned Berlin International Film festival. The small square was officially named after Marlene Dietrich in 1998 after the unification of Germany.
Marlene Dietrich Platz is one of the newer squares in Berlin and also one of the smallest. It has an artificial pond and a small waterscape that uses harvested rainwater by artist Herbert Dreseitl. During the festival of lights in Berlin held in October a light installation called the Army of Penguins by illumination artist Joern Hanizsch is located here. It is also beautifully decorated with lighted Christmas trees during the festival season.

Potsdamer Platz has been reconstructed and renovated many times, hence most buildings have changed a lot. Haus Huth is the only original construction left here. At the top floor there is a gallery of abstract and minimalist art.

Panoramapunkt is one of the highest open air observation decks in Berlin. It is at the top of the Kolhoff Tower and offers a 360 degree view over the city.
The Kolhoff Tower is a skyscraper in Berlin named after Hans Kolhoff one of the team of architects who designed the modern Potsdamer Plazt district after the unification of Germany. It stands at the posh address of No1. Potsdamer Platz. It was built between 1994 and 1999. The structure is constructed with red peat fired bricks and poses a striking contrast to the facades of the buildings that surround it. Most of the other structures are of glass and steel. It has 25 floors and the façade is built in a series of steps that reach a slender crown. The Kolhoff Tower has the fastest elevator in Europe that takes 20 seconds to reach the summit. It has shops and restaurants in the ground floor and offices in the upper floors.
The Panoramapunkt is at the 24th and 25th floors of the Kolhoff Tower. Visitors can view all the important Berlin monuments like the Brandenburg Gate, the Victory Column and the houses of parliament from the top. There is also a museum at the top dedicated to the history of Potsdamer Plazt. One can also get spectacular views of the city and the sun setting over Berlin while enjoying coffee at the glass walled Panorama café located on the 24th floor of the Kolhoff Tower.

This hi-tech museum recounts history of German film-making and television, from silent movies to sci-fi. Among the exhibits are those devoted to pioneers such as Fritz Lang, groundbreaking documentaries like Olympia by Leni Riefenstahl, and legendary divas such as Marlene Dietrich. For those who want to make the most out of the exposition, there is an excellent audioguide. The TV section is not nearly as absorbing, but if you ever wanted to hear Star Trek dubbed in German, this is your chance.

Operation Hours:
10 am – 6 pm Tue, Wed & Fri-Sun, to 8 pm Thu.

The Sony Center is a Sony-sponsored building complex located at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany. The centre was designed by Helmut Jahn and construction was completed in 2000 at a total cost of €750M. Sony Center contains a mix of shops, restaurants, a conference centre, hotel rooms, luxurious rented suites and condominiums, offices, art and film museums, cinemas, an IMAX theater, a small version of LEGO land, and a "Sony Style" store. Free Wi-Fi connections are available for all visitors. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the centre also had a large television screen on which the games were broadcast to viewers sitting in the large open area in the middle. The Sony Center is located near the Berlin Potsdamer Platz railway station for easy walking accessibility. A large shopping centre is nearby, as is a whole bunch of hotels, the Deutsche Bahn central offices, and an office building featuring the fastest lift in Europe.

The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker), is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, while in 2008 it was voted the world's number two orchestra in a survey among leading international music critics organized by the British magazine Gramophone (behind the Concertgebouw). Its primary concert venue is the Philharmonie, located in the Kulturforum area of the city. Since 2002, its principal conductor is Sir Simon Rattle. The BPO also supports several chamber music ensembles. The funding for the organization is subsidized by the city of Berlin and a partnership with Deutsche Bank.

The Gemäldegalerie is an art museum in Berlin, Germany. It holds one of the world's leading collections of European art from the 13th to the 18th centuries. It is located on Kulturforum west of Potsdamer Platz. Its collection includes masterpieces from such artists as Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt and Johannes Vermeer. It was first opened in 1830, and was rebuilt in 1998. The Gemäldegalerie prides itself on its scientific methodology in collecting and displaying art. Each room can be taken in as a single statement about one to five artists in a certain period or following a certain style. Especially notable rooms include the octagonal Rembrandt room and a room containing five different Madonnas by Raphael.