The historical and literary essay of Doctor of Philology S. N. Russova is dedicated to the cultural monuments of Berlin (Germany). Information about the history of the city, the architecture of Berlin and its environs is intertwined in the book with reflections on the ethnocultural strategy of the Hohenzollern dynasty, with lyrical landscape sketches, analysis of mythological and literary monuments, with a detailed description of the collections of famous Berlin museums - Pergamon, them. Bode, New, Jewish and Ethnological in Dahlem-Dorf. The book is intended for everyone interested in German culture.