{"id":5264,"date":"2017-11-04T10:15:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T08:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2017-11-04T10:31:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T08:31:04","slug":"night-at-the-museum-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/2017\/11\/night-at-the-museum-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Night at the Museum Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The German obsession with efficiency is even on display at Museum Island, where all five of Berlin&#8217;s main museums (Pergamon Museum, Bode-Museum, Neues \/ New Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie \/ Old National Gallery, and Altes \/ Old Museum) are housed in one place, on a separate patch of land, surrounded by water, making it easy to move between them. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_162934.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_163002911857555.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_163059.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_163445.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_163520721858183.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1636161004344339.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_164113.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1639341428142112.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_170429.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1708261619941709.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1711371185843564.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1713281543283845.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_171524.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1716561416537626.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171104_084645.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171104_084722.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Berlin Pergamon Museum\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbkoMB7OEUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Right next to the museums is the Berlin Cathedral, a spectacular baroque building commissioned in 1747, adorned inside and out with gold and religious history that must make it a very special place for those who use it as a spiritual sanctuary. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171104_063113.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171104_063043.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" data-wpid=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonelk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20171103_1725582083107115.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Berlin Cathedral\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7PfOwUgdE48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This is the heritage, culture and architecture that puts Europe at the top of my favourite places list. 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