Germany Day 4: Rockin’ for Socialism, the Reichstag

The Berliner Dom was completed in 1905.

A street performer heads to the Brandenburg Gate.

A Brandenburg Gate visitor poses for her friend.

The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most well-known structures in Germany.

Visitors to the Brandenburg Gate line up their shots.

Uniquely paint cars speed through the streets of Berlin.

A German wall memorial stands near the Reichstag.

John MacDougall, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer based in Berlin, offers some photo tips to our class.

The Oscar Wilde Irish pub in Berlin.

The Reichstag served as the German parliaments' meeting place from 1894 to 1933, when the National Socialist party took control, and again from 1999 to present.

The futuristic-looking dome atop the Reichstag in Berlin has mirrors in the center that appear somewhat like a tornado.

A German flag flies from atop the Reichstag.

The Reichstag served as the German parliaments' meeting place from 1894 to 1933, when the National Socialist party took control, and again from 1999 to present.

Stone heads line a roof section of the Reichstag.

Our class poses for a group photo in the Reichstag dom.

Along the Spree River and beside the Reichstag, a wall of crosses serves as a memorial to those killed trying to flee East Germany via the river.

A tour boat moves along the Spree River beside the Reichstag in Berlin, with the TV Tower in the distance.

The German band Lastrel plays during a Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany) rally in Berlin's Alexanderplatz square on May 19, 2014.

A trash bin shows what can be dropped in.

Elaborate, full-wall murals are common on Berlin buildings.