775 Years Berlin: General Views And Atmosphere

BERLIN, GERMANY — SEPTEMBER 06: Young women ride mopeds on September 6, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. What today is the German capital and a hip metropolis popular with tourists began as a 13th-century trading settlement on the Spree River.The city of Berlin is currently holding a series of exhibitions and events ahead of its 775th anniversary, which it will celebrate at the end of October. Berlin’s sister settlement of Coelln is first referred to in a document from 1237, and by the beginning of the 14th century Coelln and Berlin, which stood on either side of the Spree River, joined together to become the region’s most important trading center. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)