List of cultural icons of Germany
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Contents
- 1 Animals
- 2 Art
- 3 Buildings and structures
- 4 Emblems, Symbols and Allegories
- 5 Festivals
- 6 Food and drink
- 7 Folklore, myths and legends
- 8 Former East Germany
- 9 Government and politics
- 10 Holidays
- 11 Industry
- 12 Literature
- 13 Monarchy
- 14 Music
- 15 Philosophy
- 16 Places
- 17 Scientists
- 18 Sport
- 19 Television, Radio, Film, Theatre
- 20 Transport
- 21 Miscellaneous
- 22 See also
Animals
Art
Artists
- Reinhold Begas (1831-1911)
- Otto Dix (1891-1969), Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
- Max Ernst (1891-1976)
- Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)
- Karl Friedrich Lessing (1808-1880)
- Franz Marc (1880-1916), Adolph Menzel (1815-1905)
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), Andreas Schlüter (1659-1714)
- Anton von Werner (1843-1915)
Architecture styles originated in Germany
Buildings and structures
- Aachen cathedral, Aachen Rathaus, Alte Pinakothek, Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces
- Bebelplatz, Berlin Palace, Berlin Victory Column, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate
- Charlottenburg Palace, Cologne Cathedral
- Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
- Englischer Garten
- Fernsehturm Berlin, Festung Ehrenbreitstein
- Hamburg Rathaus, Hermannsdenkmal, Herrenhausen Gardens
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Kurfürstendamm
- Maulbronn Abbey, Munich Frauenkirche
- Neuschwanstein castle, New Town Hall (Munich)
- Olympic Stadium (Berlin)
- Reichenau Island, Reichstag building
- Sanssouci, Semperoper
- Town Hall of Bremen, Cathedral of Trier
- Ulm Cathedral, Unter den Linden
- Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Völklingen Ironworks
- Zeche Zollverein
Emblems, Symbols and Allegories
- Coat of arms of Germany
- Deutscher Michel
- Flag of Germany, German Eagle, German euro coins, Germania (personification)
- Iron Cross
- National colours of Germany
- Reichsadler
Festivals
Food and drink
- Altbier, Apfelschorle, Apfelwein
- German beer, Berliner, Black Forest cake, Bockwurst, Bratwurst, Butterbrot
- Currywurst
- Eisbein
- Frankfurter
- Harzer, Handkäse
- Kassler, Klöße, Korn (liquor), Kuchen
- Lebkuchen, Leberkäse, Leipziger Allerlei, Liverwurst, Lübecker Marzipan
- Malzbier, Maultasche, Mett, Mettwurst
- Pilsner, Pretzel, Pumpernickel
- Riesling, Rouladen
- Teewurst, Thuringian sausage
- Sauerbraten, Sauerkraut, Saumagen, Schnaps, Schweinshaxen, Spaghettieis, Spätzle, Spekulatius, Spezi, Spreewald gherkins, Stollen, Streuselkuchen, Strudel
- Weisswurst, Weizenbier, Wibele, German wine
Folklore, myths and legends
- Dietrich von Bern
- Erlking
- Faust
- German folklore, Grimm's Fairy Tales
- Heinzelmännchen
- Klabautermann, Knecht Ruprecht, Kobold
- Lohengrin
- Mouse Tower, Baron Munchausen
- Nibelung
- Parzival, The Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Rübezahl, Rumpelstilskin
- Tannhäuser, Till Eulenspiegel
- Walpurgisnacht
Former East Germany
- Aktuelle Kamera, Die anderen Bands, Ampelmännchen, Auferstanden aus Ruinen
- Berlin Wall
- East German jokes, Einkaufsnetz (String bags)
- Nina Hagen, Erich Honecker
- Interflug
- Sigmund Jähn - the first German in space, Jauerfood
- Ketwurst
- Länderkammer, The Legend of Paul and Paula, The Lives of Others
- Majakowskiring, Monday demonstrations
- Ostalgie, Ostrock
- Republikflucht
- Sandmännchen, Sonnenallee, The Sons of Great Bear, Stasi [1] [2] [3], Der schwarze Kanal
- Ernst Thälmann, Ernst Thälmann Island, Pioneer movement, Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Trabant ("Trabi")
- Walter Ulbricht, Unsere Heimat
- Vita-Cola, Volkspolizei
Government and politics
- Alliance '90/The Greens
- Bundestag, Bundesrat of Germany, Bundesversammlung (Germany)
- Cabinet of Germany, Chancellor of Germany, Christian Democratic Party, Christian Socialist Party
- Free Democratic Party (Germany)
- Grundgesetz
- The Left (Germany)
- President of Germany, President of the Bundestag
- Social Democratic Party of Germany
- States of Germany
Holidays
Industry
Literature
Writers
- Heinrich Böll, Das Boot
- Bertolt Brecht
- Lothar-Günther Buchheim [5]
- Dreigroschenoper
- Günter Grass [6]
- Brothers Grimm (Wilhelm Grimm),
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Heinrich Heine, Heinrich Heine Prize
- Franz Kafka [7]
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- Heinrich Mann, Thomas Mann
- Hans Sachs
- Friedrich Schiller [8] [9]
- Walther von der Vogelweide
- Wolfram von Eschenbach
Monarchy
- Otto the Great (912-973)
- Frederick Barbarossa (1122-1190)
- Frederick the Great (1712-1786)
- Francis II (1768-1835)
- Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886)
- William I (1797-1888)
Music
Classical composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach [10], Bavarian State Opera[11]
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Johannes Brahms
- George Frideric Handel
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Robert Schumann
- Horst Stein [12]
- Karlheinz Stockhausen [13]
- Richard Strauss
- Richard Wagner [14]
- Carl Maria von Weber
Anthems
- "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" - anthem of East Germany
- "Deutschlandlied" - third stanza is today´s anthem of Germany
- "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" - anthem of the German Emperor
Popular music
- Fidelio
- Der Freischütz
- "Ich hab' mich ergeben"
- Kraftwerk, Krautrock
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Lohengrin
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Felix Mendelssohn
- Jacques Offenbach, Opernhaus Düsseldorf, Carl Orff
- Parzifal,
- Rammstein,
- Der Ring des Nibelungen
- Tristan und Isolde
Theatres and operas
- Berlin State Opera
- Hamburg State Opera
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
- Munich Philharmonic
- Philharmoniker Hamburg
- Semperoper, Dresden
Philosophy
- Theodor W. Adorno, Hannah Arendt
- Critique of Pure Reason
- Friedrich Engels
- Ludwig Feuerbach, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Frankfurt school
- German idealism, German philosophy
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Martin Heidegger, Max Horkheimer
- Karl Jaspers
- Immanuel Kant, Das Kapital
- Gottfried Leibniz
- Karl Marx
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Phenomenology
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Arthur Schopenhauer
- Übermensch
Places
- Baltic Sea, Bamberg, Berlin [15], Black Forest, Bonn, Bremen, Brocken
- Cologne
- Danube, Dresden, Dresden Elbe Valley, Düsseldorf
- East Frisian Islands, Elbe, Ems, Erzgebirge
- Fehmarn, Frankfurt am Main
- Hamburg, Hanover
- Lake Constance, Leipzig, Lübeck, Lüneburg Heath
- Main, Mainau Island, Mainz, Messel pit, Moselle river, Munich [16], Museum Island
- Neckar, North Frisian Islands, North Sea, Nuremberg
- Oder
- Porta Westfalica, Potsdam
- Quedlinburg
- Regensburg, Reichenau Island, Rhine, Rhine Gorge, Rügen, Ruhr Area
- Stralsund, Stuttgart
- Thuringian Forest
- Weimar, Weser, Wismar, Wittenberg
- Zugspitze
Scientists
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)
- Johannes Gutenberg (1400-1468)
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781]]
- Max Planck (1858-1947)
- Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)
Sport
- Fußball-Bundesliga
- 1936 Winter Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics
- 1972 Summer Olympics
- 1974 FIFA World Cup
- UEFA Euro 1988
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- FC Bayern Munich
- Borussia Dortmund
Television, Radio, Film, Theatre
- Berlin International Film Festival
- German Expressionism
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Werner Herzog
- F. W. Murnau
- New German Cinema
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Tom Tykwer
- Wim Wenders
Transport
Cars
Air
Miscellaneous
- Benedict XVI, Otto von Bismarck, Willi Brandt,
- Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler
- Frederick the Great
- Friedrich Engels
- Immanuel Kant, Helmut Kohl
- Ludwig II of Bavaria, Rosa Luxemburg[19], Claus Luthe [20], Martin Luther [21]
- Karl Marx, Ulrike Meinhof [22], Angela Merkel [23]
- Manfred von Richthofen [24]
- Wolfgang Vogel [25]
- Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin [26]
See also
- Cultural icon
- Culture of Germany
- List of cultural icons of England
- List of cultural icons of France
- List of cultural icons of Italy
- List of cultural icons of Japan
- List of cultural icons of the Netherlands
- List of cultural icons of Northern Ireland
- List of cultural icons of Russia
- List of cultural icons of Scotland
- List of cultural icons of Spain
- List of cultural icons of Wales