Berliner Schnauze: Berlin Slang for Berlin Sights

Berliner Schnauze:

Berlin Slang for Berlin Sights

By Gudrun Sherman

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Das Reichstagsgebäude:
The edifice of the German Parliament with its glass cupola (dome).

Multiple Choice

What is the glass dome called in Berlin slang?

• die Glaskuppel

  (glass cupola)

• der Eierwärmer

  (the egg warmer)

• der hohle Zahn

  (the hollow tooth)

• die schwangere Auster

  (the pregnant oyster)

​Das Bundeskanzleramt:
The executive office of the German Chancellor, currently Friedrich Merz.

Multiple Choice

What is the Bundeskanzleramt called in Berlin slang?

• der hohle Zahn

  (the hollow tooth)

• der Lange Lulatsch

  (the lanky lad)

• die Elefanten-

  waschmaschine

  (the elephant washing machine)

• das weiße Gespenst

  (the white ghost)

​Die Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche:

It was bombed in a raid during WWII and not rebuilt as a warning.
The modern church next to it was built after WWII.

Multiple Choice

What was the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche called in Berlin slang?

• der hohle Zahn

  (the hollow tooth)

• der Lange Lulatsch

  (the lanky lad)

• der Tele-Spargel

  (the TV asparagus)

• die Goldelse

  (the Golden Lizzy, the Victory Column)

​Das Haus der Kulturen der Welt (opened in 1957):
The House of World Cultures
presents international contemporary arts, with a focus on non-European cultures.

Multiple Choice

What is the Haus der Kulturen der Welt called in Berlin slang?

• der Eierwärmer

  (the egg warmer)

• die schwangere Auster

  (the pregnant oyster)

• die Retourkutsche

  (the returning coach)

• die Elefanten-waschmaschine

  (the elephant washing machine)

​Der Fernsehturm am Alexanderplatz:

It is 368 meters high, (remember 365 days in a year) and it has a revolving restaurant.

Multiple Choice

What is the Fernsehturm called in Berlin slang?

• der Lange Lulatsch

  (the lanky lad)

• die Retourkutsche

  (the returning coach)

• die Goldelse

  (the Golden Lizzy)

• der Tele-Spargel

  (the TV Asparagus)

​Die Siegessäule (Victory Column, inaugurated 1873):
The Victory Column with Victoria, the goddess of victory, to commemorate Prussian victories.

Multiple Choice

What is the victory column called in Berlin slang?

• die fesche Vicky

  (the chic Vicky)

• die goldene Göttin

  (the golden goddess)

• die Goldelse

  (the Golden Lizzy)

• der goldene Adler

  (the golden eagle)

​The quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate:

The Brandenburg Gate was the entry gate to Berlin and symbolizes peace. The quadriga is a chariot consisting of four horses and the goddess Victoria.

Multiple Choice

What is the quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate called in Berlin slang?

• die goldene Kutsche

  (the golden chariot)

• die Victoria Kutsche

  (the victory chariot)

• die Retourkutsche

  (the returning coach)

• die Postkutsche

  (the postal coach)