The list of cultural icons of Germany is a list of links to potential cultural icons in Germany [1].
Animals
- Angeln Saddleback
- Boxer, Black Forest Horse, Brandenburger, Bavarian Warmblood
- Dachshund, Dobermann Pinscher
- German Pinscher, German Riding Pony, German Shepherd dog, German Spaniel, German Spitz, Great Dane
- Hanoverian, Holsteiner
- Knut (polar bear) [2]
- Mecklenburger, Large Münsterländer, Small Münsterländer
- Oldenburg (horse), Ostfriesen/Alt-Oldenburger
- Rhinelander (horse), Rottweiler
- Schnauzer
- Trakehner
- Weimaraner, Westphalian (horse), Württemberger
- Zweibrücker
Art, architecture
- Alte Pinakothek
- Bauhaus, Behnhaus, Der Blaue Reiter
- Cologne Fine Art and Antiques Fair
- Albrecht Dürer
- Max Ernst
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Walter Gropius, Matthias Grünewald
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Jörg Immendorff [3]
- Neue Pinakothek, Munich
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Heinrich Zille
Buildings and structures
- Aachen cathedral, Alexanderplatz, Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces (Brühl)
- Bebelplatz, Berlin Victory Column, Berlin Wall, Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station, Botanical Garden in Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Bremen Roland
- Charlottenburg Palace, Cologne Cathedral
- Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, Duchess Anna Amalia Library
- Englischer Garten
- Fernsehturm Berlin, Festung Ehrenbreitstein
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Hamburg Rathaus, Hermannsdenkmal, Herrenhausen Gardens, Holstentor
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Kurfürstendamm
- Limes Germanicus, Lorsch Abbey
- Maulbronn Abbey, Mines of Rammelsberg, Modernist Housing Estates, Museum Island, Muskau Park
- Neuschwanstein castle
- Olympic Stadium (Berlin), Olympic Stadium (Munich)
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin, Porta Nigra, Potsdamer Platz
- Reichenau Island, Reichstag building, Römer
- Sanssouci, Semperoper, Speyer cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral (Hildesheim), St. Michael's Church (Hildesheim)
- Tempelhof International Airport, Town Hall of Bremen, Cathedral of Trier
- Ulm Cathedral, Unter den Linden
- Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Völklingen Ironworks
- Wartburg castle, Wies church, Würzburg Residence
- Zeche Zollverein, Zwinger
Dress, fashion
Emblems
- Flag of Germany
- German Eagle [4], German euro coins, Germania (personification)
- Iron Cross
- National colours of Germany
- Oakleaves
Festivals
Food and drink
- Altbier, Apfelschorle, Apfelwein, Schnopz
- German beer, Berliner, Black Forest cake, Bockwurst, Bratwurst, Butterbrot
- Currywurst
- Eisbein
- Frankfurter
- Harzer, Handkäse
- Kassler, Klöße, Kölsch (beer), 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, Schweinshaxen, Spaghettieis, Spätzle, Spekulatius, Spezi, Spreewald gherkins, Stollen, Streuselkuchen, Strudel
- Weisswurst, Weizenbier, Wibele, German wine
Former East Germany
- Aktuelle Kamera, Die anderen Bands, Ampelmännchen, Auferstanden aus Ruinen
- Berlin Wall [5]
- East German jokes
- Nina Hagen, Erich Honecker
- Goodbye Lenin
- Interflug
- Sigmund Jähn - the first German in space, Jauerfood
- Kleinruppin Forever
- 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 [6] [7] [8], 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
History
- Austro-Prussian War
- Battle of Königgrätz, Battle of Lechfeld, Battle of Leipzig, Battle of Lützen, Battle of Sedan, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Verdun, Berlin airlift [9], Berlin Wall, Blitzkrieg
- Concordat of Worms, Confederation of the Rhine
- Dresden raids
- East Francia
- Federal Republic of Germany, Franco-Prussian War, Frankfurt Parliament
- Germania, German Confederation, German Democratic Republic, German dualism, German Empire, German exodus from Eastern Europe, German Reich
- Hambacher Fest, History of Germany during World War I, History of Germany during World War II, Holocaust [10] [11], Holy Roman Empire, Holy Roman Emperor
- Imperial election, Imperial Regalia, Investiture controversy
- Kaiser, King of the Romans, Kingdom of Germany, Kristallnacht [12]
- Monday demonstrations in East Germany
- Nazi Germany, Nazi Party, North German Confederation
- Ostpolitik
- Peace of Westphalia, Protestant Reformation
- Red Army Faction, Reichstag (institution), Reunification of Germany, Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
- Sonderweg, Stasi [13] [14] [15]
- Teutonic Knights, Thirty Years' War
- Unification of Germany
- Walk to Canossa, Wartburg festival, Weimar Republic, Wirtschaftswunder
Holidays
Industry, science
- BASF, Bosch, Wernher von Braun
- Deutsche Post
- Albert Einstein
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Johannes Gutenberg
- Gottfried Leibniz
- MAN
- Max Planck
- RWE
- Siemens [16]
- Telekom
- Konrad Zuse
Language
- German (language) [17]
- German dialects
- Low German
- Minority languages: Danish (language), Sorbian, Romany, Frisian (language)
Literature
- Heinrich Böll, Das Boot, Bertolt Brecht, Brockhaus, Lothar-Günther Buchheim [18], Buddenbrooks
- Paul Celan
- Dreigroschenoper
- Günter Eich, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
- Theodor Fontane
- Gottfried von Straßburg, Günter Grass [19], Brothers Grimm (Wilhelm Grimm), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Andreas Gryphius, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Hartmann von Aue, Heinrich Heine, Heinrich Heine Prize, Friedrich Hölderlin
- Franz Kafka [20], Heinrich von Kleist, Immanuel Kant
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- Heinrich Mann, Thomas Mann
- Novalis
- Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
- Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Erich Maria Remarque
- Hans Sachs, Friedrich Schiller [21] [22], Theodor Storm
- Walther von der Vogelweide, Wolfram von Eschenbach
Music
- Johann Sebastian Bach [23], Bavarian State Opera[24], Ludwig van Beethoven, Berlin Philharmonic, Johannes Brahms
- Deutsche Grammophon, Deutschlandlied
- Fidelio, The Flying Dutchman (opera), Der Freischütz, Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Hamburg State Opera, George Frideric Handel
- Kraftwerk
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Lohengrin (opera)
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Felix Mendelssohn, Munich Philharmonic
- Nena, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Oberon (opera), Jacques Offenbach, Opernhaus Düsseldorf, Carl Orff
- Parzifal, Philharmoniker Hamburg
- Rammstein, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Robert Schumann, Robert Schumann Music College
- Heinrich Schütz, Horst Stein [25], Karlheinz Stockhausen [26]
- Tannhäuser (opera), Tristan und Isolde
- Richard Wagner [27], Carl Maria von Weber
Myths, legends, and folklore
- Dietrich von Bern legends
- Erlking
- Faust
- German folklore, Grimm's Fairy Tales
- Heinzelmännchen
- Kyffhäuser legend, Klabautermann, Knecht Ruprecht, Kobold
- Loreley legend
- Mouse Tower legend, Baron Münchhausen tales
- Nibelung legend
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Rübezahl, Rumpelstilskin
- Till Eulenspiegel
- Walpurgisnacht
People
- Otto von Bismarck, Willi Brandt,
- Friedrich Engels
- Roman Herzog, Heinrich Himmler [28], Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler [29]
- Immanuel Kant, Helmut Kohl, Horst Köhler
- Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg[30], Claus Luthe [31], Martin Luther [32]
- Karl Marx, Ulrike Meinhof [33], Angela Merkel [34], Franz Müntefering
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Johannes Rau, Manfred von Richthofen [35]
- Arthur Schopenhauer, Gerhard Schröder, Axel Springer, Edmund Stoiber
- Wolfgang Vogel [36]
- Johann Julius Walbaum
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin [37]
Philosophy
- Theodor W. Adorno
- Critique of Pure Reason
- Friedrich Engels
- Ludwig Feuerbach, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Frankfurt school
- German idealism, German philosophy
- Jürgen Habermas, 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
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Places
- Aachen, Alps
- Baltic Sea, Bamberg, Berlin [38], Black Forest, Bonn, Bremen, The Brocken
- Cologne
- Danube, Dresden, Dresden Elbe Valley, Düsseldorf
- East Frisian Islands, Eisleben, Elbe, Ems, Erzgebirge
- Fehmarn, Frankfurt am Main
- Goslar
- Hamburg, Hanover, Harz, Heidelberg, Helgoland
- Isar
- Kiel Canal, Kyffhäuser
- Lake Constance, Leipzig, Lübeck, Lüneburg Heath
- Main, Mainau Island, Mainz, Messel pit, Moselle river, Munich [39], 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, Sylt
- Thuringian Forest, Trier
- Usedom
- German Wadden Sea, Weimar, Weser, Wismar, Wittenberg
- Zugspitze
Press
- Axel Springer AG
- Bertelsmann, Bild [40], Bild am Sonntag, Berliner Zeitung
- Focus (German magazine), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Gruner+Jahr
- Hamburger Abendblatt, Hubert Burda Media
- Der Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stern (magazine)
- Der Tagesspiegel, Die tageszeitung
- Die Welt, Welt am Sonntag
- Die Zeit
Shopping, money
- DAX, Deutsche Bank, DM, German Mark, Euro
- Aldi
- Hertie, Hermann Tietz
- KaDeWe, Kaufhaus des Westens, Karstadt
- Lidl [41]
- Neckermann
- Quelle
Sport
- Bundesliga (handball)
- DFB, DFB-Pokal
- Football in Germany, Fußball-Bundesliga
- German national football team, Germany at the Olympics, Germany national handball team
- Sport in Germany
- 1936 Winter Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1974 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988, 2006 FIFA World Cup
Television, radio, film, theatre
- Der Blaue Engel
- Deutsche Welle, Marlene Dietrich, Dreigroschenoper
- Helmut Käutner
- Romy Schneider [42]
- Thalia Theater (Hamburg)
Transport
See also
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