List of cultural icons of Germany

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This article covers significant cultural icons from Germany.

Animals[]

• Boxer (dog)
• Dachshund
• German Shepherd
• Poodle
• Schnauzer

Art[]

Artists[]

• Reinhold Begas (1831-1911), Joseph Beuys (1921-1986)
• Otto Dix (1891-1969), Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
• Max Ernst (1891-1976)
• Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)
• Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
• Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938)
• 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[]

• Bauhaus
• Jugendstil
• Neue Sachlichkeit

Buildings and structures[]

• Aachen cathedral, Aachen Rathaus, Albrechtsburg, Alte Pinakothek, Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces
• Bastei Bridge, Bebelplatz, Befreiungshalle, Berlin Cathedral, Berlin Palace, Berlin Victory Column, Berlin Wall, BMW Vierzylinder and BMW Welt, Brandenburg Gate
• Castles and Palaces by the thousand, Charlottenburg Palace, Cologne Cathedral
• Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm , Deutsches Eck, Deutsches Museum
• Englischer Garten
• Fernsehturm Berlin, Festung Ehrenbreitstein, St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main, Dresden Frauenkirche, Friedensengel
• Glauberg, Göltzschtal and Elstertal bridges, Goseck circle
• Hambach Castle, Hamburg Rathaus, Heidelberg Castle, Hermannsdenkmal, Herrenhausen Gardens, Heuneburg, Hohenzollern Castle
• Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Kiel Canal, Königsplatz, Munich, Kurfürstendamm
• Landungsbrücken, Limburg Cathedral, Limes Germanicus, Ludwigsburg Palace
• Magdburger Kanalbrücke, Maulbronn Abbey, Mespelbrunn Castle, Munich Frauenkirche, Munich Synagogue
• National Theatre Munich, Neue Nationalgalerie, Neuschwanstein castle, New Town Hall (Munich), Nördlingen (amidst the Nördlinger Ries], Nordkirchen Palace, Nuremberg Castle, Nymphenburg Palace and Nymphenburg Palace Park
• Olympic Stadium (Berlin), Olympiastadion (Munich), Odeonsplatz
• Princely Abbey of Corvey, Münster main street
• Quedlinburg
• Reichstag building, Rendsburg High Bridge, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
• Sanssouci, Schlosskirche zu Wittenberg, Semperoper, St. Paul's Church, Frankfurt am Main, Strandkorb
• Town Hall of Bremen, Cathedral of Trier, Trifels Castle
• Ulm Minster, Unter den Linden, Lake Constance stilt houses
• Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Völklingen Ironworks
• Walhalla (memorial), Wartburg, Weimar, Wilhelmshöhe Palace and Park
• Zeche Zollverein

Emblems, Symbols and Allegories[]

• Coat of arms of Germany
• Deutscher Michel
• Flag of Germany, German Eagle, German euro coins, Germania (personification)
• Imperial Regalia, Iron Cross
• National colours of Germany
• Reichsadler

Festivals[]

• Cannstatter Volksfest
• Cologne Carnival
• Oktoberfest

Food and drink[]

• Altbier, Apfelschorle, Apfelwein
• German beer, Berliner, Black Forest cake, Bockwurst, Bratwurst, Butterbrot
• Currywurst
• Eisbein
• Fischbrötchen, Frankfurter
• Harzer, Handkäse
• Kassler, Kölsch, 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[]

• Tag der Deutschen Einheit

Industry[]

• Bayer
• Bosch
• Deutsche Post
• Deutsche Telekom
• Siemens [4]
• Konrad Zuse

Literature[]

Writers[]

• Heinrich Böll, Das Boot
• Bertolt Brecht
• Lothar-Günther Buchheim [5]
• Dreigroschenoper
• Theodor Fontane
• Günter Grass [6]
• Brothers Grimm (Wilhelm Grimm),
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Heinrich Heine, Heinrich Heine Prize, Hermann Hesse
• Franz Kafka [7]
• Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
• Heinrich Mann, Thomas Mann
• Hans Sachs, Anna Seghers
• Friedrich Schiller [8] [9]
• Walther von der Vogelweide
• Wolfram von Eschenbach

Monarchy[]

• Karl der Große (c. 742-814)
• 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[]

• Alphaville
• 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,
• Scorpions
• Der Ring des Nibelungen
• Tangerine Dream, 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, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, Arthur Schopenhauer
• Übermensch

Places[]

• Baltic Sea, Bamberg, Beer gardens, Berlin [15], Black Forest, Bonn, Bremen, Brocken
• Cologne
• Danube, Dresden, Dresden Elbe Valley, Düsseldorf
• East Frisian Islands, Elbe, Ems, Erzgebirge, Externsteine
• Fehmarn, Frankfurt am Main, Heligoland
• Halligen, Hamburg, Hanover
• Kreidefelsen
• 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, Sylt
• Thuringian Forest
• Volcanic Eifel
• Wadden Sea, Watzmann, 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[]

• Michael Schumacher
• Sebastian Vettel
• 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
• Nordschleife, Nürburgring^[1]

Television, Radio, Film, Theatre[]

• Berlin International Film Festival
• German Expressionism
• Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Werner Herzog
• Fritz Lang
• F. W. Murnau
• New German Cinema
• Wolfgang Petersen
• Volker Schlöndorff
• Tom Tykwer
• Wim Wenders

Transport[]

Cars[]

• Audi Quattro^[2]
• BMW 3 Series^[3]
• BMW M1
• Borgward
• Mercedes-Benz G-Class
• Mercedes-Benz S-Class^[4]
• Porsche 911^[5][6][7]
• Trabant^[8]
• Volkswagen Beetle^[9]
• Volkswagen Type 2

Air[]

• Lufthansa
• Zeppelin [17]

Miscellaneous[]

• Benedict XVI, Otto von Bismarck, Willy Brandt,
• Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler
• Frederick the Great
• Friedrich Engels
• Immanuel Kant, Helmut Kohl
• Ludwig II of Bavaria, Rosa Luxemburg[18], Claus Luthe [19], Martin Luther [20]
• Karl Marx, Ulrike Meinhof [21], Angela Merkel [22]
• Manfred von Richthofen [23]
• Wolfgang Vogel [24]
• Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Ferdinand von Zeppelin [25]

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

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