the Alte Bibliothek were rebuilt under the German Democratic Republic. Since German reunification in 1990, the western part of Dorotheenstadt around the Pariser Platz has also been rebuilt. Major buildings and landmarks Pariser Platz Brandenburg Gate U.S. Embassy Academy of Arts French Embassy Wilhelmstraße Marschall Bridge Jakob-Kaiser-Haus British Embassy Unter den Linden Russian Embassy Komische Oper Humboldt University Staatsbibliothek Alte Bibliothek Bebelplatz Berlin State Opera Statue of Frederick the Great Neue Wache Friedrichstraße Weidendammer Bridge Admiralspalast Friedrichstraße station Checkpoint Charlie Museum Cultural mentions Jens Gerlach, an East German poet, wrote a collection of poems called Dorotheenstädtische Monologe (Berlin: Aufbau, 1972) References Sources Hermann Zech. Die Dorotheenstadt in Berlin-Mitte. Berlin: H. Zech, 2000. Zones of Berlin Mitte History of Berlin