(Liste) Lichterfest Berlin

The berlin festival of lights thus connects cultures and people all over the world and easily crosses borders and continents because light speaks all languages.

Lichterfest berlin. Lichterfest is an annual event in berlin since 2004. It s always a good idea to book rooms months in advance especially if you re coming from outside the country. There are at least a dozen hostels in the area as well if you d like some extra spending money on your touristy. The artists light up 49 of berlin s landmarks and squares with bright colours and sensational projections. For ten days the festival of lights transforms berlin s most famous landmarks and historical monuments such as brandenburg gate berlin cathedral and the funkturm through light projections and video art. The festival even has an official song available for 99 cent download of course. While berlin s festival of lights is quite popular it is just one in a series of events around the world from new york city to to moscow to jerusalem.

Berlin leuchtet was created by some of the initiators of the festival of lights and has since managed to make its mark. Every october the well known sights like brandenburg gate the reichstag fernsehturm or berlin cathedral are scenes of illumination and light art for one or two weeks.