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Museum Island

Also known as Altes Museum, Ile aux Musees, musée Altes, Museumsinsel

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Museum Island is in Berlin. The nearest other World Heritage site is Berlin Modernism Housing Estates, about 9 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Berlin · about 3,406,000 peopleat the site
  • Potsdam · about 218,000 peopleabout 25 km south-west
  • Cottbus · about 105,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
  • Szczecin · about 408,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
  • Magdeburg · about 230,000 peopleabout 130 km west
  • Leipzig · about 543,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
Museum IslandBerlin Modernism Housing Estates5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Museum Island and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesBerlin Modernism Housing Estates1Potsdam and Berlin Palaces2Luther Memorials3Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz4Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski5Museum Island
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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