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Hotel Adlon: "Unknown"

Explosion at the Brandenburg Gate

The luxury Hotel Adlon was at the centre of the action in the 2011 thriller Unknown. Shooting took place over four days at the hotel, although sets at the Babelsberg studios were used for the scenes after the big explosion.

Other locations included the Oberbaumbrücke, Oranienburger Straße and Friedrichstraße, the scene of a dramatic car chase.