The lavish public fireworks more than made up for this year's partial ban on the general public firing rockets. Here's a photo of the fireworks over the Brandenburg Gate.
Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa
...and here's another photo of the display as seen over the Oberbaum Bridge.
Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa
So many people crammed into the central celebration area that the gates were closed at 8pm for safety reasons.
Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa
Performers included the English boy band East 17, songwriter and DJ Kerstin Ott, pop star Frank Zander and the Swedish rock band Mando Diao.
Here's a video of the East 17 performance...
...and here's Mando Diao.
A crowd dispersal vehicle from the German federal police on the ready in a street near the New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate.
Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa
After the celebrations, the streets were strewn with plastic glasses and bottles.
Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa
The Berlin municipal cleaning company BSR began the clean-up job early on Wednesday morning.
Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa
Soon afterwards the Berliner Sea Dogs gathered to take their first cold water bath of the new year.
Happy New Year!
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