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Named after Nobel literature prize-winning writer Boris Pastenak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, PASTERNAK Restaurant is located in the heart of Berlin. PASTERNAK Restaurant is proud to call Berlin locality of Prenzlauer Berg its home and count important landmarks such as "Dicke Hermann" ("Thick Hermann"), the first water tower in Berlin, Rykestrasse Synagogue, Germany's largest synagogue built in 1904, and a remarkable Zeiss-Großplanetarium opened in 1987 among its neighbors. PASTERNAK Restaurant specialty is Russian and Jewish cuisine. PASTERNAK Restaurant serves its own unique house-brewed beer.
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Restaurant Pasternak
22-24 Knaackstraße
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Named after Nobel literature prize-winning writer Boris Pastenak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, PASTERNAK Restaurant is located in the heart of Berlin. PASTERNAK Restaurant is proud to call Berlin locality of Prenzlauer Berg its home and count important landmarks such as "Dicke Hermann" ("Thick Hermann"), the first water tower in Berlin, Rykestrasse Synagogue, Germany's largest synagogue built in 1904, and a remarkable Zeiss-Großplanetarium opened in 1987 among its neighbors. PASTERNAK Restaurant specialty is Russian and Jewish cuisine. PASTERNAK Restaurant serves its own unique house-brewed beer.
When visiting the Umami in Prenzlauer Berg you’ll get creative yet traditional Indonesian cuisine prepared with fresh ingredients. Located in Rykestraße at the corner Knaackstraße the Umami will immediately catch your eye. Colorful plants and light constructions highlight the appearance of the restaurant from the outside. If you choose to sit outsides, you’ll get a fantastic view on the Watertower of Prenzlauer Berg. Picking a seat inside the restaurant won’t disappoint you though. But it’s not just the settings; all meals are excellent and fresh as well. They’re all prepared without any food additives like glutamate and else. The Indonesian cuisine and the menu at Umami are multisided.
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Umami
16-18 Knaackstraße
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When visiting the Umami in Prenzlauer Berg you’ll get creative yet traditional Indonesian cuisine prepared with fresh ingredients. Located in Rykestraße at the corner Knaackstraße the Umami will immediately catch your eye. Colorful plants and light constructions highlight the appearance of the restaurant from the outside. If you choose to sit outsides, you’ll get a fantastic view on the Watertower of Prenzlauer Berg. Picking a seat inside the restaurant won’t disappoint you though. But it’s not just the settings; all meals are excellent and fresh as well. They’re all prepared without any food additives like glutamate and else. The Indonesian cuisine and the menu at Umami are multisided.
Small Thai food place - The food is delicious and there is a large menu with different choices whether you are a vegetarian or not . The service is very quick and the prices are very affordable...
Linh Thai Snack
226 Prenzlauer Allee
Small Thai food place - The food is delicious and there is a large menu with different choices whether you are a vegetarian or not . The service is very quick and the prices are very affordable...
Masel Topf is a play on words based on the traditional Jewish greeting “mazel tov”. “Mazel” means luck and success, and “tov” means good, and the phrase has passed through usage into the several languages, notably English, Russian and German. Masel Topf represents a modern and varied take on Jewish cuisine, with influences from Israel, Germany, the USA and Eastern Europe. In these countries, Jewish people have made huge contributions to the culinary culture and we seek to offer them to you, alongside our extensive and diverse selection of wines and cocktails.
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Restaurant Masel Topf
2 Rykestraße
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Masel Topf is a play on words based on the traditional Jewish greeting “mazel tov”. “Mazel” means luck and success, and “tov” means good, and the phrase has passed through usage into the several languages, notably English, Russian and German. Masel Topf represents a modern and varied take on Jewish cuisine, with influences from Israel, Germany, the USA and Eastern Europe. In these countries, Jewish people have made huge contributions to the culinary culture and we seek to offer them to you, alongside our extensive and diverse selection of wines and cocktails.
For over two decades now ,Gugelhof’ in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg has been captivating guests with its phenomenal Alsatian and South German cuisine. Gugelhof is known for having great service, and features a friendly front-of-house team that delights in looking after the restaurant’s diverse clientele. The restaurant has attracted notable visitors from across the world, including Bill Clinton, Gerhard Schröder, and a number of artists, entrepreneurs and those who simply enjoy the finer things in life. With a quaint ambiance like that of a rural inn, Gugelhof allows guests to feel just like royalty, which is made possible thanks to the creative genius of owners Hans Nübel, a native of the Blac
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Gugelhof
37 Knaackstraße
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For over two decades now ,Gugelhof’ in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg has been captivating guests with its phenomenal Alsatian and South German cuisine. Gugelhof is known for having great service, and features a friendly front-of-house team that delights in looking after the restaurant’s diverse clientele. The restaurant has attracted notable visitors from across the world, including Bill Clinton, Gerhard Schröder, and a number of artists, entrepreneurs and those who simply enjoy the finer things in life. With a quaint ambiance like that of a rural inn, Gugelhof allows guests to feel just like royalty, which is made possible thanks to the creative genius of owners Hans Nübel, a native of the Blac
Pizzeria I due Forni is in a certain sense chaos incarnate--but a delicious and affordable pizza place. Allegedly run by a group of Italian anarchists, so roll with the punches and enjoy the fervor. They'll serve you rude and fast in a loud, hectic hall of tables being adorned with delicious brick oven pizzas. Love it or leave it. But if you choose to leave, may we suggest still ordering a pizza to go. Ensure that you try the homemade spicy chili oil -the perfect complement to your pie. They also have sister restaurants in Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. Closest U-Bahn station is Senefelderplatz on the U2 line.
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I due forni
12 Schönhauser Allee
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Pizzeria I due Forni is in a certain sense chaos incarnate--but a delicious and affordable pizza place. Allegedly run by a group of Italian anarchists, so roll with the punches and enjoy the fervor. They'll serve you rude and fast in a loud, hectic hall of tables being adorned with delicious brick oven pizzas. Love it or leave it. But if you choose to leave, may we suggest still ordering a pizza to go. Ensure that you try the homemade spicy chili oil -the perfect complement to your pie. They also have sister restaurants in Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. Closest U-Bahn station is Senefelderplatz on the U2 line.
Khushi is tastefully decorated, with beautiful candles and a wonderfully cosy atmosphere. The service is fantastic, staff are friendly, attentive and very aware of the customer's needs. Above all, Khushi deserves praise for it's fantastic food. Nice variety aside, all the courses are delicious and beautifully presented, and the portions are generous too. Khushi is a distinctly the North Indian food restaurant, and the food reflects this - it is the ideal introduction to this special cuisine. Prices tend to be a bit higher here, but in return one receives excellent ambiance and most importantly, a very attentive and friendly wait-staff.
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Khushi
37 Kollwitzstraße
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Khushi is tastefully decorated, with beautiful candles and a wonderfully cosy atmosphere. The service is fantastic, staff are friendly, attentive and very aware of the customer's needs. Above all, Khushi deserves praise for it's fantastic food. Nice variety aside, all the courses are delicious and beautifully presented, and the portions are generous too. Khushi is a distinctly the North Indian food restaurant, and the food reflects this - it is the ideal introduction to this special cuisine. Prices tend to be a bit higher here, but in return one receives excellent ambiance and most importantly, a very attentive and friendly wait-staff.
This corner cafe-cum-flowershop is a classic breakfast stop in the nicest part of the boho-trendy Prenzlauer Berg hood. It's named for a 1919 dadaist poem by the German artist Kurt Schwitters and charmingly decorated in an Art Nouveau-inspired style with soft colors and curvaceous booths. Wake up to breakfast platters quite appropriately named for flowers and featuring quality ingredients along with freshly made spreads and salads. The 'Alpenrose', for instance, is a mouthwatering potpourri of creamy goat cheese, Tyrolean ham, Swiss sausage salad and fresh fruit. 'Oleander' teams parma ham with provolone and marinated vegetables. The piece de resistance, though, is the 'Anna Blume Special', a three-tiered extravaganza that gives you a little taste of everything. The extensive menu also includes sweet and savory crepes, salads and sundaes. In the afternoon, devotees invade for the pretty homemade cakes.
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Café Anna Blume
83 Kollwitzstraße
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This corner cafe-cum-flowershop is a classic breakfast stop in the nicest part of the boho-trendy Prenzlauer Berg hood. It's named for a 1919 dadaist poem by the German artist Kurt Schwitters and charmingly decorated in an Art Nouveau-inspired style with soft colors and curvaceous booths. Wake up to breakfast platters quite appropriately named for flowers and featuring quality ingredients along with freshly made spreads and salads. The 'Alpenrose', for instance, is a mouthwatering potpourri of creamy goat cheese, Tyrolean ham, Swiss sausage salad and fresh fruit. 'Oleander' teams parma ham with provolone and marinated vegetables. The piece de resistance, though, is the 'Anna Blume Special', a three-tiered extravaganza that gives you a little taste of everything. The extensive menu also includes sweet and savory crepes, salads and sundaes. In the afternoon, devotees invade for the pretty homemade cakes.
How many restaurants can claim to have served Napoleon and Gorbachev? Moreover, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder treated French president Jacques Chirac to a meal here in 2003. Zur Letzten Instanz has been a mainstay in Berlin since 1621 in a forgotten nest of medieval streets and continues to attract diners who enjoy variety and taste in their food and beer. The small menu focuses on some of Berlin's most traditional specialties, including Eisbein (pork knuckle), and takes its whimsical dish titles from classic legal jargon. (The national courthouse is located around the corner, and the restaurant's name is a rought equivalent of the English idiom "at the eleventh hour.") Experience the cozy, old world charm and friendly service. The closest U-Bahn station is Klosterstrasse.
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Zur letzten Instanz
14-16 Waisenstraße
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How many restaurants can claim to have served Napoleon and Gorbachev? Moreover, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder treated French president Jacques Chirac to a meal here in 2003. Zur Letzten Instanz has been a mainstay in Berlin since 1621 in a forgotten nest of medieval streets and continues to attract diners who enjoy variety and taste in their food and beer. The small menu focuses on some of Berlin's most traditional specialties, including Eisbein (pork knuckle), and takes its whimsical dish titles from classic legal jargon. (The national courthouse is located around the corner, and the restaurant's name is a rought equivalent of the English idiom "at the eleventh hour.") Experience the cozy, old world charm and friendly service. The closest U-Bahn station is Klosterstrasse.
Are you looking for great Italian food in the Prenzlauerberg neighborhood of Berlin? Ja, paesano! Located on Berlin's revitalized eastside, the casual Trattoria Paparazzi wasted no time establishing a loyal customer base. Indeed, the comfortable eatery serves delicious, home-cooked fare at reasonable prices, a fact that almost guarantees full tables every night. House specialties range from malfatti (spinach gnocchi) to excellently prepared pizzas. A decent wine list and unpretentious service firm up the place's justly-earned rep. Oh, yes: saving room for dessert is an extremely wise move. The closest U-Bahn station is Eberswalder Straße, which is located on the U2 line.
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Trattoria Paparazzi
35 Husemannstraße
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Are you looking for great Italian food in the Prenzlauerberg neighborhood of Berlin? Ja, paesano! Located on Berlin's revitalized eastside, the casual Trattoria Paparazzi wasted no time establishing a loyal customer base. Indeed, the comfortable eatery serves delicious, home-cooked fare at reasonable prices, a fact that almost guarantees full tables every night. House specialties range from malfatti (spinach gnocchi) to excellently prepared pizzas. A decent wine list and unpretentious service firm up the place's justly-earned rep. Oh, yes: saving room for dessert is an extremely wise move. The closest U-Bahn station is Eberswalder Straße, which is located on the U2 line.
Acolytes of the so-called ‘Third Wave’ of coffee production, Bonanza serves some of the best cups in Berlin. Its proprietors are fastidiously involved at every step of the process, from relationships with suppliers to roasting the beans in-house for freshness and taking due care over steam temperature. While beans are available to buy for home, the final results in the shop are unbeatable. The bar is dominated by a highly sensitive hand-made Synesso Cyncra machine and seating is minimal: customers perch among sacks of beans, piled high all around the little shop or move outside to benches on the pavement. The flat white, an Antipodean take on a latte, is smooth and divine and their cake selection is small – pretty much carrot cake and brownies – but high grade.
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Bonanza Coffee Heroes
35 Oderberger Str.
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Acolytes of the so-called ‘Third Wave’ of coffee production, Bonanza serves some of the best cups in Berlin. Its proprietors are fastidiously involved at every step of the process, from relationships with suppliers to roasting the beans in-house for freshness and taking due care over steam temperature. While beans are available to buy for home, the final results in the shop are unbeatable. The bar is dominated by a highly sensitive hand-made Synesso Cyncra machine and seating is minimal: customers perch among sacks of beans, piled high all around the little shop or move outside to benches on the pavement. The flat white, an Antipodean take on a latte, is smooth and divine and their cake selection is small – pretty much carrot cake and brownies – but high grade.
This rowdy beer garden has been doing Berliners a brisk service since 1852, and lies across the courtyard from an old ballroom of the same name, attracting a noisy crowd. The enthusiastic beer-swilling, big wooden tables and platefuls of Bratwurst and Bretzeln (pretzels) can almost make you feel like you’ve been teleported down south to Munich. There’s an indoor bar with a traditional German restaurant but in summer you want to join the all-day buzz outdoors with a house-brewed Pils in the shade. Brunch is served from 10am-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Prater Beer Garden Berlin
7-9 Kastanienallee
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This rowdy beer garden has been doing Berliners a brisk service since 1852, and lies across the courtyard from an old ballroom of the same name, attracting a noisy crowd. The enthusiastic beer-swilling, big wooden tables and platefuls of Bratwurst and Bretzeln (pretzels) can almost make you feel like you’ve been teleported down south to Munich. There’s an indoor bar with a traditional German restaurant but in summer you want to join the all-day buzz outdoors with a house-brewed Pils in the shade. Brunch is served from 10am-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
South it up with authentic food all the way from the kitchens of South India, prepared and served with love -
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Chutnify
43 Sredzkistraße
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South it up with authentic food all the way from the kitchens of South India, prepared and served with love -
For the last 24 years you have been served here delicious Berlin-style food in a lowly-lit, rustic atmosphere. Even the Berliner Weiße, a traditional Berlin beer speciality, is made directly on the spot. Word of mouth has spread the news about the welcoming ambiance and the very tasty food all over the world. The menu is available in various languages. You can follow important matches on a big screen while your food is served quickly - even at top business hours. An early reservation is recommended.
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Zum Schusterjungen
9 Danziger Str.
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For the last 24 years you have been served here delicious Berlin-style food in a lowly-lit, rustic atmosphere. Even the Berliner Weiße, a traditional Berlin beer speciality, is made directly on the spot. Word of mouth has spread the news about the welcoming ambiance and the very tasty food all over the world. The menu is available in various languages. You can follow important matches on a big screen while your food is served quickly - even at top business hours. An early reservation is recommended.
Great affordable Korean food - a simple menu with 4 options for Korean bibimbap: plain or with chicken, pork or tofu. Delicious and very well priced.
Korean Food Stories
217 Prenzlauer Allee
Great affordable Korean food - a simple menu with 4 options for Korean bibimbap: plain or with chicken, pork or tofu. Delicious and very well priced.
The choice here is never an easy one - among many others they have chili-cheeseburgers, a mozzarella burger or the Sophia Loren Burger with gorgonzola cream and rucola. Add to that the monthly special burger, what about a cream à poivre vert and cheddar cheese? On the side you can choose between potato wedges, fries or fresh cole slaw. Enjoy all of this while sitting on one of the popular window seats (the staff loves to take photos through the window of people eating there for the homepage of Marienburger) or outside. Hint: For a little surcharge, you can also get a patty made of Neuland-Beef.
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MarienBurgerie
47 Marienburger Str.
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The choice here is never an easy one - among many others they have chili-cheeseburgers, a mozzarella burger or the Sophia Loren Burger with gorgonzola cream and rucola. Add to that the monthly special burger, what about a cream à poivre vert and cheddar cheese? On the side you can choose between potato wedges, fries or fresh cole slaw. Enjoy all of this while sitting on one of the popular window seats (the staff loves to take photos through the window of people eating there for the homepage of Marienburger) or outside. Hint: For a little surcharge, you can also get a patty made of Neuland-Beef.
Nice place to sit on a lovely summer evening - Charming restaurant on the edge of a park. The surroundings are terrific. The menu is original and the food tasty.
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Restaurant Schoenbrunn
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Nice place to sit on a lovely summer evening - Charming restaurant on the edge of a park. The surroundings are terrific. The menu is original and the food tasty.
Great value Vietnamese restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg - Very tastefull Vietnamese food for a very good price and a friendly service!
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Sytu food
226 Prenzlauer Allee
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Great value Vietnamese restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg - Very tastefull Vietnamese food for a very good price and a friendly service!
Cute, homey interior that screams neighborhood joint. The reason to come here is the wine and wine parings. You can really tell that they spent a lot of time honing a wine list and coming up with food to compliment each selection. Each menu item was listed with a recommended wine; many of which are of German origin and the food they offer always tastes great.
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Weinstein
33 Lychener Str.
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Cute, homey interior that screams neighborhood joint. The reason to come here is the wine and wine parings. You can really tell that they spent a lot of time honing a wine list and coming up with food to compliment each selection. Each menu item was listed with a recommended wine; many of which are of German origin and the food they offer always tastes great.

Arts & Culture

With its zigzag outline and silvery zinc façade, the exterior of Berlin's Jewish Museum, a masterpiece by Daniel Libeskind, is as bold as it is beautiful. While the expansive exhibit does address the 12 years of Nazi terror, its focus is actually on the entire 2000 years of social, political and cultural history of Jews in Germany. Before reaching the galleries visitors descend down into the basement with its three walkways called 'axes', each symbolizing a different Jewish experience: the Axis of Emigration leads to an outside garden, the Axis of the Holocaust dead-ends in a hollow space and the Axis of Continuity leads up a steep staircase to the galleries. But far from being locked in the past, the museum looks forward with child-friendly tours, weekend workshops and special shows including a histories of Jewish football and radical Jewish music in New York.
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Еврейский музей Берлина
9-14 Lindenstraße
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With its zigzag outline and silvery zinc façade, the exterior of Berlin's Jewish Museum, a masterpiece by Daniel Libeskind, is as bold as it is beautiful. While the expansive exhibit does address the 12 years of Nazi terror, its focus is actually on the entire 2000 years of social, political and cultural history of Jews in Germany. Before reaching the galleries visitors descend down into the basement with its three walkways called 'axes', each symbolizing a different Jewish experience: the Axis of Emigration leads to an outside garden, the Axis of the Holocaust dead-ends in a hollow space and the Axis of Continuity leads up a steep staircase to the galleries. But far from being locked in the past, the museum looks forward with child-friendly tours, weekend workshops and special shows including a histories of Jewish football and radical Jewish music in New York.
What was daily life like behind the Iron Curtain? That's the '$64,000 question' this museum, which is as educational as it is fun and interactive, seeks to answer. Themed galleries train the spotlight on such topics as travel, education, family, holidays, prison and opposition. Stop to hitch a virtual ride in an East German car (called Trabi), learn about the sinister machinations of the Stasi spy network or nose around a typical housing estate apartment. A nice place to wrap up a visit is in the attached 'Domklause' restaurant where you'll find out what's behind a dish called Falscher Hase (False Rabbit) or if an East German Ketwurst tasted any different from a hot dog.
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Музей ДДР
1 Karl-Liebknecht-Str.
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What was daily life like behind the Iron Curtain? That's the '$64,000 question' this museum, which is as educational as it is fun and interactive, seeks to answer. Themed galleries train the spotlight on such topics as travel, education, family, holidays, prison and opposition. Stop to hitch a virtual ride in an East German car (called Trabi), learn about the sinister machinations of the Stasi spy network or nose around a typical housing estate apartment. A nice place to wrap up a visit is in the attached 'Domklause' restaurant where you'll find out what's behind a dish called Falscher Hase (False Rabbit) or if an East German Ketwurst tasted any different from a hot dog.
Arguably now the city's most famous border crossing from the time of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie sits at the base of the bustling Friedrichstrasse, now popular for its fantastic selection of shops and cafes. The checkpoint is easily recognisable, even from a distance, by its tall white beam, atop of which sits a large photo of a soldier. Here, sitting at the actual checkpoint, you'll find Haus Am Checkpoint Charlie, a museum dedicated to documenting the history of the checkpoint, known as the place where East met West. Built in 1963 and full of artifacts, photographs and information, the museum explains why the wall was built and how it was patrolled as well as some of the escape attempts (both successful and otherwise..) which still come with a warning, as they were being documented in this museum while the wall was still up!
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Музей стены - Чекпоинт Чарли
43-45 Friedrichstraße
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Arguably now the city's most famous border crossing from the time of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie sits at the base of the bustling Friedrichstrasse, now popular for its fantastic selection of shops and cafes. The checkpoint is easily recognisable, even from a distance, by its tall white beam, atop of which sits a large photo of a soldier. Here, sitting at the actual checkpoint, you'll find Haus Am Checkpoint Charlie, a museum dedicated to documenting the history of the checkpoint, known as the place where East met West. Built in 1963 and full of artifacts, photographs and information, the museum explains why the wall was built and how it was patrolled as well as some of the escape attempts (both successful and otherwise..) which still come with a warning, as they were being documented in this museum while the wall was still up!
The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was built in the summer of 1936 by concentration camp prisoners from the Emsland camps. It was the first new camp to be established after Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed Chief of the German Police in 1936. The design of the grounds was conceived by the SS architects as the ideal concentration camp setting, giving architectural expression to the SS worldview, and symbolically subjugating the prisoners to the absolute power of the SS. As a model for other camps, and in view of its location just outside the Reich capital, Sachsenhausen acquired a special role in the National Socialist concentration camp system. This was reinforced in 1938 when the Concentration Camp Inspection Office, the administrative headquarters for all concentration camps within the German sphere of influence, was transferred from Berlin to Oranienburg. More than 200,000 people were imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp between 1936 and 1945. At first the prisoners were mostly political opponents of the Nazi regime. However, increasing numbers of members of groups defined by the National Socialists as racially or biologically inferior were later included. By 1939 large numbers of citizens from the occupied European states arrived. Tens of thousands of people died of starvation, disease, forced labor and mistreatment, or were victims of the systematic extermination operations of the SS. Thousands of other prisoners died during the death marches following the evacuation of the camp at the end of April 1945. Approximately 3,000 sick prisoners, along with the doctors and nurses who had stayed behind in the camp, were liberated by Soviet an Polish soldiers.
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Мемориал и музей Саксенхаузен
22 Str. d. Nationen
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The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was built in the summer of 1936 by concentration camp prisoners from the Emsland camps. It was the first new camp to be established after Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed Chief of the German Police in 1936. The design of the grounds was conceived by the SS architects as the ideal concentration camp setting, giving architectural expression to the SS worldview, and symbolically subjugating the prisoners to the absolute power of the SS. As a model for other camps, and in view of its location just outside the Reich capital, Sachsenhausen acquired a special role in the National Socialist concentration camp system. This was reinforced in 1938 when the Concentration Camp Inspection Office, the administrative headquarters for all concentration camps within the German sphere of influence, was transferred from Berlin to Oranienburg. More than 200,000 people were imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp between 1936 and 1945. At first the prisoners were mostly political opponents of the Nazi regime. However, increasing numbers of members of groups defined by the National Socialists as racially or biologically inferior were later included. By 1939 large numbers of citizens from the occupied European states arrived. Tens of thousands of people died of starvation, disease, forced labor and mistreatment, or were victims of the systematic extermination operations of the SS. Thousands of other prisoners died during the death marches following the evacuation of the camp at the end of April 1945. Approximately 3,000 sick prisoners, along with the doctors and nurses who had stayed behind in the camp, were liberated by Soviet an Polish soldiers.
The Altes Museum, built between 1823 and 1830 after the design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, is one of the most important works in the architecture of Classicism. Its dignified architecture is the perfect setting for its ancient Etruscan pottery, as well as Greco-Roman statues, bronze tools, jewelry, and wood and stone sarcophagi.
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Старый музей
1-3 Bodestraße
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The Altes Museum, built between 1823 and 1830 after the design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, is one of the most important works in the architecture of Classicism. Its dignified architecture is the perfect setting for its ancient Etruscan pottery, as well as Greco-Roman statues, bronze tools, jewelry, and wood and stone sarcophagi.
A counterpoint to the gritty end of Berlin’s gallery scene, the Hamburger Bahnhof, a former railway station, is a spectacular repository of contemporary art, featuring some of the biggest names from the latter part of the 20th century. 100,000 square metres are devoted to works from the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin), alongside pieces from the renowned collector, Erich Marx, whose impressive stash counts Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Anselm Kiefer. The ground floor of the western side of the building is entirely given over to the eccentric genius Joseph Beuys, showing rare works and related ephemera.
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Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum for Contemporary Art - Berlin
50 Invalidenstraße
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A counterpoint to the gritty end of Berlin’s gallery scene, the Hamburger Bahnhof, a former railway station, is a spectacular repository of contemporary art, featuring some of the biggest names from the latter part of the 20th century. 100,000 square metres are devoted to works from the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin), alongside pieces from the renowned collector, Erich Marx, whose impressive stash counts Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Anselm Kiefer. The ground floor of the western side of the building is entirely given over to the eccentric genius Joseph Beuys, showing rare works and related ephemera.
One of the world's major archaeological museums, the Pergamon should not be missed. Its treasures, comprising some of the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities; the rest is in the Altes Museum) and the Vorderasiastisches Museum (Museum of Near Eastern Antiquities), contain three major draws. The first is the Hellenistic Pergamon Altar, dating from 170-159 BC; huge as it is, the museum's partial re-creation represents only one third of its original size. In an adjoining room, and even more architecturally impressive, is the towering two-storey Roman Market Gate of Miletus (29m/95ft wide and almost 17m/56ft high), erected in AD 120. This leads through to the third of the big attractions - the extraordinary blue and ochre tiled Gate of Ishtar and the Babylonian Processional Street, dating from the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC). There are plenty of other gems in the museum that are also worth seeking out, including some stunning Assyrian reliefs. The museum is also now home to the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum of Islamic Art), which takes up some 14 rooms in the southern wing. The collection is wide ranging, including applied arts, crafts, books and architectural details from the eighth to the 19th centuries. Entrance is included in the overall admission price, as is an excellent audio guide. There are temporary exhibitions too.
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Пергамский музей
1-3 Bodestraße
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One of the world's major archaeological museums, the Pergamon should not be missed. Its treasures, comprising some of the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities; the rest is in the Altes Museum) and the Vorderasiastisches Museum (Museum of Near Eastern Antiquities), contain three major draws. The first is the Hellenistic Pergamon Altar, dating from 170-159 BC; huge as it is, the museum's partial re-creation represents only one third of its original size. In an adjoining room, and even more architecturally impressive, is the towering two-storey Roman Market Gate of Miletus (29m/95ft wide and almost 17m/56ft high), erected in AD 120. This leads through to the third of the big attractions - the extraordinary blue and ochre tiled Gate of Ishtar and the Babylonian Processional Street, dating from the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC). There are plenty of other gems in the museum that are also worth seeking out, including some stunning Assyrian reliefs. The museum is also now home to the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum of Islamic Art), which takes up some 14 rooms in the southern wing. The collection is wide ranging, including applied arts, crafts, books and architectural details from the eighth to the 19th centuries. Entrance is included in the overall admission price, as is an excellent audio guide. There are temporary exhibitions too.
Over the last decade the Neues Museum, a bombed-out ruin since 1945, has been repaired and rebuilt by British starchitect David Chipperfield. His recreation is a striking building which can be read like a book, telling – through its original walls, surviving textural details, all-but-lost classical frescos and soaring new spaces – the story of man's ability to create, destroy and preserve. It is the perfect museum for Berlin. The collection, which includes a Neanderthal skull, the bust of Egyptian queen Nefertiti and Heinrich Schliemann's Trojan antiquities, isn't half bad either.
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Новый музей
1-3 Bodestraße
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Over the last decade the Neues Museum, a bombed-out ruin since 1945, has been repaired and rebuilt by British starchitect David Chipperfield. His recreation is a striking building which can be read like a book, telling – through its original walls, surviving textural details, all-but-lost classical frescos and soaring new spaces – the story of man's ability to create, destroy and preserve. It is the perfect museum for Berlin. The collection, which includes a Neanderthal skull, the bust of Egyptian queen Nefertiti and Heinrich Schliemann's Trojan antiquities, isn't half bad either.
Heinz Berggruen bought his first painting in 1940 for $100 – a watercolour by Paul Klee. Half a century later, he gave to Berlin the bulk of his fabulous collection, then valued at $450m and including 165 masterpieces by Braque, Matisse, Klee and Giacometti. This intimate gallery, situated opposite the Schloss Charlottenburg, also has more than 100 works by Picasso from early student sketches to the blue and rose period through his cubist years and up to the year before his death in April 1973. Guided tours for children are offered on most Saturdays (paper and crayons provided).
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Музей Берггрюна
1 Schloßstraße
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Heinz Berggruen bought his first painting in 1940 for $100 – a watercolour by Paul Klee. Half a century later, he gave to Berlin the bulk of his fabulous collection, then valued at $450m and including 165 masterpieces by Braque, Matisse, Klee and Giacometti. This intimate gallery, situated opposite the Schloss Charlottenburg, also has more than 100 works by Picasso from early student sketches to the blue and rose period through his cubist years and up to the year before his death in April 1973. Guided tours for children are offered on most Saturdays (paper and crayons provided).
Berlin’s New National Gallery at Potsdamer Platz is dedicated to international art from the 20th century. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the unique glass-and-steel structure that houses this fascinating museum, which is nicknamed “the temple of light and glass”. Its work spectrum ranges from Classical Modern down to Art of the 1960s and 70s. Among those included are artists like Pablo Picasso, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Yves Klein, among others.
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Neue Nationalgalerie
50 Potsdamer Straße
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Berlin’s New National Gallery at Potsdamer Platz is dedicated to international art from the 20th century. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the unique glass-and-steel structure that houses this fascinating museum, which is nicknamed “the temple of light and glass”. Its work spectrum ranges from Classical Modern down to Art of the 1960s and 70s. Among those included are artists like Pablo Picasso, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Yves Klein, among others.
This is the home to the world’s largest Bauhaus collection, offering an in-depth introduction to the German avant-garde school and its impact on design, art, and architecture around the world. The museum is housed in a building designed by the founder of the Bauhaus School, Walter Gropius, and displays an incredible collection crafted by Bauhaus teachers and students, from ceramics, furniture, and sculpture, to weaving, printing, and bookbinding.
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Bauhaus Archive
14 Klingelhöferstraße
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This is the home to the world’s largest Bauhaus collection, offering an in-depth introduction to the German avant-garde school and its impact on design, art, and architecture around the world. The museum is housed in a building designed by the founder of the Bauhaus School, Walter Gropius, and displays an incredible collection crafted by Bauhaus teachers and students, from ceramics, furniture, and sculpture, to weaving, printing, and bookbinding.
Opened in 1983, the German Museum of Technology (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin) hosts numerous excellent permanent displays related to the country's role as Europe's industrial powerhouse. Highlights include a fascinating look at the Industrial Revolution, along with a reconstructed workshop and equipment from the country's first factories. The road transport exhibit contains a variety of bicycles, horse-drawn carts, motorcycles, and cars, while the big machines are found in the rail transportation segment, which includes locomotives and coaches dating back to 1843. The museum is also noted for its aviation displays, with everything from gliders to man-powered and engine-driven aircraft, both military and civilian.
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Немецкий музей технологии
9 Trebbiner Str.
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Opened in 1983, the German Museum of Technology (Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin) hosts numerous excellent permanent displays related to the country's role as Europe's industrial powerhouse. Highlights include a fascinating look at the Industrial Revolution, along with a reconstructed workshop and equipment from the country's first factories. The road transport exhibit contains a variety of bicycles, horse-drawn carts, motorcycles, and cars, while the big machines are found in the rail transportation segment, which includes locomotives and coaches dating back to 1843. The museum is also noted for its aviation displays, with everything from gliders to man-powered and engine-driven aircraft, both military and civilian.
The Gemäldegalerie, home to the Berlin State Museum's main collections, is highly regarded for its superb collection of European paintings from the Middle Ages to the Neo-Classical period. The nucleus of this impressive gallery was provided by the former royal collections and considerably enlarged in the 20th-century. Highlights include its Dutch and Flemish paintings, particularly works by Rembrandt, Hieronymus Bosch, Van Dyck, and Rubens. French paintings of importance are three works by Poussin, a landscape by Claude Lorrain, and pictures by George de la Tour and the Le Nain brothers from the 17th century, while German masterpieces are represented with works by Dürer, including the Young Woman from Vienna and famous portraits by Hieronymus Bosch and Jakob Muffel. Other countries represented include Spain (El Greco and Goya), England (Gainsborough and Reynolds), and Italy (Bellini).
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Берлинская картинная галерея
Matthäikirchplatz
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The Gemäldegalerie, home to the Berlin State Museum's main collections, is highly regarded for its superb collection of European paintings from the Middle Ages to the Neo-Classical period. The nucleus of this impressive gallery was provided by the former royal collections and considerably enlarged in the 20th-century. Highlights include its Dutch and Flemish paintings, particularly works by Rembrandt, Hieronymus Bosch, Van Dyck, and Rubens. French paintings of importance are three works by Poussin, a landscape by Claude Lorrain, and pictures by George de la Tour and the Le Nain brothers from the 17th century, while German masterpieces are represented with works by Dürer, including the Young Woman from Vienna and famous portraits by Hieronymus Bosch and Jakob Muffel. Other countries represented include Spain (El Greco and Goya), England (Gainsborough and Reynolds), and Italy (Bellini).
At the end of the second world war, the victorious Allies divided Berlin into four sectors. Stalin's secret intention was to draw Berlin – and then the whole of Germany – into the Communist orbit. In 1948 he blockaded the city as a means of driving the Americans out of Europe, but the Allies retaliated by launching the Berlin airlift to sustain its freedom. The cold war heated up and in 1961 the Soviets built the Wall to completely encircle the western sectors. The Allied Museum tells the story of those years. Displays include the guardhouse from Checkpoint Charlie, an RAF Hastings, as well as a section of the Berlin spy tunnel, the largest ever SIS/CIA operation.
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Музей союзников
135 Clayallee
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At the end of the second world war, the victorious Allies divided Berlin into four sectors. Stalin's secret intention was to draw Berlin – and then the whole of Germany – into the Communist orbit. In 1948 he blockaded the city as a means of driving the Americans out of Europe, but the Allies retaliated by launching the Berlin airlift to sustain its freedom. The cold war heated up and in 1961 the Soviets built the Wall to completely encircle the western sectors. The Allied Museum tells the story of those years. Displays include the guardhouse from Checkpoint Charlie, an RAF Hastings, as well as a section of the Berlin spy tunnel, the largest ever SIS/CIA operation.
An artists' favourite, often coming top in opinion polls – when the artists vote among themselves. It is a renovated former glass warehouse, with plenty of light, white walls, white floors and cleverly designed, criss-crossing staircases. It offers a steady flow of new exhibitions, including recent shows from fashion anti-hero Nan Goldin and a retrospective of the Berlin-born Arno Fischer. The gallery also has an amazing permanent collection of work produced by Berlin artists since 1870 – which covers extremely tumultuous and varied periods in history: Expressionism, Berlin Dada, Art in the Nazi era, the New Beginning after 1945 and Positions of the 1950s. There will be Berlin artists you wo
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Берлинская галерея
124-128 Alte Jakobstraße
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An artists' favourite, often coming top in opinion polls – when the artists vote among themselves. It is a renovated former glass warehouse, with plenty of light, white walls, white floors and cleverly designed, criss-crossing staircases. It offers a steady flow of new exhibitions, including recent shows from fashion anti-hero Nan Goldin and a retrospective of the Berlin-born Arno Fischer. The gallery also has an amazing permanent collection of work produced by Berlin artists since 1870 – which covers extremely tumultuous and varied periods in history: Expressionism, Berlin Dada, Art in the Nazi era, the New Beginning after 1945 and Positions of the 1950s. There will be Berlin artists you wo
The Pool Gallery has plenty of typically cool Mitte stamps: a shopfront, white walls, and almost-scarily hip staff. Curator (and artist-cum-musician) Ruby Anemic's feeling for street culture, young, modern art and cool photography makes the Pool Gallery well worth a visit. Whether it's a light installation, painting, graphic design or photography, the exhibitions are always fresh and zeitgeisty. Past shows have included works from Henrik Vibskov, Alex Flach, Benjy Russell and Mercedes Helnwein.
pool gallery
38 Tucholskystraße
The Pool Gallery has plenty of typically cool Mitte stamps: a shopfront, white walls, and almost-scarily hip staff. Curator (and artist-cum-musician) Ruby Anemic's feeling for street culture, young, modern art and cool photography makes the Pool Gallery well worth a visit. Whether it's a light installation, painting, graphic design or photography, the exhibitions are always fresh and zeitgeisty. Past shows have included works from Henrik Vibskov, Alex Flach, Benjy Russell and Mercedes Helnwein.
The Sammlung Boros Collection is shrouded in a veneer of secrecy. You can only view it on the weekends, by appointment. As a result, going to an art gallery has never felt so thrilling. Not to mention the fact this vast contemporary modern art collection is housed in an imposing second world war bunker. It was built in 1942 as a bomb shelter, was later used as a prison, then a storage depot for bananas, and latterly it was a club famed for its S&M fetish parties – until Christian Boros and his family bought it. As for the actual art collection, it is quite remarkable: currently it has 159 works from international artists using sculpture, video and installation from Wolfgang Tillmans to Trace
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Фонд Бороса
20 Reinhardtstraße
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The Sammlung Boros Collection is shrouded in a veneer of secrecy. You can only view it on the weekends, by appointment. As a result, going to an art gallery has never felt so thrilling. Not to mention the fact this vast contemporary modern art collection is housed in an imposing second world war bunker. It was built in 1942 as a bomb shelter, was later used as a prison, then a storage depot for bananas, and latterly it was a club famed for its S&M fetish parties – until Christian Boros and his family bought it. As for the actual art collection, it is quite remarkable: currently it has 159 works from international artists using sculpture, video and installation from Wolfgang Tillmans to Trace
The me Collectors Room houses the personal collection of Thomas Olbricht, an esteemed art collector, chemist, and endocrinologist (a somewhat unique combination), who, over the past 25 years, has succeeded in creating one of the most extensive private collections in Europe. The diversity of artistic genre, period, and medium is extraordinary, with works from the 16th century to the present day. Expect to see a selection of macabre works (often featuring skulls, stuffed animals, and dark, ominous religious or tribal pieces) curated besides works exploring sexual or erotic themes, such as a photography series depicting Japan's sex industry.
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Me Collectors Rooms
68 Auguststraße
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The me Collectors Room houses the personal collection of Thomas Olbricht, an esteemed art collector, chemist, and endocrinologist (a somewhat unique combination), who, over the past 25 years, has succeeded in creating one of the most extensive private collections in Europe. The diversity of artistic genre, period, and medium is extraordinary, with works from the 16th century to the present day. Expect to see a selection of macabre works (often featuring skulls, stuffed animals, and dark, ominous religious or tribal pieces) curated besides works exploring sexual or erotic themes, such as a photography series depicting Japan's sex industry.
The KW Institute for Contemporary Art combines an ambitious artistic programme that includes workshops, exhibitions, and onsite artist studios, with regular events, screenings, and performances. Viewing itself as a "laboratory for communicating and advancing contemporary cultural developments in Germany", it launched one of Berlin's most significant artistic events, the Berlin Biennale, in 1996. It's huge, too – with four floors, a large ground floor space, and a quaint courtyard – so give yourself plenty of time to explore and reward yourself with a drink afterwards.
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Институт современного искусства KW
69 Auguststraße
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The KW Institute for Contemporary Art combines an ambitious artistic programme that includes workshops, exhibitions, and onsite artist studios, with regular events, screenings, and performances. Viewing itself as a "laboratory for communicating and advancing contemporary cultural developments in Germany", it launched one of Berlin's most significant artistic events, the Berlin Biennale, in 1996. It's huge, too – with four floors, a large ground floor space, and a quaint courtyard – so give yourself plenty of time to explore and reward yourself with a drink afterwards.
Founded in 1991, this is one of Berlin's most significant independent contemporary art galleries, partly due to its longevity, but mainly due to its high-calibre exhibitions. Located among Berlin's gallery district in the Kochstrasse area, it represents a stellar cast of emerging and established artists, such as video artist Rosa Barba and installation artist Aernout Mik. The 600sq metre gallery, made up of three "white box" rooms, can exhibit three solo shows at a time, as well as showcasing the latest video works in the projection area (cinemathek).
carlier | gebauer
67 Markgrafenstraße
Founded in 1991, this is one of Berlin's most significant independent contemporary art galleries, partly due to its longevity, but mainly due to its high-calibre exhibitions. Located among Berlin's gallery district in the Kochstrasse area, it represents a stellar cast of emerging and established artists, such as video artist Rosa Barba and installation artist Aernout Mik. The 600sq metre gallery, made up of three "white box" rooms, can exhibit three solo shows at a time, as well as showcasing the latest video works in the projection area (cinemathek).
The JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION is a private collection of contemporary international art with a focus on time-based media. Founded in 2007, the private collection boasts over 700 works by around 200 primarily European and US artists. The various substantive aspects covered by the collection are presented and documented in regular temporary exhibitions and publications. The steadily growing collection concentrates conceptually above all on the moving image in art from the 1960s to the present day and straddles various disciplines: video, single and multiple projections of analog and digital film material, multimedia environments as well as computer and Internet- based installations, but also
Julia Stoschek Collection
60 Leipziger Str.
The JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION is a private collection of contemporary international art with a focus on time-based media. Founded in 2007, the private collection boasts over 700 works by around 200 primarily European and US artists. The various substantive aspects covered by the collection are presented and documented in regular temporary exhibitions and publications. The steadily growing collection concentrates conceptually above all on the moving image in art from the 1960s to the present day and straddles various disciplines: video, single and multiple projections of analog and digital film material, multimedia environments as well as computer and Internet- based installations, but also

Sightseeing

The park is a legacy of King Frederick the Great, who was attracted to the area by its fine views. He initially had terraced gardens built here before adding a palace. Sans souci means ‘without worries’ and reflects the king’s desire for a sanctuary where he could pursue his philosophical, musical and literary interests. Voltaire was among his guests. His nearby Bildergalerie was the first purpose-built museum in Germany. After victory in the Seven Years’ War, Frederick the Great built the huge Neues Palais on the park’s western edge. Friedrich II’s sumptuous suite, as well as the Grottensaal (Grotto Room), Marmorsaal (Marble Room) and Schlosstheater (Palace Theatre), are worth a visit. Parts of the Palais were renovated for Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday in 2012, as were portions of the surrounding park. Attractions in the park include the Orangery; the Spielfestung, or toy fortress, built for Wilhelm II’s sons, complete with a toy cannon that can be fired; the Chinesisches Teehaus (Chinese Teahouse), with its collection of Chinese and Meissen porcelain; and the Drachenhaus (Dragonhouse), a pagoda-style café. In the park’s south-west corner lies Schloss Charlottenhof, with its blue-glazed entrance and copper-plate engraving room, built in the 1830s on the orders of crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Outside Sanssouci in the Breite Strasse is the Dampfmaschinenhaus that pumped water for Sanssouci’s fountains, but was built to look like a mosque.
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Сан-Суси
Maulbeerallee
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The park is a legacy of King Frederick the Great, who was attracted to the area by its fine views. He initially had terraced gardens built here before adding a palace. Sans souci means ‘without worries’ and reflects the king’s desire for a sanctuary where he could pursue his philosophical, musical and literary interests. Voltaire was among his guests. His nearby Bildergalerie was the first purpose-built museum in Germany. After victory in the Seven Years’ War, Frederick the Great built the huge Neues Palais on the park’s western edge. Friedrich II’s sumptuous suite, as well as the Grottensaal (Grotto Room), Marmorsaal (Marble Room) and Schlosstheater (Palace Theatre), are worth a visit. Parts of the Palais were renovated for Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday in 2012, as were portions of the surrounding park. Attractions in the park include the Orangery; the Spielfestung, or toy fortress, built for Wilhelm II’s sons, complete with a toy cannon that can be fired; the Chinesisches Teehaus (Chinese Teahouse), with its collection of Chinese and Meissen porcelain; and the Drachenhaus (Dragonhouse), a pagoda-style café. In the park’s south-west corner lies Schloss Charlottenhof, with its blue-glazed entrance and copper-plate engraving room, built in the 1830s on the orders of crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Outside Sanssouci in the Breite Strasse is the Dampfmaschinenhaus that pumped water for Sanssouci’s fountains, but was built to look like a mosque.
This stately palace had rather modest beginnings in 1699 as the summer villa of Sophie-Charlotte, wife of Elector Friedrich III. After Friedrich's promotion to king in 1701, he hired Swedish architect Johann Nering Eosander to expand the structure. Subsequent Prussian rulers continued to dabble with the palace, resulting in today's grand edifice whose façade is 500m long, only 70m less than Versailles. It flanks a lavish baroque garden with several outbuildings, including a royal mausoleum and the Belvedere pleasure palace. The oldest section of the main palace is the Altes Schloss (Old Palace), which contains Friedrich and Sophie-Charlotte's private quarters as well as an oak-paneled banquet hall, the royal chapel and an Asian porcelain collection. The frilliest rooms are in the Neuer Flügel (New Wing), added by Frederick the Great in the 1740s but closed for restoration until at least late 2014.
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Дворец Шарлоттенбург
10-22 Spandauer Damm
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This stately palace had rather modest beginnings in 1699 as the summer villa of Sophie-Charlotte, wife of Elector Friedrich III. After Friedrich's promotion to king in 1701, he hired Swedish architect Johann Nering Eosander to expand the structure. Subsequent Prussian rulers continued to dabble with the palace, resulting in today's grand edifice whose façade is 500m long, only 70m less than Versailles. It flanks a lavish baroque garden with several outbuildings, including a royal mausoleum and the Belvedere pleasure palace. The oldest section of the main palace is the Altes Schloss (Old Palace), which contains Friedrich and Sophie-Charlotte's private quarters as well as an oak-paneled banquet hall, the royal chapel and an Asian porcelain collection. The frilliest rooms are in the Neuer Flügel (New Wing), added by Frederick the Great in the 1740s but closed for restoration until at least late 2014.
Federal government buildings tend to be imposing and the Reichstag, home of Germany's parliament (the Bundestag), is certainly no exception. Paul Wallot created the blueprint for this stately behemoth that opened in 1894, was badly damaged in World War II and lingered largely ignored on the western side of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. In the mid-1990s, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped it in shiny fabric and shortly thereafter starchitect Lord Norman Foster got to work on the building's renovation, adding its shiny glass dome. It's well worth making a prior reservation for the lift ride to the roof terrace and the stroll up a spiraling ramp to the top of the dome. Not only do you get sweeping city views but also a chance to peer down into the plenary hall.
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Рейхстаг
1 Platz der Republik
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Federal government buildings tend to be imposing and the Reichstag, home of Germany's parliament (the Bundestag), is certainly no exception. Paul Wallot created the blueprint for this stately behemoth that opened in 1894, was badly damaged in World War II and lingered largely ignored on the western side of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. In the mid-1990s, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped it in shiny fabric and shortly thereafter starchitect Lord Norman Foster got to work on the building's renovation, adding its shiny glass dome. It's well worth making a prior reservation for the lift ride to the roof terrace and the stroll up a spiraling ramp to the top of the dome. Not only do you get sweeping city views but also a chance to peer down into the plenary hall.
The last of Berlin's surviving city gates is also one of its most photographed landmarks. And no wonder, for this splendid 12-columned triumphal arch linking the vast Tiergarten city park and the elegant boulevard Unter den Linden is indeed a visual stunner. Its design sprang from the fevered brow of the prolific Carl Gotthard Langhans who looked to Athens and the Acropolis for inspiration. Two years after the gate's completion in 1791, Johann Gottfried Schadow's 'Quadriga' sculpture was hoisted to the top. The monumental bronze shows the Roman goddess of Victory charging east on a chariot drawn by four horses. Napoleon kidnapped the lady in 1806 but she safely returned in 1814. During the Cold War, the Brandenburg Gate was trapped on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, making it a potent symbol of the city's division.
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Бранденбургские ворота
Pariser Platz
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The last of Berlin's surviving city gates is also one of its most photographed landmarks. And no wonder, for this splendid 12-columned triumphal arch linking the vast Tiergarten city park and the elegant boulevard Unter den Linden is indeed a visual stunner. Its design sprang from the fevered brow of the prolific Carl Gotthard Langhans who looked to Athens and the Acropolis for inspiration. Two years after the gate's completion in 1791, Johann Gottfried Schadow's 'Quadriga' sculpture was hoisted to the top. The monumental bronze shows the Roman goddess of Victory charging east on a chariot drawn by four horses. Napoleon kidnapped the lady in 1806 but she safely returned in 1814. During the Cold War, the Brandenburg Gate was trapped on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, making it a potent symbol of the city's division.
Germany's central Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is devoted to remembering the millions of Jews who perished in the Nazi-orchestrated Holocaust. New York architect Peter Eisenman came up with a simple but powerful design to convey the enormity of its message: a massive maze of 2711 stelae (concrete slabs) of identical size but varying heights and angles tightly arranged in a grid over undulating ground. Each visitor is free to walk among them, sit on them, take photographs and find a personal connection to the site. A subterranean exhibit provides context, often in harrowing fashion, by training the spotlight on the fate of individual people and families. The darkened Rooms of Names, in which short bios of Jewish victims are read out loud, is especially emotional.
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Мемориал жертвам Холокоста
1 Cora-Berliner-Straße
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Germany's central Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is devoted to remembering the millions of Jews who perished in the Nazi-orchestrated Holocaust. New York architect Peter Eisenman came up with a simple but powerful design to convey the enormity of its message: a massive maze of 2711 stelae (concrete slabs) of identical size but varying heights and angles tightly arranged in a grid over undulating ground. Each visitor is free to walk among them, sit on them, take photographs and find a personal connection to the site. A subterranean exhibit provides context, often in harrowing fashion, by training the spotlight on the fate of individual people and families. The darkened Rooms of Names, in which short bios of Jewish victims are read out loud, is especially emotional.
Oh well, just another monument, you might think. Think again, for the Soviet War Memorial in Treptow Park is the 'mother of all memorials', epic in proportion and gravitas. Incidentally, it is Mother Russia herself who greets visitors approaching the memorial from the northern end. Hewn in sandstone, she is shown grieving for the loss of her sons, 5000 of whom lie buried beneath the memorial grounds, killed in 1945 during World War II's final Soviet assault on Berlin. Behind the sculpture, a portal flanked by two kneeling soldiers was made from red granite scavenged from Hitler's New Reich Chancellery. It gives way to a vast 'cemetery' field overlooked by a 12m-high statue of a Soviet soldier standing over a broken swastika. The memorial opened in 1949 and is one of three Soviet war memorials in Berlin.
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Soviet War Memorial Treptow
Puschkinallee
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Oh well, just another monument, you might think. Think again, for the Soviet War Memorial in Treptow Park is the 'mother of all memorials', epic in proportion and gravitas. Incidentally, it is Mother Russia herself who greets visitors approaching the memorial from the northern end. Hewn in sandstone, she is shown grieving for the loss of her sons, 5000 of whom lie buried beneath the memorial grounds, killed in 1945 during World War II's final Soviet assault on Berlin. Behind the sculpture, a portal flanked by two kneeling soldiers was made from red granite scavenged from Hitler's New Reich Chancellery. It gives way to a vast 'cemetery' field overlooked by a 12m-high statue of a Soviet soldier standing over a broken swastika. The memorial opened in 1949 and is one of three Soviet war memorials in Berlin.
The Berliner Dom (or Berlin cathedral) is a Protestant church, which can be found in the midst of Spree Island, commonly known as Museum Island, in Mitte. This beautiful cathedral has a long history and has undergone a number of amendments to its architecture. What we see today was completed in a Baroque/ High Renaissance style and is notable for its 243-foot high dome, filled with light to represent the presence of the Holy Spirit. The stunning and spacious interior even manages to rival the beautiful facade, with extravagant altar, organ and pulpit as well as an Imperial Stairwell. Visitors are able to climb the 270 steps of the dome for magnificent views of Museum Island, the Gendarmenmarkt, the Synagogue and the Reichstag. There is also a Museum housing various artworks and a Crypt containing 94 graves from the late 16th century to the early 20th century.
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Берлинский собор
Am Lustgarten
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The Berliner Dom (or Berlin cathedral) is a Protestant church, which can be found in the midst of Spree Island, commonly known as Museum Island, in Mitte. This beautiful cathedral has a long history and has undergone a number of amendments to its architecture. What we see today was completed in a Baroque/ High Renaissance style and is notable for its 243-foot high dome, filled with light to represent the presence of the Holy Spirit. The stunning and spacious interior even manages to rival the beautiful facade, with extravagant altar, organ and pulpit as well as an Imperial Stairwell. Visitors are able to climb the 270 steps of the dome for magnificent views of Museum Island, the Gendarmenmarkt, the Synagogue and the Reichstag. There is also a Museum housing various artworks and a Crypt containing 94 graves from the late 16th century to the early 20th century.
Originally constructed in 1965 to be the citys tallest tower and a symbol of triumphant socialism, now the Berlin Fernsehturm (TV Tower) acts as a symbol of the city (and as a fantastic point of reference for lost tourists), visible for miles around. The top of the tower offers incredible 360 degree views of the city from the highest point (207 meters up) and has been voted as one of Berlin's top tourist attractions, with around 1.2 million visitors climbing to the top each year to enjoy the wonderful city views. For those who would like to spend a bit more time enjoying the view, there is the Restaurant Sphere, offering delicious international cuisine to accompany the sites from the top of the tower.
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Берлинская телебашня
1A Panoramastraße
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Originally constructed in 1965 to be the citys tallest tower and a symbol of triumphant socialism, now the Berlin Fernsehturm (TV Tower) acts as a symbol of the city (and as a fantastic point of reference for lost tourists), visible for miles around. The top of the tower offers incredible 360 degree views of the city from the highest point (207 meters up) and has been voted as one of Berlin's top tourist attractions, with around 1.2 million visitors climbing to the top each year to enjoy the wonderful city views. For those who would like to spend a bit more time enjoying the view, there is the Restaurant Sphere, offering delicious international cuisine to accompany the sites from the top of the tower.
Berlin's East Side Gallery is made up of a stretch of what was once the Berlin Wall, now displaying political artworks from the time of the walls fall. It is located along the Spree River and is the longest lasting outdoor gallery in the world. The gallery is also the longest stretch of both inner and outer walls left standing in the city. Since the fall of the wall in '89, artists have been invited to come and paint murals with various political statements and significances onto its remnants to create this gallery. It doesn't take all that long to walk the stretch and there are a couple of tourist shops and food stalls on the way where you can pick up some currywurst or a piece of the berlin wall and other souvenirs to take home.
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Галерея Ист-Сайд
3-100 Mühlenstraße
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Berlin's East Side Gallery is made up of a stretch of what was once the Berlin Wall, now displaying political artworks from the time of the walls fall. It is located along the Spree River and is the longest lasting outdoor gallery in the world. The gallery is also the longest stretch of both inner and outer walls left standing in the city. Since the fall of the wall in '89, artists have been invited to come and paint murals with various political statements and significances onto its remnants to create this gallery. It doesn't take all that long to walk the stretch and there are a couple of tourist shops and food stalls on the way where you can pick up some currywurst or a piece of the berlin wall and other souvenirs to take home.
This beautiful public square in the heart of Mitte is home to the stunning buildings of the State Opera house, Humboldt University Law Faculty and St. Hedwigs Cathedral, located along the famous Unter Den Linden boulevard. It was also the site of the Nazi Book burnings, which took place in front of what was then the University Library, on the night of May 10, 1933. Under the order of Joseph Goebbels, members of various Nazi groups removed and burned any book written by any author deemed to be 'un-German', a total of around 20,000 books. The site now holds an incredible memorial- understated and quite easy to miss if you weren't looking for it. A glass square in the ground acts a window into a white, underground bookcase, supposedly with enough space to house each one of the books destroyed on that night.
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Бебельплац
Unter den Linden
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This beautiful public square in the heart of Mitte is home to the stunning buildings of the State Opera house, Humboldt University Law Faculty and St. Hedwigs Cathedral, located along the famous Unter Den Linden boulevard. It was also the site of the Nazi Book burnings, which took place in front of what was then the University Library, on the night of May 10, 1933. Under the order of Joseph Goebbels, members of various Nazi groups removed and burned any book written by any author deemed to be 'un-German', a total of around 20,000 books. The site now holds an incredible memorial- understated and quite easy to miss if you weren't looking for it. A glass square in the ground acts a window into a white, underground bookcase, supposedly with enough space to house each one of the books destroyed on that night.
Located on the Spree River, just in front of Friedrichstrasse U-Bahn, is what was and still is more commonly referred to as the 'Palace of Tears'. What was once the heavily patrolled departure terminal for the East to the West border crossing, is now a fantastic little museum all about the tearful farewells and heartache felt here by those who had to leave loved ones because of the presence of the Berlin Wall. The museum itself walks you through the various stages and years of the Wall with films, photographs, artefacts and personal stories in the original location where so much pain was felt for such a long period of time. The back of the exhibition is particularly heart-wrenching as it cleverly displays part of what was the original corridor leading to the station.
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Дворец слез
17 Reichstagufer
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Located on the Spree River, just in front of Friedrichstrasse U-Bahn, is what was and still is more commonly referred to as the 'Palace of Tears'. What was once the heavily patrolled departure terminal for the East to the West border crossing, is now a fantastic little museum all about the tearful farewells and heartache felt here by those who had to leave loved ones because of the presence of the Berlin Wall. The museum itself walks you through the various stages and years of the Wall with films, photographs, artefacts and personal stories in the original location where so much pain was felt for such a long period of time. The back of the exhibition is particularly heart-wrenching as it cleverly displays part of what was the original corridor leading to the station.
Home to the French Cathedral, German Cathedral and Konzerthaus (Concert Hall, formerly Playhouse), the Gendarmenmarkt is situated in Berlin's historical Mitte and is commonly known as "the most beautiful square in Berlin." Originally built as a market square (hence the name), the Gendarmenmarkt has been the center of many historical events since it was first created in 1688. The three architecturally stunning buildings are dominant in the square, the concert hall central to the two cathedrals, both with identical dome tops. The square is a beautiful place to walk around and you'll find some wonderful cafe's and shops overlooking the stunning vicinity.
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Жандарменмаркт
Gendarmenmarkt
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Home to the French Cathedral, German Cathedral and Konzerthaus (Concert Hall, formerly Playhouse), the Gendarmenmarkt is situated in Berlin's historical Mitte and is commonly known as "the most beautiful square in Berlin." Originally built as a market square (hence the name), the Gendarmenmarkt has been the center of many historical events since it was first created in 1688. The three architecturally stunning buildings are dominant in the square, the concert hall central to the two cathedrals, both with identical dome tops. The square is a beautiful place to walk around and you'll find some wonderful cafe's and shops overlooking the stunning vicinity.
Positioned between Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden, this square was named in honor of the 1814 capture of Paris. Prior to World War II, it was flanked by embassies and was the grandest square in Berlin. Massive damage during the war and the subsequent division of Berlin turned the square into a veritable \"no man's land.\" However, Pariser Platz was reborn in 1990 and once again plays a prominent role in the city's pulse, lovely flower beds and grand fountains a marked departure from its Cold War barrenness. Among the noteworthy buildings and structures located there are embassies, banks, the Hotel Aldon and the esteemed Academy of Art, Berlin. U-BAHN: Unter den Linden
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Парижская площадь
Pariser Platz
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Positioned between Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden, this square was named in honor of the 1814 capture of Paris. Prior to World War II, it was flanked by embassies and was the grandest square in Berlin. Massive damage during the war and the subsequent division of Berlin turned the square into a veritable \"no man's land.\" However, Pariser Platz was reborn in 1990 and once again plays a prominent role in the city's pulse, lovely flower beds and grand fountains a marked departure from its Cold War barrenness. Among the noteworthy buildings and structures located there are embassies, banks, the Hotel Aldon and the esteemed Academy of Art, Berlin. U-BAHN: Unter den Linden
One of the more interesting of the many other buildings found in Neuer Garten is Schloss Cecilienhof. Built between 1914-17 in the style of an English Tudor country house, Cecilienhof is most famous as the meeting place of the Potsdam Conference of July-August, 1945, between the US (Truman), the UK (Churchill), and the USSR (Stalin) at the end of WWII. The building is wonderfully preserved in the state it was in during the conference - including the main conference room itself - and many artifacts remain in place, along with displays detailing the event and its significance. Other highlights include the obelisk in the courtyard and the property's lovely gardens.
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Цецилиенхоф
Im Neuen Garten
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One of the more interesting of the many other buildings found in Neuer Garten is Schloss Cecilienhof. Built between 1914-17 in the style of an English Tudor country house, Cecilienhof is most famous as the meeting place of the Potsdam Conference of July-August, 1945, between the US (Truman), the UK (Churchill), and the USSR (Stalin) at the end of WWII. The building is wonderfully preserved in the state it was in during the conference - including the main conference room itself - and many artifacts remain in place, along with displays detailing the event and its significance. Other highlights include the obelisk in the courtyard and the property's lovely gardens.
o the north of Bassinplatz lies the famous Dutch Quarter, the Holländisches Viertel, with 134 lovely red brick houses graced by shuttered windows, gables, and white trim. Built between 1737 and 1742 by Dutch craftsmen, the community is the largest collection of Dutch-style homes outside of the Netherlands. Covering four city blocks, it's as popular with tourists as it is locals, who flock here for its numerous boutique shops, quaint cafés, and restaurants. Anticipate spending a few hours exploring the area, especially if you take in Johann Boumann House, a museum dedicated to the architect who led this remarkable 18th-century building project. An easy stroll leads to the Brandenburger Strass
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Dutch Quarter
6-12 Gutenbergstraße
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o the north of Bassinplatz lies the famous Dutch Quarter, the Holländisches Viertel, with 134 lovely red brick houses graced by shuttered windows, gables, and white trim. Built between 1737 and 1742 by Dutch craftsmen, the community is the largest collection of Dutch-style homes outside of the Netherlands. Covering four city blocks, it's as popular with tourists as it is locals, who flock here for its numerous boutique shops, quaint cafés, and restaurants. Anticipate spending a few hours exploring the area, especially if you take in Johann Boumann House, a museum dedicated to the architect who led this remarkable 18th-century building project. An easy stroll leads to the Brandenburger Strass
The New Palace, or Neues Palais, was built between 1763-69 in red brick relieved by sandstone, with a copper dome. The palace's interior is sumptuously decorated, particularly in the Marble Hall, the Upper and Lower State Apartments, the Marble Gallery, and Theater. The palace contains valuable furniture, pictures, porcelain, and works of art, and is best viewed as part of an extended tour that visits the King's Apartment. While walking around New Palace, head to its rear where you'll find the Communs or Domestic Offices, two brick buildings in Baroque style with columned porticoes and curving external staircases. Between the two buildings are Corinthian colonnades and a triumphal arch. In f
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Neues Palais
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The New Palace, or Neues Palais, was built between 1763-69 in red brick relieved by sandstone, with a copper dome. The palace's interior is sumptuously decorated, particularly in the Marble Hall, the Upper and Lower State Apartments, the Marble Gallery, and Theater. The palace contains valuable furniture, pictures, porcelain, and works of art, and is best viewed as part of an extended tour that visits the King's Apartment. While walking around New Palace, head to its rear where you'll find the Communs or Domestic Offices, two brick buildings in Baroque style with columned porticoes and curving external staircases. Between the two buildings are Corinthian colonnades and a triumphal arch. In f
The history of the Berlin Wall began in 1961 when East Germany sealed off the eastern part of the city to stem the flood of refugees from east to west. By the time it was torn down in 1989, the four-meter-high wall extended 155 kilometers, dissected 55 streets, and possessed 293 observation towers and 57 bunkers. Today, only small stretches of this graffiti-covered travesty remain, including a 1.4-kilometer stretch preserved as part of the Berlin Wall Memorial, a chilling reminder of the animosity that once divided Europe. Highlights include the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum with its exhibits relating to the one-and-a-half million people who passed through Berlin as refugees, the Monumen
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Памятник Берлинской стене
111 Bernauer Str.
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The history of the Berlin Wall began in 1961 when East Germany sealed off the eastern part of the city to stem the flood of refugees from east to west. By the time it was torn down in 1989, the four-meter-high wall extended 155 kilometers, dissected 55 streets, and possessed 293 observation towers and 57 bunkers. Today, only small stretches of this graffiti-covered travesty remain, including a 1.4-kilometer stretch preserved as part of the Berlin Wall Memorial, a chilling reminder of the animosity that once divided Europe. Highlights include the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum with its exhibits relating to the one-and-a-half million people who passed through Berlin as refugees, the Monumen
Berlin's most famous street, Unter den Linden - literally translated as Under the Lime Trees Avenue - has for centuries been a draw for visitors and locals alike. This broad avenue, stretching some 1,400 meters and connecting Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Lustgarten, began as a humble riding track in 1573 for royalty on their way to the Tiergarten to hunt, a route formalized in 1647 when the Great Elector had six rows of trees planted, including the famous limes. Today, its two car lanes are separated by a wide central pedestrian area that extends much of the street's length and provides a wonderful place to relax and take in the bustling city around you. Notable land
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Унтер-ден-Линден
Unter den Linden
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Berlin's most famous street, Unter den Linden - literally translated as Under the Lime Trees Avenue - has for centuries been a draw for visitors and locals alike. This broad avenue, stretching some 1,400 meters and connecting Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Lustgarten, began as a humble riding track in 1573 for royalty on their way to the Tiergarten to hunt, a route formalized in 1647 when the Great Elector had six rows of trees planted, including the famous limes. Today, its two car lanes are separated by a wide central pedestrian area that extends much of the street's length and provides a wonderful place to relax and take in the bustling city around you. Notable land
Originally the kitchen and herb garden of the Royal Palace, the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden (Botanischer Garten Berlin-Dahlem) was built in 1679 on the instructions of the Grand Elector. After being transferred to Dahlem at the end of the 19th century, it became one of the largest and most important botanic gardens in the world. Covering 104 acres, the site is home to more than 22,000 different species of plants, including a series of open beds arranged geographically, an arboretum with 2,200 species of trees and shrubs, a section devoted to medicinal plants, 16 hothouses for plants from tropical and subtropical areas - including the Great Tropical House - and a large pond forming the cen
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Спортивный центр Hakons Hall
6-8 Königin-Luise-Straße
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Originally the kitchen and herb garden of the Royal Palace, the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden (Botanischer Garten Berlin-Dahlem) was built in 1679 on the instructions of the Grand Elector. After being transferred to Dahlem at the end of the 19th century, it became one of the largest and most important botanic gardens in the world. Covering 104 acres, the site is home to more than 22,000 different species of plants, including a series of open beds arranged geographically, an arboretum with 2,200 species of trees and shrubs, a section devoted to medicinal plants, 16 hothouses for plants from tropical and subtropical areas - including the Great Tropical House - and a large pond forming the cen
Berlin's Nikolai Quarter (Nikolaiviertel) is considered the heart of the old city, and is where you'll find many of its oldest and most popular attractions, including St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche), a number of museums, and a fun history trail. Recent redevelopment has seen this pedestrian friendly quarter become home to many small buildings set along narrow streets full of nooks and crannies and home to restaurants, cafés, shops, and craft workshops selling everything from basketry to wooden crafts. Highlights include the district's many old fountains, lanterns, and lattice-windows on the older houses, and historic buildings such as Ephraim Palace, built in the 1760s and housing exhib
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Zum Nußbaum
3 Am Nußbaum
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Berlin's Nikolai Quarter (Nikolaiviertel) is considered the heart of the old city, and is where you'll find many of its oldest and most popular attractions, including St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche), a number of museums, and a fun history trail. Recent redevelopment has seen this pedestrian friendly quarter become home to many small buildings set along narrow streets full of nooks and crannies and home to restaurants, cafés, shops, and craft workshops selling everything from basketry to wooden crafts. Highlights include the district's many old fountains, lanterns, and lattice-windows on the older houses, and historic buildings such as Ephraim Palace, built in the 1760s and housing exhib
That Germany is open and dynamic today is a consequence of taking responsibility for its history. In a courageous, humane and moving manner, the country is subjecting itself to a national psychoanalysis. This Freudian idea, that the repressed (or at least unspoken) will fester like a canker unless it is brought to the light, can be seen in Daniel Libeskind's tortured Jewish Museum, at the Holocaust Memorial and, above all, at the Topography of Terror. Be aware that this outdoor museum, built on the site of the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo, is not for the fainthearted.
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Музей Топография террора
8 Niederkirchnerstraße
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That Germany is open and dynamic today is a consequence of taking responsibility for its history. In a courageous, humane and moving manner, the country is subjecting itself to a national psychoanalysis. This Freudian idea, that the repressed (or at least unspoken) will fester like a canker unless it is brought to the light, can be seen in Daniel Libeskind's tortured Jewish Museum, at the Holocaust Memorial and, above all, at the Topography of Terror. Be aware that this outdoor museum, built on the site of the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo, is not for the fainthearted.

Drinks & Nightlife

To electronic music lovers, Watergate is an essential destination thanks to a flawless booking policy that brings in cream-of-the-crop DJs from international labels every weekend. It also gets our vote for most beautiful club in Berlin and not just for its magical riverside location. This tricked-out techno-electro temple spreads over two floors; the main one featuring a head-spinning LED ceiling installation, and the water floor below. Both are fronted by floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows with a full-on view of the Universal Music HQ and the Oberbaumbruecke bridge with its fanciful towers and turrets. In summer you can dance under the stars on a pontoon anchored right in the river.
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Watergate
49 Falckensteinstraße
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To electronic music lovers, Watergate is an essential destination thanks to a flawless booking policy that brings in cream-of-the-crop DJs from international labels every weekend. It also gets our vote for most beautiful club in Berlin and not just for its magical riverside location. This tricked-out techno-electro temple spreads over two floors; the main one featuring a head-spinning LED ceiling installation, and the water floor below. Both are fronted by floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows with a full-on view of the Universal Music HQ and the Oberbaumbruecke bridge with its fanciful towers and turrets. In summer you can dance under the stars on a pontoon anchored right in the river.
Liberal, disorientating, brutal and beautiful... Berghain. Oh, if the walls of this hardcore party chamber could talk... they'd shriek! The stories would certainly make tender souls blush, for hedonism rules with abandon in this dark, multi-floor labyrinth set amid the industrial rawness of a defunct power station. Only international superstar DJs get to helm the decks, making Berghain the Holy Grail among electronic music disciples. House dominates the upper Panorama Bar, while hard-edged minimal techno whips the crowd into a frenzy in the former turbine hall below. With beats continuing right through to Monday morning, this is a club for punters with stamina. A considerable tamer vibe rules next door in the affiliated Kantine am Berghain in the former power station cafeteria. In summer, a beer garden invites chilling.
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Panorama Bar
Am Wriezener Bahnhof
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Liberal, disorientating, brutal and beautiful... Berghain. Oh, if the walls of this hardcore party chamber could talk... they'd shriek! The stories would certainly make tender souls blush, for hedonism rules with abandon in this dark, multi-floor labyrinth set amid the industrial rawness of a defunct power station. Only international superstar DJs get to helm the decks, making Berghain the Holy Grail among electronic music disciples. House dominates the upper Panorama Bar, while hard-edged minimal techno whips the crowd into a frenzy in the former turbine hall below. With beats continuing right through to Monday morning, this is a club for punters with stamina. A considerable tamer vibe rules next door in the affiliated Kantine am Berghain in the former power station cafeteria. In summer, a beer garden invites chilling.
Sitting at the top of a block of old office buildings, right in the heart of the very centrally located Alexanderplatz, is Weekend nightclub. What makes this place so special is the spectacular views over the city provided by the panoramic windows surrounding the venue. Everything else about the club (dance floor, bar, seating) is placed in the middle so the outskirts of the rooms are really for making the most of the views. A sleek interior is common to all floors of this club, with modern wooden furnishings and a minimalist feel creating a very chic atmosphere. The rooftop terrace is stunning not just for the views but also for the way the space has been furnished and laid out. Open most days and always with an abundant list of DJ's playing house, pop and electro, this hip venue will provide the perfect night of drinks and dancing in a stylish environment.
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Weekend club
7 Alexanderstraße
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Sitting at the top of a block of old office buildings, right in the heart of the very centrally located Alexanderplatz, is Weekend nightclub. What makes this place so special is the spectacular views over the city provided by the panoramic windows surrounding the venue. Everything else about the club (dance floor, bar, seating) is placed in the middle so the outskirts of the rooms are really for making the most of the views. A sleek interior is common to all floors of this club, with modern wooden furnishings and a minimalist feel creating a very chic atmosphere. The rooftop terrace is stunning not just for the views but also for the way the space has been furnished and laid out. Open most days and always with an abundant list of DJ's playing house, pop and electro, this hip venue will provide the perfect night of drinks and dancing in a stylish environment.
This essential summertime party venue occupies a ramshackle old boat house on a side canal of the Spree River. The idyllic setting alone is something to write home about: wooden decks right above the waterline and fringed by weeping willows, plus various conversation zones that twinkle in a rainbow of lights at night. The vibe changes from chill to charged, especially when DJ royalty like Ricardo Villalobos helms the decks. On blue-sky weekends, the party never stops, with Sundays being especially busy. Weekdays are quieter and great for tanning on the planks, cold beer in hand.
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Club der Visionäre
1 Am Flutgraben
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This essential summertime party venue occupies a ramshackle old boat house on a side canal of the Spree River. The idyllic setting alone is something to write home about: wooden decks right above the waterline and fringed by weeping willows, plus various conversation zones that twinkle in a rainbow of lights at night. The vibe changes from chill to charged, especially when DJ royalty like Ricardo Villalobos helms the decks. On blue-sky weekends, the party never stops, with Sundays being especially busy. Weekdays are quieter and great for tanning on the planks, cold beer in hand.
Although it cut its illegal underground roots long ago, Ritter Butzke has hardly gone mainstream. Ensconced in an old factory with the requisite industrial decor, this party temple vibrates with techno, electro and minimal every weekend. Its solid roster of resident and regular DJs includes Aroma, David Dorad, Kotelett & Zadak and Jens Bond. Even such techno royalty as Apparat and M.A.N.D.Y. have graced the turntables. It's a huge, cavernous space consisting of three main floors as well as an outside area for catching some air. Lines can get crazy long but the door policy is pretty egalitarian.
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Ritter Butzke
24-27 Ritterstraße
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Although it cut its illegal underground roots long ago, Ritter Butzke has hardly gone mainstream. Ensconced in an old factory with the requisite industrial decor, this party temple vibrates with techno, electro and minimal every weekend. Its solid roster of resident and regular DJs includes Aroma, David Dorad, Kotelett & Zadak and Jens Bond. Even such techno royalty as Apparat and M.A.N.D.Y. have graced the turntables. It's a huge, cavernous space consisting of three main floors as well as an outside area for catching some air. Lines can get crazy long but the door policy is pretty egalitarian.
This legendary Berlin dance hall celebrated its 100th anniversary in late 2013, perfect proof that good things never go out of fashion. Originally called Buehlers Ballhaus, it was renamed in the 1920s after Claerchen, one of its most beloved regulars. Today, the patina of yesteryear still hangs over the tinsel-decorated, high-ceilinged ballroom that draws dance-happy hipsters aged 20 to 80 with different sounds nightly. Salsa to tango, swing to waltz, cha cha to disco - anything goes (except techno and electro). The place gets especially jumping on Fridays and Saturdays when a live band strikes up after 11pm. Sturdy wooden tables ring the dance floor, and for sustenance there's pizza and German food.
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Clärchens Ballroom
24/25 Auguststraße
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This legendary Berlin dance hall celebrated its 100th anniversary in late 2013, perfect proof that good things never go out of fashion. Originally called Buehlers Ballhaus, it was renamed in the 1920s after Claerchen, one of its most beloved regulars. Today, the patina of yesteryear still hangs over the tinsel-decorated, high-ceilinged ballroom that draws dance-happy hipsters aged 20 to 80 with different sounds nightly. Salsa to tango, swing to waltz, cha cha to disco - anything goes (except techno and electro). The place gets especially jumping on Fridays and Saturdays when a live band strikes up after 11pm. Sturdy wooden tables ring the dance floor, and for sustenance there's pizza and German food.
Deep in the bowels of a massive defunct power station lies Tresor, Berlin's techno mothership. Founded in 1991 in the eponymous vault of an abandoned department store near Potsdamer Platz, this club institution launched the careers of top DJ such as Tanith, Sven Väth, Paul van Dyk and Ellen Allien. Forced to abandon its original space in 2005, the megaboîte was rebooted only two years later in this raw industrial labyrinth. There are three separate but connected floors: Globus for house music, +4 for experimental electronic music and the main floor called Vault, where you can dance among the deposit boxes scavenged from the original location.
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Tresor Berlin
70 Köpenicker Str.
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Deep in the bowels of a massive defunct power station lies Tresor, Berlin's techno mothership. Founded in 1991 in the eponymous vault of an abandoned department store near Potsdamer Platz, this club institution launched the careers of top DJ such as Tanith, Sven Väth, Paul van Dyk and Ellen Allien. Forced to abandon its original space in 2005, the megaboîte was rebooted only two years later in this raw industrial labyrinth. There are three separate but connected floors: Globus for house music, +4 for experimental electronic music and the main floor called Vault, where you can dance among the deposit boxes scavenged from the original location.
Prince Charles, a stylish mix of club and bar, didn't need much time to get a foothold in the pantheon of top clubs in town. It's ensconced in a swimming pool for the employees of the piano factory once housed in the building. The bar itself is cleverly placed within the sunken pool and presided over by a kitschy-cute fish mural. There's electro, techno and house on the turntable every weekend, along with the occasional concert and guest events such as the gay 'Horse Meat Disco' and the 'Burgers & Hip Hop' street food fair. In summer, the action spills into the courtyard.
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Prince Charles
85F Prinzenstraße
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Prince Charles, a stylish mix of club and bar, didn't need much time to get a foothold in the pantheon of top clubs in town. It's ensconced in a swimming pool for the employees of the piano factory once housed in the building. The bar itself is cleverly placed within the sunken pool and presided over by a kitschy-cute fish mural. There's electro, techno and house on the turntable every weekend, along with the occasional concert and guest events such as the gay 'Horse Meat Disco' and the 'Burgers & Hip Hop' street food fair. In summer, the action spills into the courtyard.
Located in a side wing of the Volksbühne, the Roter Salon is a popular venue featuring a line-up of excellent local and touring acts. The DJs on duty usually play an indie rock/electro mix beloved by Berliners. However Wednesday night is always Tangonacht ("Tango Night"). U-BAHN: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
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Roter Salon
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
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Located in a side wing of the Volksbühne, the Roter Salon is a popular venue featuring a line-up of excellent local and touring acts. The DJs on duty usually play an indie rock/electro mix beloved by Berliners. However Wednesday night is always Tangonacht ("Tango Night"). U-BAHN: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Lido is a live music venue located in the trendy area of Kreuzberg. Musicians from around the world have been performing here for the last few years as this is a hot new location. Sitting or standing, there is not a bad place in the house. It is comprised of one big room with great acoustics and one long bar.
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Lido Culture & Event GmbH
7 Cuvrystraße
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Lido is a live music venue located in the trendy area of Kreuzberg. Musicians from around the world have been performing here for the last few years as this is a hot new location. Sitting or standing, there is not a bad place in the house. It is comprised of one big room with great acoustics and one long bar.
Bassy attracts an eclectic crowd, and it's not only for cowboys. The soundtrack is mostly music from the '50s and '60s, and the dress code is similar. Find yourself dancing wildly to jangling surf-rock, stomping country or old fashioned rock 'n' roll – indeed the way it was meant to be. Most weekends feature live bands as well. Hats, tattoos and beards are encouraged (even for the ladies). U-BAHN: Senefelderplatz
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Bassy Club
176A Schönhauser Allee
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Bassy attracts an eclectic crowd, and it's not only for cowboys. The soundtrack is mostly music from the '50s and '60s, and the dress code is similar. Find yourself dancing wildly to jangling surf-rock, stomping country or old fashioned rock 'n' roll – indeed the way it was meant to be. Most weekends feature live bands as well. Hats, tattoos and beards are encouraged (even for the ladies). U-BAHN: Senefelderplatz
Who would have ever thought that taking a grungy bar and putting a ping-pong table in the middle of it would be such a successful concept? Dr. Pong's is a popular alternative bar with Berliner locals, located in the lively Prenzlauer Berg. For those wanting to play, you simply hire a bat from behind the bar and stand in a line around the table with other prospective players. There is then a sort of elimination show-down, where everyone has one hit of the ball and moves along so the next person has a hit and so on...until somebody makes a mistake and is taken out of the running. The last 2 players standing earn themselves a proper game of ping-pong! If you're not too keen on getting involved, it's still a lot of fun to watch, and there are other areas around the bar and beyond where you can just enjoy a drink and mingle. For cider lovers, this is one of surprisingly few places in the city that sell it!
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Dr. Pong
21 Eberswalder Str.
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Who would have ever thought that taking a grungy bar and putting a ping-pong table in the middle of it would be such a successful concept? Dr. Pong's is a popular alternative bar with Berliner locals, located in the lively Prenzlauer Berg. For those wanting to play, you simply hire a bat from behind the bar and stand in a line around the table with other prospective players. There is then a sort of elimination show-down, where everyone has one hit of the ball and moves along so the next person has a hit and so on...until somebody makes a mistake and is taken out of the running. The last 2 players standing earn themselves a proper game of ping-pong! If you're not too keen on getting involved, it's still a lot of fun to watch, and there are other areas around the bar and beyond where you can just enjoy a drink and mingle. For cider lovers, this is one of surprisingly few places in the city that sell it!
Some call it naive, others say it's the embodiment of Berlin's liberal charm. Either way, the honours system at the Weinerei gets people talking. For an initial €2, punters rent a glass and are invited to drink as much wine as they like. After you've had your fill, you leave as much (or as little) money as you like in the tips jar. It's a novel concept, and one that could easily be abused, but the trusting atmosphere and the quaint charm of the surroundings have the effect of restoring people's moral sense, with some customers leaving more money than they would normally pay for a few glasses of wine.
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Weinerei
57 Veteranenstraße
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Some call it naive, others say it's the embodiment of Berlin's liberal charm. Either way, the honours system at the Weinerei gets people talking. For an initial €2, punters rent a glass and are invited to drink as much wine as they like. After you've had your fill, you leave as much (or as little) money as you like in the tips jar. It's a novel concept, and one that could easily be abused, but the trusting atmosphere and the quaint charm of the surroundings have the effect of restoring people's moral sense, with some customers leaving more money than they would normally pay for a few glasses of wine.
Brought to you by the folks who run Gorki Park and Pasternak, adding a bar to their troika of Russian hospitality. Vogue-ish retro space-age decor (colourful planets and Yuri's likeness adorn the walls) and electronic sounds provide the backdrop for Baltika beer and tasty Russian pub grub.
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Bar Gagarin
22 Knaackstraße
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Brought to you by the folks who run Gorki Park and Pasternak, adding a bar to their troika of Russian hospitality. Vogue-ish retro space-age decor (colourful planets and Yuri's likeness adorn the walls) and electronic sounds provide the backdrop for Baltika beer and tasty Russian pub grub.
Bright red and gold, with a glorious cherub-filled sky on the ceiling, this small pocket of fabulousness seats about 15 people at a push. Hausbar is much more fun than all those cafés with Russian literary names you'll find around the corner, and it's particularly inviting at three or four in the morning.
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hausbar.
54 Rykestraße
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Bright red and gold, with a glorious cherub-filled sky on the ceiling, this small pocket of fabulousness seats about 15 people at a push. Hausbar is much more fun than all those cafés with Russian literary names you'll find around the corner, and it's particularly inviting at three or four in the morning.
The 8mm Bar is about the size of your living room at home, so a first-class location to get talking with new people. The crowd in this in-place is fairly international, the atmosphere is easy-going and flirt-benficial. Above all, the bar is well-known for their sharp-looking staff. Not only is the 8mm Bar the place to be for many rock fans, also bands like Franz Ferdinand, Interpol and Bloc Party have turned the night into day here. So if you want to make out with a rock star...
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8MM
177b Schönhauser Allee
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The 8mm Bar is about the size of your living room at home, so a first-class location to get talking with new people. The crowd in this in-place is fairly international, the atmosphere is easy-going and flirt-benficial. Above all, the bar is well-known for their sharp-looking staff. Not only is the 8mm Bar the place to be for many rock fans, also bands like Franz Ferdinand, Interpol and Bloc Party have turned the night into day here. So if you want to make out with a rock star...
This chic bar on Mitte's Torstraße is chock-full with people in the evenings. It's the right place for you if you are looking for more than only bar atmosphere without wanting to go to a club. Berlin-Mitte's Neue Odessa Bar welcomes its guests under a lamp-lit canopy over the entrance. Once you made the door, you arrive on the inside to a lowly-lit bar with candle light, full of people and make your way to the bar counter. The first-class barkeepers will mix the latest cocktail creations for you from absolutely fresh ingredients.
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Neue Odessa Bar
89 Torstraße
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This chic bar on Mitte's Torstraße is chock-full with people in the evenings. It's the right place for you if you are looking for more than only bar atmosphere without wanting to go to a club. Berlin-Mitte's Neue Odessa Bar welcomes its guests under a lamp-lit canopy over the entrance. Once you made the door, you arrive on the inside to a lowly-lit bar with candle light, full of people and make your way to the bar counter. The first-class barkeepers will mix the latest cocktail creations for you from absolutely fresh ingredients.
Try more than 150 different whiskeys, 70 different varieties of rum and gin, 40 brands of vodka, numerous wines and selected champagnes at Saphire Bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
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Saphire Bar Berlin
31 Bötzowstraße
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Try more than 150 different whiskeys, 70 different varieties of rum and gin, 40 brands of vodka, numerous wines and selected champagnes at Saphire Bar in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
A place to come late for great music a drinks. Better check their site for program. Each night a different sound. People start arriving after midnight. Usually coming from other bars. Party people. There are biers from different types and drinks are affordable with daily specials hanging on the black boards on the walls. Music is really good and trendy expect listening good quality housemusic eletro and others
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Kaffe Burger
60 Torstraße
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A place to come late for great music a drinks. Better check their site for program. Each night a different sound. People start arriving after midnight. Usually coming from other bars. Party people. There are biers from different types and drinks are affordable with daily specials hanging on the black boards on the walls. Music is really good and trendy expect listening good quality housemusic eletro and others
Cafe by day, bar by night — this duality isn’t uncommon but isn’t always done right. Wohnzimmer is an exception to that latter part of that statement. Modeled after a grandmothers’ living room with hyper funk and eclecticism, this neighborhood favorite pulls some serious punch. Good music isn’t constantly a must at a good dive bar, but Wohnzimmer makes sure the tunes are top-notch. Known for its ability to deliver on the well-made cocktail front, this vintage-retro bar also delivers on the price point as well. It has well-priced drinks, is open until the wee hours of the morning and is comfortable enough to feel right at home.
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Wohnzimmerbar
6 Lettestraße
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Cafe by day, bar by night — this duality isn’t uncommon but isn’t always done right. Wohnzimmer is an exception to that latter part of that statement. Modeled after a grandmothers’ living room with hyper funk and eclecticism, this neighborhood favorite pulls some serious punch. Good music isn’t constantly a must at a good dive bar, but Wohnzimmer makes sure the tunes are top-notch. Known for its ability to deliver on the well-made cocktail front, this vintage-retro bar also delivers on the price point as well. It has well-priced drinks, is open until the wee hours of the morning and is comfortable enough to feel right at home.
Sorsi e Morsi is an Italian wine and tapas bar backed by a super friendly owner named Johnny. This is the kind of bar where the owner makes many feel like regulars by the way he hands out hugs and memorizes wine orders. It is a little Italian escape in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg. It’s loud yet cozy. It’s crowded yet roomy. Sorsi e Morsi has indoor and outdoor seating, so weather permitting, wine consumption can commence in the fresh air. This is the place to come to get a fantastic glass of Italian wine from the gregarious staff. They offer some palatable tapas as well if the liquid dinner just isn’t cutting it.
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Sorsi e Morsi
10 Marienburger Str.
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Sorsi e Morsi is an Italian wine and tapas bar backed by a super friendly owner named Johnny. This is the kind of bar where the owner makes many feel like regulars by the way he hands out hugs and memorizes wine orders. It is a little Italian escape in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg. It’s loud yet cozy. It’s crowded yet roomy. Sorsi e Morsi has indoor and outdoor seating, so weather permitting, wine consumption can commence in the fresh air. This is the place to come to get a fantastic glass of Italian wine from the gregarious staff. They offer some palatable tapas as well if the liquid dinner just isn’t cutting it.
Scotch and Sofa is another neighborhood gem with an impressive drink selection, especially for whiskey advocates. This place is reminiscent of a 1970s office of someone affluent, who also has great taste in alcohol — think Mad Men in the later seasons. There are ample sofas and places to unwind and enjoy a well-prepared cocktail from bartenders who take pride in their craft. Scotch and Sofa is where one goes for a stiff drink and intimate conversation. Attentive staff slinging some potent beverages makes this place a prime destination for those in need of something served in a highball.
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Scotch & Sofa
18 Kollwitzstraße
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Scotch and Sofa is another neighborhood gem with an impressive drink selection, especially for whiskey advocates. This place is reminiscent of a 1970s office of someone affluent, who also has great taste in alcohol — think Mad Men in the later seasons. There are ample sofas and places to unwind and enjoy a well-prepared cocktail from bartenders who take pride in their craft. Scotch and Sofa is where one goes for a stiff drink and intimate conversation. Attentive staff slinging some potent beverages makes this place a prime destination for those in need of something served in a highball.
This romantic gastropub set in the friendly neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg gets its name from an acclaimed Dadaist, Marc Chagall. Mirroring the heritage of the famous painter, Café Chagall is a place that offers Russian food and notoriously amicable service. The drink list is long and ranges from plain schnapps to cocktails. This cafe has a charming inside with rich red wallpaper, smooth wooden accents and ample candlelight all adding to the intimacy of this two-storey establishment. The outside seating is reminiscent of a French cafe with its tiny wooden tables and awning.
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Café Chagall
2 Kollwitzstraße
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This romantic gastropub set in the friendly neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg gets its name from an acclaimed Dadaist, Marc Chagall. Mirroring the heritage of the famous painter, Café Chagall is a place that offers Russian food and notoriously amicable service. The drink list is long and ranges from plain schnapps to cocktails. This cafe has a charming inside with rich red wallpaper, smooth wooden accents and ample candlelight all adding to the intimacy of this two-storey establishment. The outside seating is reminiscent of a French cafe with its tiny wooden tables and awning.

Shopping

Every Sunday, more than five thousand people pack themselves into the Mauerpark flea market and adjacent park.The Mauerpark - which translates to the Wall Park in English - was built after the reunification. The park is famous because it encloses an area that had formerly been occupied by a section of the Berlin Wall's famed "Death Strip." But as a park, it's anything but dead. Every Sunday, weekly karaoke matches draw thousands of spectators and locals ply their wares in stands and along pathways. It also happens to be the epicenter of Berlin's budding food-cart scene! The closest U-Bahn stop(s) are at Eberswalder Straße on the U1 and Bernauer Straße on the U8.
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Блошиный рынок на Мауэрпарке
63-64 Bernauer Str.
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Every Sunday, more than five thousand people pack themselves into the Mauerpark flea market and adjacent park.The Mauerpark - which translates to the Wall Park in English - was built after the reunification. The park is famous because it encloses an area that had formerly been occupied by a section of the Berlin Wall's famed "Death Strip." But as a park, it's anything but dead. Every Sunday, weekly karaoke matches draw thousands of spectators and locals ply their wares in stands and along pathways. It also happens to be the epicenter of Berlin's budding food-cart scene! The closest U-Bahn stop(s) are at Eberswalder Straße on the U1 and Bernauer Straße on the U8.
A treasure chest full of antiques, bits of nostalgia and culinary delights awaits you in the heart of Berlin. Come discover the 35 shops, restaurants, and cafés right at the Friedrichstraße S- and U-Bahn station. Rummage for souvenirs, gifts and collectors' items in Berlin's historic S-Bahn archways. There is something for everyone, no matter what your price range. The selection includes antique dolls and toys, paintings, etchings, time pieces, and precious works of art. Archway 201 is home to Bärenstark, where you can find the most adorable teddy-bears ever made. Stores and street vendors carry everything from bric-a-brac to one-of-a-kind lamps. Once you're done shopping (or if you just happen to be in the neighborhood), you can unwind at Nolle's restaurant or at the Leon café and restaurant. Go see for yourself and get a glimpse of all the antiques waiting to be discovered in Berlin.
Antikmarkt Berlin
A treasure chest full of antiques, bits of nostalgia and culinary delights awaits you in the heart of Berlin. Come discover the 35 shops, restaurants, and cafés right at the Friedrichstraße S- and U-Bahn station. Rummage for souvenirs, gifts and collectors' items in Berlin's historic S-Bahn archways. There is something for everyone, no matter what your price range. The selection includes antique dolls and toys, paintings, etchings, time pieces, and precious works of art. Archway 201 is home to Bärenstark, where you can find the most adorable teddy-bears ever made. Stores and street vendors carry everything from bric-a-brac to one-of-a-kind lamps. Once you're done shopping (or if you just happen to be in the neighborhood), you can unwind at Nolle's restaurant or at the Leon café and restaurant. Go see for yourself and get a glimpse of all the antiques waiting to be discovered in Berlin.
Stiefelkombinat is one of Berlin's bigger spots to pick up some awesome vintage pieces. Both shops on the Torstrasse - one for the guys and one for the girls - are completely packed with originals from the 40's to the 80's. Especially their shoe section is more than huge (that explains the name: Stiefel is the German word for boot). This shop is not cheap as chips, unfortunately, but still worth a look. To complete your fancy vintage outfit, there's just one more thing you'll need: retro sunglasses! Stiefelkombinat packs its all
Online-Shop Stiefelkombinat Berlin
1 Bernkasteler Str.
Stiefelkombinat is one of Berlin's bigger spots to pick up some awesome vintage pieces. Both shops on the Torstrasse - one for the guys and one for the girls - are completely packed with originals from the 40's to the 80's. Especially their shoe section is more than huge (that explains the name: Stiefel is the German word for boot). This shop is not cheap as chips, unfortunately, but still worth a look. To complete your fancy vintage outfit, there's just one more thing you'll need: retro sunglasses! Stiefelkombinat packs its all
The owner of this well-known vintage shop (no, his name is not Paul..it's Frank) started his business over ten years ago at the Oderberger Strasse. Nowadays, Paul's Boutique comprises of four different buildings: a streetwear department, a shop focused on designer brands and another store in Mitte with a mix of new and vintage items on stock. The streetwear shop is called 'The Mothership' by insiders, and its walls and shelves are filled with Frank's toy robots, boomboxes, and Star Wars Collectibles (not for sale, unfortunately). It's a good place to hunt for vintage sneakers, used denim, t-shirts, and jackets. Pick up your vintage designer pieces a few doors down at Goo, or dig through used shoes, sunglasses and jewelry at Chapter Mitte.
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Pauls Boutique/Berlin
47 Oderberger Str.
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The owner of this well-known vintage shop (no, his name is not Paul..it's Frank) started his business over ten years ago at the Oderberger Strasse. Nowadays, Paul's Boutique comprises of four different buildings: a streetwear department, a shop focused on designer brands and another store in Mitte with a mix of new and vintage items on stock. The streetwear shop is called 'The Mothership' by insiders, and its walls and shelves are filled with Frank's toy robots, boomboxes, and Star Wars Collectibles (not for sale, unfortunately). It's a good place to hunt for vintage sneakers, used denim, t-shirts, and jackets. Pick up your vintage designer pieces a few doors down at Goo, or dig through used shoes, sunglasses and jewelry at Chapter Mitte.
As the painters, writers and poets of fin de siècle Paris knew only too well, it's a short transition from absinthe-minded to absent-minded. Also known as the 'green fairy', absinthe is a distilled spirit that originated in Switzerland in the late 18th century. It contains various herbs, primarily the very potent Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) and fennel and anis, which give it a characteristic liquorish taste. This quaint little shop with its floral wall paper and Old Berlin wooden fixtures stocks more than a 100 different bottles along with the requisite glasses and accoutrements. Ask for a taste but be careful: absinthe packs a punch that's hard to see coming!
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Absynth Depot
4 Weinmeisterstraße
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As the painters, writers and poets of fin de siècle Paris knew only too well, it's a short transition from absinthe-minded to absent-minded. Also known as the 'green fairy', absinthe is a distilled spirit that originated in Switzerland in the late 18th century. It contains various herbs, primarily the very potent Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) and fennel and anis, which give it a characteristic liquorish taste. This quaint little shop with its floral wall paper and Old Berlin wooden fixtures stocks more than a 100 different bottles along with the requisite glasses and accoutrements. Ask for a taste but be careful: absinthe packs a punch that's hard to see coming!

Parks & Nature

Berlin's largest public park originally served as royal hunting grounds until it was reconfigured in the 18th century. Nowadays, joggers, walkers, and families flock here to enjoy the natural splendor. The grounds are home to war memorials, victory statues, and palaces, along with Hitler's Grosser Stern, a paved roundabout on the park's main street. Park highlights include the Philharmonie, home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bauhaus Archiv-Museum, which charts the history of the world-renowned design school. S-BAHN: Unter den Linden, Tiergarten, Zoologischer Garten; U-BAHN: Zoologischer Garten
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Тиргартен
Straße des 17. Juni
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Berlin's largest public park originally served as royal hunting grounds until it was reconfigured in the 18th century. Nowadays, joggers, walkers, and families flock here to enjoy the natural splendor. The grounds are home to war memorials, victory statues, and palaces, along with Hitler's Grosser Stern, a paved roundabout on the park's main street. Park highlights include the Philharmonie, home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bauhaus Archiv-Museum, which charts the history of the world-renowned design school. S-BAHN: Unter den Linden, Tiergarten, Zoologischer Garten; U-BAHN: Zoologischer Garten

Essentials

LPG Biomarkt is Europe’s largest organic supermarket. On two stories, covering more than 1 600 square meters, you’ll find Berlin’s widest range of organic products. In addition to food it features a large department with cosmetic and hygiene products. There’s also a bistro, and a bakery with a coffee shop.
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LPG BioMarkt GmbH
20-30 Kollwitzstraße
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LPG Biomarkt is Europe’s largest organic supermarket. On two stories, covering more than 1 600 square meters, you’ll find Berlin’s widest range of organic products. In addition to food it features a large department with cosmetic and hygiene products. There’s also a bistro, and a bakery with a coffee shop.
Relaxed, small time shopping with calm, helpful staff + a great selection of organic groceries.
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Bio Berlin
229 Prenzlauer Allee
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Relaxed, small time shopping with calm, helpful staff + a great selection of organic groceries.
Laundromat with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public use only 5 min away. Opening hours: Mo-So, 6:00-22:00.
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Eco-Express Waschsalon
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Laundromat with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public use only 5 min away. Opening hours: Mo-So, 6:00-22:00.
Nice Jewish grocery store in Berlin Mitte for people who prefer a kosher life.
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KosherLife
31 Brunnenstraße
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Nice Jewish grocery store in Berlin Mitte for people who prefer a kosher life.