(DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Germany

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Berlin is a huge city with a unique character the city, thus creating an entirely new city
that has been shaped by the events in its covering nearly 900 sq km (350 sq miles),
history. Until 1920 the city consisted only with a population of 3.8 million. This
of the districts that now comprise mainly metropolis extended to small towns of
Mitte, Tiergarten, Wedding, Prenzlauer Berg, medieval origin, such as Spandau, as well as
Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. At that time to private manor houses and palaces, towns
the city was surrounded by satellite towns and smart suburban districts. Although the
and villages that had been evolving 20th century changed the face of many
independently over many centuries. of these places, their unique characters have
In 1920, as part of great administrative remained undiminished. Because of this
reform, seven towns, 59 parishes and diversity, a trip to Berlin is like exploring
27 country estates were incorporated into many different towns simultaneously.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries d Museum Europäischer Kulturen 0 Schloß Tegel
1 Bröhan-Museum h Strandbad Wannsee q Neue Synagoge
2 Sammlung Berggruen j Pfaueninsel s Rathaus Schöneberg
4 Langhansbau k Nikolskoe f Jagdschloss Grunewald
9 Gedenkstätte Plötzensee l Klein Glienicke
w Brecht-Weigel-Gedenkstätte Streets, Squares and Parks
e Anne Frank Zentrum 3 Schloßpark
y Gedenkstätte Berlin- t Karl-Marx-Allee
Hohenschönhausen o Treptower Park
u Stasi-Museum a Victoriapark
g Brücke-Museum
Historic Buildings and
Places of Interest Monuments
7 Olympiastadion 5 Schloß Charlottenburg Key
r Prenzlauer Berg 6 Messegelände
i Köpenick 8 Spandau Central Berlin
p Tempelhofer Feld Outskirts of Berlin
Motorway
Main road
0 kilometres 5 Secondary road
0 miles 5 Railway line

Map of Greater Berlin
Tegel 96
96 2 Wartenberg
Hakenfelde
Berlin Tegel 109
Spandau 111 Weissensee
100
5 96
2/5 Lichtenberg
1/5
1
2 Biesdorf
Gatow Grunewald Wilmersdorf
Karlshorst
Treptow
103
115 100
Kladow Steglitz
Dahlem 113 Köpenick
1
Lichterfelde 96
Wannsee 96 Schönefeld
101
1
Berlin
Schönefeld
Equestrian statue of “The Great Elector” outside Schloß Charlottenburg For additional map symbols see back flap
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The museum opened in what
was once the west pavilion of
the barracks, using the space
freed up by moving the
Antikensammlung to Museum
Island (see p78). The exhibition
halls were modified according
to the designs of Hilmer and
Sattler, who also designed the
layout of the Gemäldegalerie.
The Sammlung Berggruen
is well known for its large
collection of paintings, drawings
and gouaches by Pablo Picasso.
In addition to these, the
museum displays more than
20 works by Paul Klee and
paintings by other major artists
– Matisse, Braque and Cézanne.
The exhibition is supplemented
by some excellent sculptures,
particularly those of Henri
Laurens and Alberto Giacometti.

3 Schloßpark
Palace Park
Pablo Picasso’s Woman in a Hat (1939), Sammlung Berggruen
Luisenplatz (Schloß Charlottenburg).
 Richard-Wagner-Platz & Sophie-
1 Bröhan-Museum 2 Sammlung Charlotte-Platz.  Westend. @ 109,
Schlossstraße 1a. Tel (030) 32 69 06 00. Berggruen 309, M45. Neuer Pavillon: Tel (030) 32
 Richard-Wagner-Platz & Sophie- Schloßstraße 1. Tel (030) 326 95 815. 09 17 43. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–
Charlotte-Platz.  Westend. @ 109,  Richard-Wagner-Platz & Sophie- 5:30pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: noon–
309, M45. Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Charlotte-Platz.  Westend. @ 109, 6pm Tue–Sun. Mausoleum: Open
Closed Easter Mon, Whit Mon, 24 & 31 309, M45. Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Apr–Oct: 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun.
Dec. & (free 1st Wed). ∑ broehan- & (free 4–8pm Thu.) 9 7 Closed Nov–Mar. Belvedere: Tel (030)
museum.de 32 09 17 45. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–
5:30pm Tue–Sun. Closed Nov–Mar.
Located in a late-Neo-Classical Heinz Berggruen assembled
building is this interesting, this tasteful collection of art This extensive park surrounding
small museum. The collection dating from the late 19th and Schloß Charlottenburg, a
was amassed by Karl H Bröhan first half of the 20th century. favourite place for Berliners to
who, from 1966, collected Born and educated in Berlin, he stroll,is largely the result of work
works of art from the Art emigrated to the US in 1936, carried out after World War II,
Nouveau (Jugend stil or spent most of his life in Paris, when 18th-century prints were
Secessionist) and Art Deco but finally entrusted his used to help reconstruct the
styles. The paintings of artists collection “Picasso and his layout of the original grounds.
who were particularly Time” to the city of his birth. Just behind the palace is a
connected with the Berlin
Secessionist movement are
especially well represented.
Alongside the paintings are
fine examples of other media
and crafts including furniture,
ceramics, glassware, silverwork
and textiles.
There is also a display of
furniture by Hector Guimard,
Eugène Gaillard, Henri van de
Velde and Joseph Hoffmann,
glasswork by Emile Gallé, and
porcelain from the best
European manufacturers, as
well as special exhibitions. French-style garden in the Schloß Charlottenburg park
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French-style Baroque garden, The collection is now housed in of these buildings remains. The
created to a strict geometrical the rebuilt Neues Museum on oldest part is the Funkturm and
design with a vibrant patchwork Museum Island (see p79). the pavilions surrounding it.
of flower beds, manicured shrubs The building at the front
and ornate fountains with replicas 5 Schloß (Ehrenhalle) was built in 1936 to
of antique sculptures. Beyond the a design by Richard Ermisch,
curved carp lake is a less formal Charlottenburg and is one of the few surviving
English-style landscaped park, See pp102–3. buildings in Berlin designed
originally laid out between 1819 in a Fascist architectural style.
and 1828 under the direction of The straight motorway at
the renowned royal gardener, the rear of the halls is the
Peter Joseph Lenné. famous Avus, the first German
Designed by Karl Friedrich autobahn, built in 1921. At one
Schinkel and completed in 1825, point adapted as a car-racing
the Neo-Classical Neuer Pavillon track, it now forms part of the
is a charming two-storey building autobahn system.
with rooms around a central
staircase. A cast-iron balcony
encircles the structure. Destroyed 7 Olympiastadion
in World War II, parts of the Olympischer Platz. s &  Olympia-
building were rebuilt in 1970. Stadion. Tel (030) 30 68 81 00.
Since then it has housed Open late Mar–May: 9am–7pm daily;
Romantic paintings, including Jun–mid-Sep: 9am–8pm daily;
masterpieces by Caspar David mid-Sep–Oct: 9–7pm daily; Nov–late
Friedrich, Carl Blechen, Schinkel Mar: 9am–4pm daily. 7 &
and Eduard Gaertner. ∑ olympiastadion-berlin.de
The Mausoleum in which
Queen Luise, wife of Friedrich Olympiastadion, originally
Wilhelm III, was laid to rest, was known as Reichssportfeld,
designed by Heinrich Genz in the was built for the 1936 Olympic
style of a Doric portico-fronted Games in Berlin. It was designed
temple. After the king’s death in by Werner March in the Nazi
1840, the mausoleum was architectural style and was
refurbished to house his tomb. The Funkturm (radio tower) in inspired by the architecture of
The tombs of the king’s second Berlin’s Messegelände ancient Rome. To the west of
wife and those of Kaiser Wilhelm I the stadium lie the Maifeld
and his wife were added later. 6 Messegelände and what is now called the
Built as a summerhouse for Hammarskjöldplatz.  Messe Nord/ Waldbühne. The former is an
Friedrich Wilhelm II, with ICC.  Kaiserdamm. @ 139, 218, enormous assembly ground
Baroque and Neo-Classical X49. surrounded by grandstands and
elements, the Belvedere now fronted by the Glockenturm, a
houses the Royal Porcelain The pavilions of the vast 77 m (250 ft) tower, while the
Collection, with pieces from exhibition and trade halls south latter is an open-air amphi-
the Rococo period onward. of Hammarskjöldplatz cover theatre. A four-year high-tech
more than 160,000 sq m modernization project on the
(1,700,000 sq ft). The original stadium was completed in 2004.
4 Langhansbau exhibition halls were built It now features a sweeping,
before World War I, but nothing illuminated roof.
Luisenplatz (Schloß Charlottenburg).
Tel (030) 32 09 10.  Richard-
Wagner-Platz. @ 109, 309, M45.
Open for temporary exhibitions only.
7 &
This Neo-Classical pavilion was
designed by Carl Gotthard
Langhans and added to the
orangery wing of the Schloß
Charlottenburg (see pp102–3)
between 1787 and 1791. It was
originally used as the court
theatre and for many years
housed a museum which docu-
mented civilizations from the
Stone Age up to medieval times. The ever impressive Olympiastadion




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5 Schloß Charlottenburg VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Fortuna
The palace in Charlottenburg was intended This sculpture by Richard Practical Information
Scheibe crowns the palace,
as a summer home for Sophie Charlotte, replacing the original statue Spandauer Damm 10–22.
the wife of Elector Friedrich III. Construction destroyed during World War II. Tel (030) 32 09 10.
Altes Schloß: Open 10am–
began in 1695 to a design by Johann Arnold 5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–Mar: to
Nering. Johann Eosander Göthe enlarged the 4:30pm). Neuer Flügel: Open
palace between 1701 and 1713, adding the 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–
orangery wing. Further extensions were Mar: to 4:30pm). &
m =
undertaken between 1740 and 1746
by Frederick the Great (Friedrich II) Transport
 Richard-Wagner-Platz or
who added the new wing. Sophie-Charlotte-Platz.
The palace was restored to First floor  Jungfern heide & Westend.
its former elegance after @ M45, 109, 309.
World War II and its richly
decorated interiors are
unequalled in Berlin.
Key
Entrance to Official reception rooms
Langhansbau Ground floor
Sophie-Charlotte’s apartments
Neuer Flügel or Knobelsdorff-Flügel
exhibition space
. Porzellankabinett Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
This exquisite mirrored Mecklenburg apartments
room has walls lined from Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s Apartments Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s apartments
top to bottom with a fine This oval hall, decorated with mirrors Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
display of Japanese and and offering a delightful garden
Chinese porcelain. view, was the Baroque festival hall Frederick the Great’s apartments
and the king’s dining quarters in the Non-exhibition space
19th century.


Entrance to
Altes Schloß




Weisser Saal Frederick the Great’s Apartments
Schloßkapelle Located on the upper floor of the
Only the altar table in the court chapel new wing, this concert room was
is original. All the remaining furniture part of the elegant living quarters
and fittings, including the splendid Goldene Galerie of Frederick the Great.
royal box, are reconstructions.





Palace Façade
The central section of Monument to
the palace, decorated the Great Elector Entrance to
with Corinthian Neuer Flügel
pilasters and topped
with a decorative
cornice, is the oldest . Gersaint’s Shop Sign (1720)
part of the building. An avid collector of French painting, Frederick
It is the work of the Great bought this and other fine canvases
Johann Arnold Nering. by Antoine Watteau for his collection.
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Fortuna
This sculpture by Richard Practical Information
Scheibe crowns the palace, Spandauer Damm 10–22.
replacing the original statue Tel (030) 32 09 10.
destroyed during World War II. Altes Schloß: Open 10am–
5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–Mar: to
4:30pm). Neuer Flügel: Open
10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–
Mar: to 4:30pm). &
m =
Transport
 Richard-Wagner-Platz or
Sophie-Charlotte-Platz.
 Jungfern heide & Westend.
@ M45, 109, 309.


Key
Official reception rooms
Sophie-Charlotte’s apartments
Neuer Flügel or Knobelsdorff-Flügel
exhibition space
Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
Mecklenburg apartments
Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s Apartments Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s apartments
This oval hall, decorated with mirrors Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
and offering a delightful garden
view, was the Baroque festival hall Frederick the Great’s apartments
and the king’s dining quarters in the Non-exhibition space
19th century.










Weisser Saal Frederick the Great’s Apartments
Located on the upper floor of the
new wing, this concert room was
part of the elegant living quarters
Goldene Galerie of Frederick the Great.








Entrance to
Neuer Flügel

. Gersaint’s Shop Sign (1720)
An avid collector of French painting, Frederick
the Great bought this and other fine canvases
by Antoine Watteau for his collection.




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Third Reich were hanged. e Anne Frank
The Gedenkstätte Plötzensee Zentrum
is a simple memorial in a brick
hut, which still retains the iron Rosenthaler Straße 39. Tel (030) 288
hooks from which the victims 86 56 00.  Weinmeisterstraße.
were suspended.  Hackescher Markt. Open 10am–
Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg 6pm Tue–Sun. & ∑ annefrank.de
and the other main figures in
the assassination attempt against Anne Frank’s short life and her
Hitler on 20 July 1944 were diary are at the heart of this
executed in the Bendlerblock interactive exhibition, which
(see p92), but the rest of the connects history to the present
conspi rators were executed day. Visitors are encouraged to
here at the Plötzensee prison. The elegant Neo-Classical façade of Schloß Tegel reflect on their own views
Count Helmut James von through listening to young
Hohenzollern coat of arms above the main gate of Spandau’s citadel Moltke, one of the leaders family tomb, also designed by eventually demolished in 1958. people from Berlin discussing
of the German resistance Schinkel. The tomb contains Reconstruction was completed the issues that occupied Anne
8 Spandau Francesco Chiaramella da movement, was also killed a copy of a splendid sculpture in 1995. Public exhibitions by Frank, such as identity, values,
Gandino. It took 30 years to here. He was responsible by Bertel Thorwaldsen. The the Centrum Judaicum are held war and discrimination.
Zitadelle Spandau: Am Juliusturm 64. complete and most of the work for orga nizing the Kreisauer
Tel (030) 354 94 40.  Zitadelle. original piece stands inside in the front of the building.
@ X33. Open 10am–5pm daily. & was supervised by architect Kreis – a political movement the SchloßTegel. r Prenzlauer Berg
∑ zitadelle-spandau.de Rochus Graf von Lynar. that gathered and united w Brecht-Weigel-
Although the citadel had a jail, German opposition to Hitler. Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung:
Spandau is one of the oldest the town’s most infamous Gedenkstätte Kulturbrauerei entrance, Knaack-
towns within the area of greater resident, Rudolf Hess, was 0 Schloß Tegel Brecht-Weigel Memorial straße 97. Tel (030) 473 77 79 40.
Berlin, and it has managed to incarcerated a short distance Chausseestraße 125. Tel (030) 200 57  Senefelderplatz or Eberswalder-
retain its own distinctive away in a military prison after Adelheidallee 19–21. Tel (030) 886 71 18 44.  Naturkunde Museum or straße. Open phone ahead to check.
character. Although the town the 1946 Nuremberg trials. In 50.  Alt Tegel. @ 124, 133, 222. Oranienburger Tor. @ 142. v M5,
of Spandau was only granted a 1987, when the former deputy Open May–Sep: 10am–4pm Mon. 8 M6, M8, 12. 8 compulsory. Every half Towards the end of the 19th
charter in 1232, evidence of the leader of the Nazi party died, compulsory organised tours at 10am, hour (every hour on Sun). 10–11:30am century, this was one of the
earliest settlement here dates the prison was torn down. 11am, 3pm & 4pm. & 2–3:30pm Tue; 10–11:30am Wed & most impoverished, densely
back to the 8th century. Fri; 10–11:30am & 4–6:30pm Thu; populated districts of Berlin,
The area was spared the worst 9 Gedenkstätte Schloß Tegel is one of the most 10am–noon & 1–3:30pm Sat; 11am– which became a centre for anti-
of the World War II bombing, so interesting palace complexes 6pm Sun. Closed Mon, public Communist opposition.
there are still some interesting Plötzensee in Berlin. The site was occupied holidays. & After 1989, however, artists,
sights to visit. The heart of the Plötzensee Memorial in the 16th century by a manor professionals and students
town is a network of medieval Hüttigpfad 16. Tel (030) 26 99 50 00. house. In the second half of The Neue Synagoge Berlin, with its Playwright Bertolt Brecht was began to arrive from all parts of
streets with a picturesque  Jakob-Kaiser-Platz, then @ 123, the 17th century, this was splendidly reconstructed dome associated with Berlin from 1920, Germany and Europe, creating a
market square and a number 126. Open Mar–Oct: 9am–5pm daily; rebuilt into a hunting lodge for but emigrated in 1933. After the colourful, vibrant community.
of the original timber-framed Nov–Feb: 9am–4pm daily. the Elector Friedrich Wilhelm. q Neue Synagoge war, his left-wing views made him Schönhauser Allee is the main
houses. In the north of Spandau, In 1766 the ownership of the Berlin – Centrum an attractive potential resident thoroughfare. A former old
sections of the town wall A narrow street leads from property passed to the of the newly created German brewery was transformed into
dating from the 15th century Saatwinkler Damm to the site Humboldt family and, between Judaicum socialist state. Lured by the the “Kulturbrauerei”, a centre for
are still standing. where nearly 2,500 people 1820 and 1824, Karl Friedrich New Synagogue Berlin – promise of his own theatre, he cultural events. It also houses the
In the centre of town is the convicted of crimes against the Schinkel thoroughly rebuilt the Jewish Centre returned to Berlin in 1948 with his Museum in der Kulturbrauerei
magnificent Gothic St-Nikolai- palace, giving it its current style. Oranienburger Straße 30. Tel (030) wife, the actress Helene Weigel. with a permanent exhibition
Kirche, dating from the 15th Decorating the elevations on 880 28 300.  Oranienburger Straße. In 1953, Brecht moved into ‘Alltag in der DDR’ (Everyday
century. The church holds the top floor of the towers are v M1, M6. Open daily (the dome can this house and lived here until in the GDR) showcasing
many valuable ecclesiastical tiled bas-reliefs designed by only be climbed Apr–Sep). & ^ his death in 1956. His wife everyday items used in former
furnishings, such as a splendid Christian Daniel Rauch, founded an archive of his work, East Germany.
Renaissance stone altar from depicting the ancient wind Construction of the synagogue, which is on the second floor. Heading along Sredzkistraße
the end of the 16th century, gods. Some of Schinkel’s begun in 1859 by architect you reach Husemannstraße.
a Baroque pulpit from around marvellous interiors have Eduard Knoblauch, was finished This beautifully renovated street
1700 that came from a survived, along with several in 1866. The design was a complete with shops and inns
royal palace in Potsdam, items from what was once a response to the asymmetrical gives the impression of Berlin
a Gothic baptismal font and large collection of sculptures. plot of land, with a narrow façade around the year 1900. Amid
many epitaphs. The palace is still privately flanked by a pair of towers and the greenery around Belforter
A castle was first built on the owned by descendants of the crowned with a gilded dome. Straße is a water tower built in
site of the Zitadelle Spandau Humboldt family, but guided This was Berlin’s largest the mid-19th century. Nearby,
(citadel) in the 12th century, but tours are offered on Mondays. synagogue until it was partially on Schönhauser Allee, there is
today only the 36 m (120 ft) It is also worth visiting the destroyed during the infamous an old Jewish cemetery dating
Juliusturm (tower) remains. In park in which the palace Kristallnacht in 1938. It was from 1827. Among those buried
1560 the building of a fort was Memorial to concentration camp victims stands. On the western limits further damaged by Allied Bertolt Brecht’s study in his here is the renowned painter
begun here, to a design by at Gedenkstätte Plötzensee of the park lies the Humboldt bombing in 1943 and was former apartment Max Liebermann.
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e Anne Frank
Zentrum
Rosenthaler Straße 39. Tel (030) 288
86 56 00.  Weinmeisterstraße.
 Hackescher Markt. Open 10am–
6pm Tue–Sun. & ∑ annefrank.de
Anne Frank’s short life and her
diary are at the heart of this
interactive exhibition, which
connects history to the present
day. Visitors are encouraged to
The elegant Neo-Classical façade of Schloß Tegel reflect on their own views
through listening to young
family tomb, also designed by eventually demolished in 1958. people from Berlin discussing
Schinkel. The tomb contains Reconstruction was completed the issues that occupied Anne
a copy of a splendid sculpture in 1995. Public exhibitions by Frank, such as identity, values,
by Bertel Thorwaldsen. The the Centrum Judaicum are held war and discrimination.
original piece stands inside in the front of the building.
the SchloßTegel. r Prenzlauer Berg
w Brecht-Weigel-
Sammlung Industrielle Gestaltung:
Gedenkstätte Kulturbrauerei entrance, Knaack-
Brecht-Weigel Memorial straße 97. Tel (030) 473 77 79 40.
 Senefelderplatz or Eberswalder-
Chausseestraße 125. Tel (030) 200 57 straße. Open phone ahead to check.
18 44.  Naturkunde Museum or
Oranienburger Tor. @ 142. v M5,
M6, M8, 12. 8 compulsory. Every half Towards the end of the 19th
hour (every hour on Sun). 10–11:30am century, this was one of the
& 2–3:30pm Tue; 10–11:30am Wed & most impoverished, densely
Fri; 10–11:30am & 4–6:30pm Thu; populated districts of Berlin,
10am–noon & 1–3:30pm Sat; 11am– which became a centre for anti-
6pm Sun. Closed Mon, public Communist opposition.
holidays. & After 1989, however, artists,
professionals and students
The Neue Synagoge Berlin, with its Playwright Bertolt Brecht was began to arrive from all parts of
splendidly reconstructed dome associated with Berlin from 1920, Germany and Europe, creating a
but emigrated in 1933. After the colourful, vibrant community.
q Neue Synagoge war, his left-wing views made him Schönhauser Allee is the main
Berlin – Centrum an attractive potential resident thoroughfare. A former old
of the newly created German brewery was transformed into
Judaicum socialist state. Lured by the the “Kulturbrauerei”, a centre for
New Synagogue Berlin – promise of his own theatre, he cultural events. It also houses the
Jewish Centre returned to Berlin in 1948 with his Museum in der Kulturbrauerei
Oranienburger Straße 30. Tel (030) wife, the actress Helene Weigel. with a permanent exhibition
880 28 300.  Oranienburger Straße. In 1953, Brecht moved into ‘Alltag in der DDR’ (Everyday
v M1, M6. Open daily (the dome can this house and lived here until in the GDR) showcasing
only be climbed Apr–Sep). & ^ his death in 1956. His wife everyday items used in former
founded an archive of his work, East Germany.
Construction of the synagogue, which is on the second floor. Heading along Sredzkistraße
begun in 1859 by architect you reach Husemannstraße.
Eduard Knoblauch, was finished This beautifully renovated street
in 1866. The design was a complete with shops and inns
response to the asymmetrical gives the impression of Berlin
plot of land, with a narrow façade around the year 1900. Amid
flanked by a pair of towers and the greenery around Belforter
crowned with a gilded dome. Straße is a water tower built in
This was Berlin’s largest the mid-19th century. Nearby,
synagogue until it was partially on Schönhauser Allee, there is
destroyed during the infamous an old Jewish cemetery dating
Kristallnacht in 1938. It was from 1827. Among those buried
further damaged by Allied Bertolt Brecht’s study in his here is the renowned painter
bombing in 1943 and was former apartment Max Liebermann.




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infiltrating its own community hugely popular spot for cycling
were without equal in the and kite-flying. Part of the main
Eastern block. building has been used to
Since 1990 one of the house refugees since 2016.
buildings has housed a museum
that displays photographs and
documents depicting the a Viktoriapark
activities of the Stasi.  Platz der Luftbrücke. @ 104, 140.
Refurbished in 2016, the three­
floor exhibition documents the This rambling park, with several
Fragment of Socialist Realist decoration from Karl-Marx-Allee genesis, evolution and activities artificial waterfalls, short trails
of the Stasi. Exhibits include and a small hill, was designed
t Karl-Marx-Allee built in 1938. In May 1945, the miniature cameras and bugging by Hermann Mächtig and built
occupy ing Russian authorities devices. You can also walk between 1884 and 1894. The
Map 5 F1.  Strausberger Platz or
Weberwiese. created a special transit camp around the office of infamous Neo-Gothic Memorial to the
here, in which they interned war Stasi chief Erich Mielke. Wars of Liberation at the summit
The section of Karl­Marx­Allee criminals and anyone under of the hill is the work of Karl
between Strausberger Platz and political suspicion. From 1946 A reconstructed drawing room from 1548 in the Kunstgewerbemuseum Friedrich Schinkel and was
Frankfurter Tor is effectively a the build ings were refashioned i Köpenick constructed between 1817
huge open­air museum of into the custody area for the  Spindlersfeld, then @ 167 or Baroque palace, built between 1949, it stands on the grave of and 1821. The monument
Socialist Realist architecture. The KGB; in 1951, it was given over  Köpenick, then @ 164, 167. 1677 and 1681 for the heir to 5,000 Soviet soldiers killed in the commem orates the Prussian
route to the east was named to the Stasi, who turned the v 27, 60, 61, 62, 68. Kunstgewerbe­ the throne Friedrich (later King battle for Berlin in 1945. The victory against Napoleon’s army
Stalinallee in 1949 and chosen cellars into the “submarine” – a museum: Schloß Köpenick, Friedrich I), to a design by gateway leading to the mauso- in the Wars of Liberation. The
as the site for the showpiece of series of cells without daylight. Schloßinsel. Tel (030) 6566 17 49. the Dutch architect Rutger leum is marked by a vast granite monument’s cast-iron tower is
the new German Democratic It was replaced by a new prison Open 10am–5pm Thu–Sun. van Langfield. In 2003, the sculpture of a grieving Russian well ornamented.
Republic. The ave nue was building in 1960. Kunstgewerbemuseum Motherland surrounded by In the niches of the lower sec-
widened to 90 m (300 ft) and, The prisoners’ cells and Köpenick is much older than (see p92) opened a suite of statues of Red Army soldiers. tion are 12 allegorical figures by
over the next ten years, huge interrogation rooms are on view, Berlin. In the 9th century AD, Renaissance and Baroque In the farthest part of the park Christian Daniel Rauch, Friedrich
residential tower blocks and a two of which have no windows this island contained a fortified rooms to the public in the is the oldest and largest public Tieck and Ludwig Wichmann.
row of shops were built. The and are lined with rubber. settlement known as Kopanica. Köpenick Palace. observatory in Germany, the Each figure sym bolizes a battle
designers, led by Hermann In about 1240 a castle was built Archenhold Sternwarte, built by and is linked to a historic figure
Henselmann, succeeded in on the island, around which a Friedrich Simon Archenhold for – either a military leader or a
combining three sets of u Forschungs- und town began to evolve. Crafts­ the Berlin industrial exhibition member of the royal family.
architectural guidelines. They Gedenkstätte men settled here and, after (Gewerbeausstellung) in 1896.
used the Soviet wedding cake Normannenstraße 1685, a large colony of Given a permanent site in 1909, it
style according to the precept: Huguenots also settled. was used by Albert Einstein for a s Rathaus
“nationalistic in form but (Stasi-Museum) In the 19th century Köpenick lecture on the Theory of Relativity Schöneberg
socialist in content”, and linked Ruschestraße 103 (Haus 1). Tel (030) recreated itself as an industrial in 1915. It is also home to the Schöneberg Town Hall
the whole work to Berlin’s own 553 68 54.  Magdalenenstraße. town. Despite wartime longest reflecting telescope in
traditions. Hence there are Open 10am–6pm Mon–Fri, devastation it has retained its the world (21 m or 70 ft), and a John-F-Kennedy-Platz.  Rathaus
motifs taken from famous Berlin 11am–6pm Sat–Sun. Closed 24 & 31 historic character and, though small planetarium. Schöneberg.
architects Schinkel and Gontard, Dec. & ∑ stasimuseum.de there are no longer any Beyond Treptower Park lies
as well as from the renowned 13th­century churches, it is another park, Plänterwald. The Schöneberg town hall is
Meissen porcelain. Under the German Demo cratic worth strolling around the old The huge and evocative Soviet War a gigantic building with an
The buildings on this street, Republic, this huge complex of town. By the old market square Memorial in Treptower Park imposing tower, which was built
renamed Karl­Marx­Allee in buildings at Ruschestraße and in the neighbouring streets, p Tempelhofer Feld between 1911 and 1914. From
1961, are now considered housed the Ministry of the modest houses have survived o Treptower Park Platz der Luftbrücke.  Platz der 1948 to 1990 it was used as the
historic monuments. Interior. It was here that the that recall the 18th century, Archenhold-Sternwarte, Alt-Treptow. Luftbrücke. @ 104, 184. main town hall of West Berlin,
infamous Stasi (GDR secret alongside buildings from the  Treptower Park. @ 166, 167, 265. and it was outside here, on 26
service) had its headquarters. end of the 19th century. Archenhold Sternwarte: Tel (030) 536 Tempelhof was once Germany’s June 1963, that US President
y Gedenkstätte The Stasi’s “achievements” in At Alt Köpenick No. 21 is a 06 37 19. 8 compulsory; 2–4:30pm largest airport. Built in 1923, it is John F Kennedy gave his
Berlin-Hohen- vast brick town hall Wed–Sun. ∑ sdtp.de typical of Third Reich architecture. famous speech. More than
schönhausen built in the style of the The vast park in Treptow was Additions to the original structure 300,000 Berliners assembled to
were com pleted in 1939.
Brandenburg Neo­
hear the young president say
Genslerstraße 66. Tel (030) 9860 82 30. Renaissance. In 1906, laid out in the 1860s on the In 1951, a monument was “Ich bin ein Berliner” – “I am a
 Landsberger Allee, then v M5, M6. a famous swindle took initiative and design of Johann added in front of the airport. Berliner”, intended as an
@ 256. Open 9am–6pm daily. 8 place here and the Gustav Meyer. In 1919 it was Designed by Edward Ludwig, it expression of solidarity from the
English tour 10:30am, 12:30pm & event became the where revolutionaries Karl commemorates the airlifts of democratic world to a city
2:30pm daily. & inspiration for a Liebknecht, Wilhelm Pieck and the Berlin Blockade. The names defending its right to freedom.
popular comedy by Rosa Luxemburg assembled of those who lost their lives While Kennedy’s meaning
This museum was established in Carl Zuckmayer, The 150,000 striking workers. appear on the plinth. was undoubtedly clear, pedants
1995 within the former Stasi Captain from Köpenick. The park is best known for the Decommissioned as an airport have since pointed out that this
detention centre. The building Office of the infamous Stasi chief Erich Mielke at the Köpenick’s greatest colossal monument to the Red in 2000, it was turned into a could also be translated as “I am
was part of a huge complex Stasi Museum attraction is a three­storey Army. Built between 1946 and recreational park in 2008 and is a a jam doughnut”.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–3 and pp510–11


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hugely popular spot for cycling
and kite-flying. Part of the main
building has been used to
house refugees since 2016.

a Viktoriapark
 Platz der Luftbrücke. @ 104, 140.
This rambling park, with several
artificial waterfalls, short trails
and a small hill, was designed
by Hermann Mächtig and built
between 1884 and 1894. The
Neo-Gothic Memorial to the
Wars of Liberation at the summit
of the hill is the work of Karl
A reconstructed drawing room from 1548 in the Kunstgewerbemuseum Friedrich Schinkel and was
constructed between 1817
Baroque palace, built between 1949, it stands on the grave of and 1821. The monument
1677 and 1681 for the heir to 5,000 Soviet soldiers killed in the commem orates the Prussian
the throne Friedrich (later King battle for Berlin in 1945. The victory against Napoleon’s army
Friedrich I), to a design by gateway leading to the mauso- in the Wars of Liberation. The
the Dutch architect Rutger leum is marked by a vast granite monument’s cast-iron tower is
van Langfield. In 2003, the sculpture of a grieving Russian well ornamented.
Kunstgewerbemuseum Motherland surrounded by In the niches of the lower sec-
(see p92) opened a suite of statues of Red Army soldiers. tion are 12 allegorical figures by
Renaissance and Baroque In the farthest part of the park Christian Daniel Rauch, Friedrich
rooms to the public in the is the oldest and largest public Tieck and Ludwig Wichmann.
Köpenick Palace. observatory in Germany, the Each figure sym bolizes a battle
Archenhold Sternwarte, built by and is linked to a historic figure
Friedrich Simon Archenhold for – either a military leader or a
the Berlin industrial exhibition member of the royal family.
(Gewerbeausstellung) in 1896.
Given a permanent site in 1909, it
was used by Albert Einstein for a s Rathaus
lecture on the Theory of Relativity Schöneberg
in 1915. It is also home to the Schöneberg Town Hall
longest reflecting telescope in
the world (21 m or 70 ft), and a John-F-Kennedy-Platz.  Rathaus
small planetarium. Schöneberg.
Beyond Treptower Park lies
another park, Plänterwald. The Schöneberg town hall is
The huge and evocative Soviet War a gigantic building with an
Memorial in Treptower Park imposing tower, which was built
p Tempelhofer Feld between 1911 and 1914. From
o Treptower Park 1948 to 1990 it was used as the
Platz der Luftbrücke.  Platz der
Archenhold-Sternwarte, Alt-Treptow. Luftbrücke. @ 104, 184. main town hall of West Berlin,
 Treptower Park. @ 166, 167, 265. and it was outside here, on 26
Archenhold Sternwarte: Tel (030) 536 Tempelhof was once Germany’s June 1963, that US President
06 37 19. 8 compulsory; 2–4:30pm largest airport. Built in 1923, it is John F Kennedy gave his
Wed–Sun. ∑ sdtp.de typical of Third Reich architecture. famous speech. More than
Additions to the original structure 300,000 Berliners assembled to
The vast park in Treptow was were com pleted in 1939. hear the young president say
laid out in the 1860s on the In 1951, a monument was “Ich bin ein Berliner” – “I am a
initiative and design of Johann added in front of the airport. Berliner”, intended as an
Gustav Meyer. In 1919 it was Designed by Edward Ludwig, it expression of solidarity from the
where revolutionaries Karl commemorates the airlifts of democratic world to a city
Liebknecht, Wilhelm Pieck and the Berlin Blockade. The names defending its right to freedom.
Rosa Luxemburg assembled of those who lost their lives While Kennedy’s meaning
150,000 striking workers. appear on the plinth. was undoubtedly clear, pedants
The park is best known for the Decommissioned as an airport have since pointed out that this
colossal monument to the Red in 2000, it was turned into a could also be translated as “I am
Army. Built between 1946 and recreational park in 2008 and is a a jam doughnut”.




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collection of historic weapons Kunckel, an alchemist who lived l Klein Glienicke
and equipment. on Pfaueninsel in the 17th Königstraße 36. @ 316. Tel (030) 805
century. During his quest to 867 510. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm
discover how to make gold, Tue–Sun; Nov–Dec & Mar: 10am–5pm
g Brücke-Museum he discovered a method of Sat & Sun. Closed Jan–Feb. &
producing ruby-coloured glass.
Bussardsteig 9, Dahlem. Tel (030) 831
20 29. @ 115. Open 11am–5pm Near the Aviary, home to The palace in the palace-park of
Wed–Mon. ∑ bruecke-museum.de multicoloured parrots and Klein Glienicke was built in
pheasants, is a tall fountain 1825–7 to a design by Karl
This elegant Functionalist that was designed by Martin Friedrich Schinkel for Prince Karl
building hosts a collection of Friedrich Rabe in 1824. of Prussia. The charming park in
German Expressionist painting which it is located was created
linked to the Die Brücke group. by Peter Joseph Lenné. Beyond
It is based on almost 80 works k Nikolskoe the Neo-Classical palace consists
by Schmidt-Rottluff bequeathed The Schloß Pfaueninsel designed by Nikolskoer Weg.  Wannsee, then of an irregular cluster of buildings,
to the town of Dahlem in 1964. Johann Brendel take @ 316. grouped around a courtyard,
In addition to other works of art including the pergola, the stable
contemporary to Die Brücke, j Pfaueninsel Across the river from and the tower. Passing by the
Flight into Egypt by Wolfgang Huber at the Museum Europäischer Kulturen there are paintings from the Pfaueninsel. Tel (030) 805 86 830. Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) palace, you approach the Coach
later creative periods of these is Nikolskoe. Here you’ll find House, also by Schinkel and
d Museum f Jagdschloß artists, as well as works of other  Wannsee, then take @ 218. the Blockhaus now housing a
g Schloß Pfaueninsel. Open Apr–
Europäischer Grunewald closely associated artists. Oct: 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun. & Nikolskoe, a restaurant. Nearby
Kulturen Hüttenweg 100. Tel (030) 813 35 97. This picturesque island, named Russian-style dacha are an orangery
(country house)
and greenhouses
@ 115, X10. Open Apr–Oct: 10am– h Strandbad
Arnimallee 25. Tel (030) 266 42 42 42. for the peacocks that inhabit it, that was built in designed by
10am–4pm Sat & Sun. & ∑ spsg.de Wannsee
 Dahlem Dorf. @ M11, X83. 6pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Dec & Mar: is now a nature reserve, reached 1819 for the future Ludwig Persius.
Open 11am–6pm Sat & Sun. & by ferry across the Havel river. It Tsar Nicholas I The Klosterhof,
∑ smb.museum.de Wannseebadweg.  Nikolassee. was laid out in 1795 according and his wife, the thought to be by
Jagdschloß Grunewald is one @ 112, 218. to a design by Johann August daughter of King Ferdinand von
Of the three museums that of the oldest surviving civic Eyserbeck. Its final form, which Friedrich Wilhelm III. Arnim, is a mock
were once housed at Dahlem buildings in Berlin. Built for The vast lake Wannsee, on you see today, is the work of the The house was monastery with a
– the Ethnologisches Museum, the Elector Joachim II in 1542, the edge of Grunewald, is a landscape architect Peter built by the cloister and two
which focused on pre-industrial it was rebuilt around 1700 in popular destination for Joseph Lenné. German military chambers and
societies from around the a Baroque style. Berliners seeking recreation. One of the most interesting architect Captain Guests on the terrace of the many Byzantine
world; the Museum für In this small palace on the edge The most developed part is sights on the island is the small Snethlage, who Blockhaus Nikolskoe in summer and Roman esque
Asiatische Kunst, one of the of the Grunewaldsee is Berlin’s the southeastern corner where romantic palace of Schloß was responsible for architectural
largest museums of Asian art only surviving Renaissance hall, there are yachting marinas Pfaueninsel. Dating from 1794, the Alexandrowka estate in elements from Italy. Towards the
in the world; and the Museum which currently houses a and harbours. Further north it was designed by Johann Potsdam (see p138). Following lake is the Große Neugierde, a
Europäischer Kulturen – collection of paintings that is one of the largest inland Gottlieb Brendel for Friedrich a fire in 1985, the dacha was circular pavilion based on the
only the latter remains. The includes the biggest collection beaches in Europe, Strandbad Wilhelm II and his mistress reconstructed. It currently Athenian monument to
collections from the other of canvases by Chranach, Wannsee, which was developed Wilhelmine Encke (the future houses a restaurant. Lysikrates from the 4th century
two museums are scheduled among others. between 1929 and 1930 by Countess Lichtenau). The Close by is the church of St BC. From here there are
to be re-homed in the On the ground floor you can the construction of shops, palace was built of wood, with Peter and Paul, which was built beautiful views across the Havel
Humboldt Forum in 2019. see a collection of illustrations cafés and changing rooms on a façade fashioned in the form between 1834 and 1837, to a river and Glienicker Brücke
The Museum Europäischer depicting forest life and the man-made terraces. It is of a ruined medieval castle. The design by Friedrich August (known under the East German
Kulturen houses an impressive history of forestry. Opposite the also pleasant to walk around cast-iron bridge that links the Stüler. The body of the church is regime as the bridge of unity).
280,000 items. These include Jagdschloß, a hunting museum Schwanenwerder island, towers was built in 1807. The completed by a tower crowned The border with West Berlin ran
handicrafts, paintings and (Jagdzeugmagazin) houses a with its many elegant villas. palace is open to the public by an onion-shaped dome, across this bridge where, during
artefacts that represent in the summer months, when reflecting the style of Russian the Cold War, the exchange of
everyday life and culture you can see the 18th- and Orthodox sacral architecture. spies was conducted.
in Europe and date from 19th-century furnishings.
the 18th century to the Other sights worth visiting
present day. include Jakobsbrunnen
Organised according to (Jacob’s Well), which was built
material groups (textiles, to resemble an ancient ruin.
graphic art, photography) Towards the northeast corner of
and themes (from youth the island is the Luisentempel
culture to popular religions), in the form of a Greek temple.
highlights include objects Its sandstone portico was
from ethnic minorities across relocated to the island from
Europe. There are also regular the mausoleum in Schloßpark
special exhibitions on topics Charlottenburg (see pp102–3)
such as migration, cultural in 1829. Nearby is a stone
memory and spirituality. Boarding point for lake cruises on the Wannsee commemorating Johannes Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s Neo-Classical Schloß Klein Glienicke
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–3 and pp510–11


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Kunckel, an alchemist who lived l Klein Glienicke
on Pfaueninsel in the 17th Königstraße 36. @ 316. Tel (030) 805
century. During his quest to 867 510. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm
discover how to make gold, Tue–Sun; Nov–Dec & Mar: 10am–5pm
he discovered a method of Sat & Sun. Closed Jan–Feb. &
producing ruby-coloured glass.
Near the Aviary, home to The palace in the palace-park of
multicoloured parrots and Klein Glienicke was built in
pheasants, is a tall fountain 1825–7 to a design by Karl
that was designed by Martin Friedrich Schinkel for Prince Karl
Friedrich Rabe in 1824. of Prussia. The charming park in
which it is located was created
by Peter Joseph Lenné. Beyond
k Nikolskoe the Neo-Classical palace consists
The Schloß Pfaueninsel designed by Nikolskoer Weg.  Wannsee, then of an irregular cluster of buildings,
Johann Brendel grouped around a courtyard,
take @ 316.
including the pergola, the stable
j Pfaueninsel Across the river from and the tower. Passing by the
Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) palace, you approach the Coach
Pfaueninsel. Tel (030) 805 86 830.
 Wannsee, then take @ 218. is Nikolskoe. Here you’ll find House, also by Schinkel and
g Schloß Pfaueninsel. Open Apr– the Blockhaus now housing a
Oct: 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun. & Nikolskoe, a restaurant. Nearby
Russian-style dacha are an orangery
This picturesque island, named (country house) and greenhouses
for the peacocks that inhabit it, that was built in designed by
is now a nature reserve, reached 1819 for the future Ludwig Persius.
by ferry across the Havel river. It Tsar Nicholas I The Klosterhof,
was laid out in 1795 according and his wife, the thought to be by
to a design by Johann August daughter of King Ferdinand von
Eyserbeck. Its final form, which Friedrich Wilhelm III. Arnim, is a mock
you see today, is the work of the The house was monastery with a
landscape architect Peter built by the cloister and two
Joseph Lenné. German military chambers and
One of the most interesting architect Captain Guests on the terrace of the many Byzantine
sights on the island is the small Snethlage, who Blockhaus Nikolskoe in summer and Roman esque
romantic palace of Schloß was responsible for architectural
Pfaueninsel. Dating from 1794, the Alexandrowka estate in elements from Italy. Towards the
it was designed by Johann Potsdam (see p138). Following lake is the Große Neugierde, a
Gottlieb Brendel for Friedrich a fire in 1985, the dacha was circular pavilion based on the
Wilhelm II and his mistress reconstructed. It currently Athenian monument to
Wilhelmine Encke (the future houses a restaurant. Lysikrates from the 4th century
Countess Lichtenau). The Close by is the church of St BC. From here there are
palace was built of wood, with Peter and Paul, which was built beautiful views across the Havel
a façade fashioned in the form between 1834 and 1837, to a river and Glienicker Brücke
of a ruined medieval castle. The design by Friedrich August (known under the East German
cast-iron bridge that links the Stüler. The body of the church is regime as the bridge of unity).
towers was built in 1807. The completed by a tower crowned The border with West Berlin ran
palace is open to the public by an onion-shaped dome, across this bridge where, during
in the summer months, when reflecting the style of Russian the Cold War, the exchange of
you can see the 18th- and Orthodox sacral architecture. spies was conducted.
19th-century furnishings.
Other sights worth visiting
include Jakobsbrunnen
(Jacob’s Well), which was built
to resemble an ancient ruin.
Towards the northeast corner of
the island is the Luisentempel
in the form of a Greek temple.
Its sandstone portico was
relocated to the island from
the mausoleum in Schloßpark
Charlottenburg (see pp102–3)
in 1829. Nearby is a stone
commemorating Johannes Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s Neo-Classical Schloß Klein Glienicke




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110  BERLIN AREA B Y AREA SHOPPING IN BERLIN  111
SHOPPING IN BERLIN Food and Drink Seasonal Sales

All manner of foods Twice a year (January and July)
With a shopping centre in every district, each while the top fashion houses offer the latest and wine are all the shops in Berlin empty
selling a variety of merchandise, Berlin is a in European elegance. Early on Saturday available in Berlin, their shelves in the end of
place where almost anything can be bought, morning is often the best time to visit the and they make season Schlussverkauf. Goods
so long as you know where to shop. The most city’s various markets, the most popular of excellent gifts and bought in a sale are officially
souvenirs. Kaffee und
non­returnable, though
popular areas are Kurfürstendamm and which – with their colourful stalls full of hats, Kuchen (coffee and sometimes you may find
Friedrichstraße, but the smaller shops in bags and belts – can be found on Museum cakes) is a strong you are able to negotiate
Wedding, Friedrichshain, Schöneberg and Island and near the Tiergarten. The Galeries German tradition, with the shop assistant.
the Tiergarten are also worth a visit. Small Lafayette, KaDeWe and any of the city’s so why not head A number of shops sell
boutiques selling flamboyant Berlin-style numerous bookshops all make ideal venues to Buchwald and “second season” items –
purchase one of their
these are new, but they were
clothes crop up in unexpected courtyards, for a pleasant afternoon’s window shopping.
delicious cakes to stocked for the previous season
take home. You will and as such are generously
Although the outfits sold here and department stores, as well Store front of German fashion house Escada also find that bakeries reduced in price and make
are less haute couture than at as most of the top fashion all over the city sell great bargain buys.
Galeries Lafayette, there is still houses in Berlin. Escada is one of Antiques traditional Berliners (doughnuts)
an enormous choice and the the best known of the German along with a good value range
top-floor restaurant offers designers, but Berlin also has a The antiques trade in Berlin is of delicious pastries and breads.
excellent views over the city. wealth of young designers and booming, and there are many Wine­fans will love Viniculture,
Among the most central malls their lines are mainly to be seen markets and galleries opening which offers a wide range of
are the swanky LP12 Mall of in the northern part of the Mitte all the time. Berlin’s most German wines, or if you enjoy
Berlin and the longer-standing area. NIX, for example, offers prestigious auction house is the local meats, there is a bewild­
Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, which timeless clothes made from Galerie Bassenge, while ART ering choice of organic sausages
is a very popular meeting place. heavy, dark fabrics, while 1900 and Zeitlos on Suarez­ at Fleischerei Bachhuber.
On a slightly smaller scale is Das Department Store Quartier 206 straße offer trinkets and knick­ Berlin also has several food
Schloß in Steglitz, and the sells everything from evening knacks from various periods. markets. The Winterfeldmarkt
Gesundbrunnencenter is the dresses to casual wear and Many Berliners spend their is probably the most popular,
biggest shopping passage in accessories. It offers only top Saturday and Sunday mornings but the Wochenmarkt on
Berlin with stalls full of bargains. international designer wear and at flea markets browsing the Wittenberg platz also has a
A shop-floor display in the lobby Charlottenburg’s Europa-Centre many unique pieces. An exciting stalls. In particular, the Antik & particularly loyal following.
of KaDeWe is another good mid-range mall designer is Antonia Goy, who Trödelmarkt am Ostbahnhof Additionally, the Türkenmarkt
and a popular place to meet. creates stunning dresses and is considered one of the best offers fruit and vegetables, The central “glass cone” of the Galeries
accessories for women. places to pick up bargains. Turkish specialities and fabrics. Lafayette department store
Practical Information For men’s fashions, once again
Fashion
The majority of shops are open the Ku’damm area is the place to DIRECTORY
Monday to Saturday from 10am The Ku’damm and Friedrich- look. Patrick Hellmann is worth Department Food and Drink
to 8pm. Before Christmas, many strasse areas play host to all the a visit with its wide choice of the KaDeWe NIX
shops are open on Sundays. best known high street names best designer labels around. Stores and Tauentzienstr. 21. Oranienburger Str. 32. Buchwald
Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 281 80
Some smaller stores do not Shopping Centres Map 2 C5. Tel (030) 21210. 44. ∑ nix.de Bartningallee 29.
accept credit cards, so be sure Alexa Centre ∑ kadewe-berlin.de Map 3 D2. Tel (030) 391
to have some cash. Karstadt Patrick Hellmann 59 31.
Am Alexanderpl. Kurfürstendamm 231. Kurfürstendamm 190–2.
Grunerstr. 20. Map 2 E3. Map 2 B4. Tel (030) 88 00 Map 2 A5. Tel (030) 88 48 Fleischerei
Department Stores and ∑ alexacentre.com 30. ∑ karstadt.de 77 16. Bachhuber
Shopping Centres LP12 Mall of Berlin Güntzelstr. 47.
Das Schloß Antiques Tel (030) 873 21 15.
The Alexa Centre, a large Schlossstr. 34. Leipziger Pl. 12.
shopping mall located at Tel (030) 20 62 17 70. Antik & Trödelmarkt Türkenmarkt
Alexanderplatz, houses most Map 2 E3. Potsdamer Platz am Ostbahnhof Maybachufer.
of the major fashion chains. Europa-Center Arkaden Erich­Steinfurth­Str. Open Open 11am–6:30pm
Kaufhaus Des Westens, Breitscheidspl. Debis Gelände. Map 4 A3. Sat & Sun. Tue & Fri.
better known as KaDeWe at Map 2 B4. ∑ europa- ∑ potsdamerplatz.de ART 1900 Viniculture
Wittenbergplatz, is undoubtedly center-berlin.de Kurfürstendamm 53. Map Grolmanstr. 44–45.
the biggest and the best Fashion 2 A5. Tel (030) 881 56 27. Tel (030) 883 81 74.
department store in Berlin, Galeries Lafayette Department Store Galerie Bassenge Winterfeldmarkt
while Galeries Lafayette on Französische Str. 23. Map Quartier 206 Erdener Str. 5a. Wittenbergpl.
Friedrichstraße is nothing less 4 C2. Tel (030) 20 94 80. ∑ Friedrichstr. 71. Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 89 38 02 90. Open 8am–1pm Wed,
than a slice of Paris in the heart galeries-lafayette.de Tel (030) 20 94 62 40. Open10am–6pm Mon–Fri. 8am–4pm Sat.
of Berlin. Perfumes, domestic Escada ∑ bassenge.com Wochenmarkt
accessories and clothing attract Gesundbrunnen- Friedrichstr. 176–179. Zeitlos Wittenbergpl.
an enormous clientele. center Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 238 Suarezstr. 61. Tel (030) 3276 Open 8am–2pm Tue,
Another very popular store Gesundbrunnen S­Bahn. 64 04. 9060. ∑ zeitlos-artd.de 8am–4pm Fri.
is Karstadt on the Ku’damm. The spacious Karstadt department store on Kurfürstendamm

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Food and Drink Seasonal Sales
All manner of foods Twice a year (January and July)
and wine are all the shops in Berlin empty
available in Berlin, their shelves in the end of
and they make season Schlussverkauf. Goods
excellent gifts and bought in a sale are officially
souvenirs. Kaffee und non­returnable, though
Kuchen (coffee and sometimes you may find
cakes) is a strong you are able to negotiate
German tradition, with the shop assistant.
so why not head A number of shops sell
to Buchwald and “second season” items –
purchase one of their these are new, but they were
delicious cakes to stocked for the previous season
take home. You will and as such are generously
Store front of German fashion house Escada also find that bakeries reduced in price and make
all over the city sell great bargain buys.
traditional Berliners (doughnuts)
Antiques along with a good value range
The antiques trade in Berlin is of delicious pastries and breads.
booming, and there are many Wine­fans will love Viniculture,
markets and galleries opening which offers a wide range of
all the time. Berlin’s most German wines, or if you enjoy
prestigious auction house is the local meats, there is a bewild­
Galerie Bassenge, while ART ering choice of organic sausages
1900 and Zeitlos on Suarez­ at Fleischerei Bachhuber.
straße offer trinkets and knick­ Berlin also has several food
knacks from various periods. markets. The Winterfeldmarkt
Many Berliners spend their is probably the most popular,
Saturday and Sunday mornings but the Wochenmarkt on
at flea markets browsing the Wittenberg platz also has a
stalls. In particular, the Antik & particularly loyal following.
Trödelmarkt am Ostbahnhof Additionally, the Türkenmarkt
is considered one of the best offers fruit and vegetables, The central “glass cone” of the Galeries
places to pick up bargains. Turkish specialities and fabrics. Lafayette department store
DIRECTORY
Department KaDeWe NIX Food and Drink
Stores and Tauentzienstr. 21. Oranienburger Str. 32.
Shopping Centres Map 2 C5. Tel (030) 21210. Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 281 80 Buchwald
∑ kadewe-berlin.de 44. ∑ nix.de Bartningallee 29.
Alexa Centre Karstadt Patrick Hellmann Map 3 D2. Tel (030) 391
Am Alexanderpl. Kurfürstendamm 231. Kurfürstendamm 190–2. 59 31.
Grunerstr. 20. Map 2 E3. Map 2 B4. Tel (030) 88 00 Map 2 A5. Tel (030) 88 48 Fleischerei
∑ alexacentre.com 30. ∑ karstadt.de 77 16. Bachhuber
LP12 Mall of Berlin Güntzelstr. 47.
Das Schloß Leipziger Pl. 12. Antiques Tel (030) 873 21 15.
Schlossstr. 34. Tel (030) 20 62 17 70. Antik & Trödelmarkt Türkenmarkt
Map 2 E3. am Ostbahnhof Maybachufer.
Potsdamer Platz Erich­Steinfurth­Str. Open Open 11am–6:30pm
Europa-Center Arkaden Sat & Sun. Tue & Fri.
Breitscheidspl. Debis Gelände. Map 4 A3.
Map 2 B4. ∑ europa- ∑ potsdamerplatz.de ART 1900 Viniculture
Grolmanstr. 44–45.
Kurfürstendamm 53. Map
center-berlin.de Fashion 2 A5. Tel (030) 881 56 27. Tel (030) 883 81 74.
Galeries Lafayette Department Store Galerie Bassenge Winterfeldmarkt
Französische Str. 23. Map Quartier 206 Erdener Str. 5a. Wittenbergpl.
4 C2. Tel (030) 20 94 80. ∑ Friedrichstr. 71. Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 89 38 02 90. Open 8am–1pm Wed,
Tel (030) 20 94 62 40. Open10am–6pm Mon–Fri. 8am–4pm Sat.
galeries-lafayette.de ∑ bassenge.com
Escada Wochenmarkt
Gesundbrunnen- Friedrichstr. 176–179. Zeitlos Wittenbergpl.
center Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 238 Suarezstr. 61. Tel (030) 3276 Open 8am–2pm Tue,
Gesundbrunnen S­Bahn. 64 04. 9060. ∑ zeitlos-artd.de 8am–4pm Fri.



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ENTERTAINMENT IN BERLIN September and top orchestras

and performers come from
With so much on offer, from classical drama chance to dance till dawn. The city has many all over the world to put on
and cabaret to variety theatre and an eclectic night-life centres, each with a slightly different classical music concerts
nightclub scene, it is possible to indulge just character. Prenzlauer Berg is the best choice around the city.
about any taste in Berlin. During the summer for mainstream bars and cafés, while Jazzfest Berlin takes place
in November and tends
months many bars and restaurants set up Friedrichshain has a vibrant subculture, and to attract lovers of more
outdoor tables, and the areas around Unter Schöneberg has a lively gay scene. The Mitte traditional styles of jazz, but
den Linden, the Kurfürstendamm, Kreuzberg district in the eastern centre offers a true it also focuses on the more
and Prenzlauer Berg, in particular, seem to turn mixture with its opera house and classical experimental and innovative
into one large social arena. The city really theatre surrounded by lively and sleek bars. On styles of music.
comes into its own at night, when its clubs, a Sunday, a quiet trip down the river or along
all-night cafés and cocktail bars give you the the canals offers a pleasant way to unwind. Rock, Pop and Jazz
Whether it is a major event German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor at Berlin’s A Trane Jazz club
Schauspielhaus, is another by a world-famous band or
important venue for classical a small-scale evening of jazz Apart from the typical classical Latin American dance clubs are
music, having been magnificently improvisation, you need not jazz clubs, jazz can also be heard becoming ever more popular
restored after World War II. look too far to find what you in many of the city’s smaller and Havanna in Schöneberg is
Opera lovers will find want. The biggest concerts tend bars, like Schlot. If it is one of the best.
themselves well catered for in to take place in sports halls and a mixture of soul, rap and jazz
Berlin as there are three major stadiums, like the Mercedes- you want, then head for the
opera houses. The Staatsoper Benz Arena and Junction Bar in Kreuzberg.
Unter den Linden’s impressive, the Olympiastadion (see p101), The small bebop jazz club in
yet conservative repertoire whilst smaller venues like SO 36 Kreuzberg is a good choice
includes traditional German and Tempodrom play host to for meeting locals, and the
classics and Italian opera, while the best new talent in popular Badenscher Hof Jazzclub is
the Komische Oper is known music. In addition, a lot of the always a good bet.
for its broad range of lighter action tends to take place in the
opera and, because its operas city’s many bars and clubs or, if
frequently have a long run, you are looking for particularly World Music
An orchestral performance at the Konzerthaus Berlin there are often last-minute atmospheric concerts, you Berlin is home to a wide variety
tickets available. The Deutsche might try those put on at the of world music. The Haus der
Practical Information entitled to discounted tickets. Oper on Bismarckstrasse is Passionskirche, a converted Kulturen der Welt organizes all Peaches performs her Peaches Christ
There are so many things going All major venues will provide housed in a somewhat plainer church in Kreuzberg. kinds of concerts at its own Superstar at the Hebbel Am Ufer (HAU)
on in Berlin that it can be good wheelchair access. building than the other opera Jazz clubs abound in Berlin, as Hirschfeld Bar, while other
difficult to find what you are venues, but it boasts perfor- the style remains very popular venues regularly feature bands Classical and
looking for. Listings magazines mances ranging from Mozart amongst locals. The A-Trane and genres from around the
like Tip or Zitty are invaluable Classical Music to Wagner. Popular open-air and b-flat are classical jazz bars world. The Terrabeat collective Modern Dance
aids and offer the widest range The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra concerts in summer are where you can listen to small are worth following for their There are three major ballet
of suggestions. Information on is one of the world’s finest “Staatsoper für Alle” on bands just about every night of regular parties (held at various groups in Berlin and they work
festivals, sports events, cinema orchestras and it performs at the Bebelplatz, which is free, the week, and Quasimodo is venues) that mix Brazilian, within Berlin’s opera houses.
programmes, theatre schedules, beautiful Philharmonie, with its and “Classic Open Air” on renowned for its schedule of Caribbean and African music The Komische Oper has a
cabarets and concerts can be awe-inspiring architecture and Gendarmenmarkt. local and touring jazz, soul and plus much more (www. modern repertoire, whilst the
found at: www.berlinonline.de fantastic acoustics. Chamber world music performers. terrabeats.de). Staatsoper Unter den Linden
and www.berlin.de. orchestras perform in the smaller focuses on more classical work.
For visitors who have not Kammermusiksaal attached to Music Festivals The Hebbel Am Ufer (HAU)
made it yet to an internet café the bigger hall. Konzerthaus The Musikfest Berlin takes place stages avant-garde pieces and
or a kiosk, the chances are the Berlin, formally known as the throughout the month of welcomes dance troupes from
local bar or your hotel foyer has all over the world. The venue
leaflets on the wall. There are also organizes the dance
also lots of posters around town festival “Tanz” every August.
telling you what is on offer. The seating at all three theatres
EXBERLINER magazine has is rather limited, so you will
listings in English, and it should need to book your tickets
be available at most kiosks. well in advance.
Tickets for events should Tanzfabrik, based on
generally be bought in advance, Möckernstraße in Kreuzberg,
though last-minute tickets are is an excellent stage for all
often available from Hekticket kinds of modern dance and
Theaterkassen. The disabled, it also organizes dance work-
pensioners and students with shops as well as popular body-
the appropriate ID are often A performance of Benjamin Britten’s opera play Albert Herring at the Komische Oper Iron Maiden on stage at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (formerly O2 World), in Berlin work courses.




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September and top orchestras
and performers come from
all over the world to put on
classical music concerts
around the city.
Jazzfest Berlin takes place
in November and tends
to attract lovers of more
traditional styles of jazz, but
it also focuses on the more
experimental and innovative
styles of music.
Rock, Pop and Jazz
Whether it is a major event German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor at Berlin’s A Trane Jazz club
by a world-famous band or
a small-scale evening of jazz Apart from the typical classical Latin American dance clubs are
improvisation, you need not jazz clubs, jazz can also be heard becoming ever more popular
look too far to find what you in many of the city’s smaller and Havanna in Schöneberg is
want. The biggest concerts tend bars, like Schlot. If it is one of the best.
to take place in sports halls and a mixture of soul, rap and jazz
stadiums, like the Mercedes- you want, then head for the
Benz Arena and Junction Bar in Kreuzberg.
the Olympiastadion (see p101), The small bebop jazz club in
whilst smaller venues like SO 36 Kreuzberg is a good choice
and Tempodrom play host to for meeting locals, and the
the best new talent in popular Badenscher Hof Jazzclub is
music. In addition, a lot of the always a good bet.
action tends to take place in the
city’s many bars and clubs or, if
you are looking for particularly World Music
atmospheric concerts, you Berlin is home to a wide variety
might try those put on at the of world music. The Haus der
Passionskirche, a converted Kulturen der Welt organizes all Peaches performs her Peaches Christ
church in Kreuzberg. kinds of concerts at its own Superstar at the Hebbel Am Ufer (HAU)
Jazz clubs abound in Berlin, as Hirschfeld Bar, while other
the style remains very popular venues regularly feature bands Classical and
amongst locals. The A-Trane and genres from around the
and b-flat are classical jazz bars world. The Terrabeat collective Modern Dance
where you can listen to small are worth following for their There are three major ballet
bands just about every night of regular parties (held at various groups in Berlin and they work
the week, and Quasimodo is venues) that mix Brazilian, within Berlin’s opera houses.
renowned for its schedule of Caribbean and African music The Komische Oper has a
local and touring jazz, soul and plus much more (www. modern repertoire, whilst the
world music performers. terrabeats.de). Staatsoper Unter den Linden
focuses on more classical work.
The Hebbel Am Ufer (HAU)
stages avant-garde pieces and
welcomes dance troupes from
all over the world. The venue
also organizes the dance
festival “Tanz” every August.
The seating at all three theatres
is rather limited, so you will
need to book your tickets
well in advance.
Tanzfabrik, based on
Möckernstraße in Kreuzberg,
is an excellent stage for all
kinds of modern dance and
it also organizes dance work-
shops as well as popular body-
Iron Maiden on stage at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (formerly O2 World), in Berlin work courses.




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Nightlife DIRECTORY
Among its many artistic claims,
Berlin is also the techno Practical Junction Bar Südblock Olympiastadion
capital of Europe, with over a Information Gneisenau Str. 18. Admiral Str. 1–2. Olympischerpl. 3.
million devotees celebrating Tel (030) 694 66 02. Tel (030) 60 94 18 53. Tel (030) 306 88 100.
the genre at a number of Hekticket Mercedes-Benz Arena ∑ suedblock.org Trabrennbahn
annual festivals. Theaterkassen Mühlen Str. 12–30. Tel Clärchen’s Ballhaus Mariendorfer Damm 222,
Two of the best clubs for Hardenbergstr. 29d. (030) 20 60 70 80. August Str. 24, Mitte. Tempelhof.
techno lovers are Tresor and Map 2 B4. Karl Olympiastadion Tel (030) 282 92 95. Tel (030) 740 12 12.
Berghain, situated in a former Liebknecht Str. 12. Olympischerpl. 3 Berghain Children’s
power plant. The best DJs in Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 30 68 81 00. Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Activities
town can be heard here. Tel (030) 230 99 30. Frederichshain.
Columbia Theatre is a concert ∑ hekticket.de Passionskirche Tel (030) 29 36 02 10. Berliner
venue featuring touring rock The reconstructed medieval settlement at the Museumdorf Düppel Marheineckepl. 1. Columbia Theatre Bäderbetriebe
Tel(030) 69 40 12 41.
bands, so the look and style of Classical Music Columbiadamm 9–11, Tel (030) 22 19 00 11.
the place changes with each Spectator Sports playgrounds and many animal Quasimodo Kreuzberg. Berlin Story Bunker
performance. If it is a good As a rule, Berlin’s sports teams enclosures. Small children will Deutsche Oper Kanst Str. 12a. Map 2 B4. Schöneberger Str. 23a.
old-fashioned disco you are tend to be among the country’s love the Kinderbauernhof Bismarck Str. 35. Tel( 030) 318 045 60. Gretchen Tel (030) 26 55 55 46.
Obentraut Str. 9.
looking for, with happy tunes best, and rank highly in each of Görlitzer Bauernhof, which Tel (030) 34 38 43 43. Schlot Map 5 D1.
and a little less techno, the their respective leagues. Hertha has a collection of domestic Invaliden Str. 117. Tel (030) 25 92 27 02. Circus Cabuwazi
Tel (030) 544 90 150.
Far Out is the place to go. BSC’s football matches take animals. In addition, Berlin’s Komische Oper Tel (030) 448 21 60. ∑ gretchen-club.de ∑ cabuwazi.de
There is also a new place in the Olympiastadion museums are well set up for Behren Str. 55–57. SO36
generation of clubs offering and Alba Berlin’s basketball children. The Deutsches Map 1 F4. Oraniens Str. 190. Far Out Deutsches
a sleek combination of games are on at the Mercedes- Technikmuseum (see p85) Tel (030) 47 99 74 00. Tel (030) 61 40 13 06. Joachimstaler Str. 15. Map Technikmuseum
Trebbiner Str. 9.
restaurant, lounge, dance Benz Arena. For international allows children to take part in Konzerthaus Berlin 2 B5. Tel (030) 31 01 96 29.
floor and event centre. Each events it is usually best to book all kinds of experiments, while Gendarmenmarkt. Tempodrom Felix Tel (030) 544 90 150.
Möckern Str. 10.
night there is a different, in advance. the Ethnologisches Museum Map 4 B5. Behren Str. 72. Horst-Dohm-
often themed, party, or simply Lovers of horse racing prepares special exhibitions Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 74 73 70. Map 4 A2. Eisstadion
a relaxed lounge occasion. have two tracks to choose for children. A visit to the Tel (030) 203 09 21 01. Tel (030) 31 01 96 29. Fritz-Wildung-Str. 9.
The top three locations are from in Berlin. Trabrennbahn in Museumsdorf Düppel is an Philharmonie & World Music Golgatha Tel (030) 29 03 11 36.
Puro Sky Lounge, at the top Mariendorf is open all year and excellent way to show a child Kammermusiksaal Duden Str. 48–64. FEZ Wuhlheide
of the Europa Center, the the races held here are strictly life in a medieval village and Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1. Hirschfeld Bar Tel (030) 785 24 53. Str. zum FEZ 2.
exclusive Spindler + Klatt commercial. Galopprennbahn the Puppentheatermuseum Map 3 F3. John-Foster-Dulles- Tel (030) 53 07 10.
and House of Weekend. Hoppegarten, on the other offers a chance for children to Allee 10. Map 3 F2. Hoppetosse Kinderbauernhof
Eichen Str. 4.
Tel (030) 397 87 0.
Other clubs, such as Felix, hand, has a much more take part in minor Tel (030) 25 48 89 99. Tel (030) 69 51 89 42. Görlitzer Bauernhof
welcome a well-to-do clientele friendly, approachable feel. performances. Staatsoper Unter Havanna Wiener Str. 59b.
to contem porary pop music. Another option is one of den Linden Haupt Str. 30. House of Weekend Tel (030) 611 74 24.
By contrast, SO36 attracts a Children’s Activities the city’s many lively circuses, Unter den Linden 7. Tel Tel (030) 784 8565. Alexander Str. 7. Museumsdorf Düppel
more alternative, hip and such as Circus Cabuwazi, or, (030) 20 35 44 55. Kulturbrauerei Map 5 F1. Clauert Str. 11.
young urban crowd. People of all ages are catered if it is sport that your child Schönhauser Allee 36, Tel (01520) 24 29 31 40. Tel (030) 802 66 71.
During the summer, you for in Berlin, and children are enjoys, it is possible to swim Music Festivals Prenzlauer Berg. SchwuZ
can dance to pop music in no exception. Visit Berlin can in many rivers, lakes and, of Tel (030) 44 35 26 14. Rollberg Str. 26. Planetarium am
Insulaner
the open air at Golgatha offer details of special children’s course, swimming pools (the Pop Kultur Wild at Heart Tel (030) 577 02270. Munsterdamm 90.
in Kreuzberg’s Viktoriapark. discounts for many different Berliner Bäder betriebe ∑ pop-kultur.berlin Wiener Str. 20, Kreuzberg. Sophienclub Tel (030) 790 09 30.
Gretchen is one of the best activities. The Zoologischer hotline offers useful Tel (030) 611 92 31. Sophien Str. 6.
places in town for non-techno Garten is very popular, with its information). Also, each Jazzfest Berlin Tel (030) 282 45 52. Puppentheater-
dancefloor music, while lovers district has its own ice-skating Multiple venues. Classical and museum
of soul and reggae should rink, but the Eisstadion Berlin Tel (030) 25 48 90. Modern Dance Spindler + Klatt Karl-Marx-Str. 135.
Tel (030) 687 81 32.
Köpenicker Str. 16–17.
head for the lively Yaam. For Wilmers dorf is by far the Hebbel Am Ufer Map 5 F3.
anyone looking for something best, whilst FEZ Wuhlheide Rock, Pop & Jazz Hau 1: Stresemann Str. 29; Tel (030) 319 88 1860. The Story of Berlin
a little more intimate, the offers a special daily Hau 2: Hallesches Ufer 32; Kurfürstendamm
romantic atmosphere of programme for kids. A-trane Hau 3: Tempelhofer Ufer Tresor 207–208.
Sophienclub might be The Story of Berlin is a fun Pestalozzi Str. 105. 10. Map 4 B5. Tel (030) Köpenicker Str. 70. Tel (030) 88 72 01 00.
worth investigating. way to experience the history Map 2 A3. 259 00 40. Tel (030) 69 53 77 20. Visit Berlin
Those who enjoy dancing of Berlin in a multi-media Tel (030) 313 25 50. Tanzfabrik Yaam Tel (030) 25 00 23 33.
should head for Clärchen’s exhibit, and the Berliner b-flat Möckern Str. 68. An der Schillingbrücke 3. ∑ visitberlin.de
Ballhaus in Mitte, which offers Grusel kabinett (Chamber of Dircksen Str. 40. Tel (030) 786 58 61. Tel (030) 615 13 54. Zeiss-Planetarium
a different style each evening – Horrors), part of the Berlin Tel (030) 283 31 23. Prenzlauer Allee 80.
either salsa, tango, swing, Story Bunker, is suitably scary. Nightlife Spectator Sports Tel (030) 42 18 450.
cha-cha or disco. The Zeiss-Planetarium or Badenscher Hof Puro Sky Lounge Galopprennbahn Zoologischer Garten
The city also has a vibrant the Planetarium am Insulaner Jazzclub Europa-Center, Hoppegarten Hardenbergpl. 8,
LGBT scene. SchwuZ, Berghain offer kids the opportunity to Badensche Str. 29. Tauentzien Str. 9–12. Goetheallee 1. Charlottenburg.
and Südblock are among the Flamingos in the beautiful explore the universe in a fun, Tel (030) 861 00 80. Tel (030) 26 36 78 75. Tel (03342) 389 30. Tel (030) 25 40 10.
best venues. Zoologischer Garten yet educational, way.
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DIRECTORY
Practical Junction Bar Südblock Olympiastadion
Information Gneisenau Str. 18. Admiral Str. 1–2. Olympischerpl. 3.
Tel (030) 694 66 02. Tel (030) 60 94 18 53. Tel (030) 306 88 100.
Hekticket Mercedes-Benz Arena ∑ suedblock.org Trabrennbahn
Theaterkassen Mühlen Str. 12–30. Tel Clärchen’s Ballhaus Mariendorfer Damm 222,
Hardenbergstr. 29d. (030) 20 60 70 80. August Str. 24, Mitte. Tempelhof.
Map 2 B4. Karl Tel (030) 282 92 95. Tel (030) 740 12 12.
Liebknecht Str. 12. Olympiastadion Berghain
Olympischerpl. 3
Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 30 68 81 00. Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Children’s
Activities
Tel (030) 230 99 30. Frederichshain.
∑ hekticket.de Passionskirche Tel (030) 29 36 02 10. Berliner
Marheineckepl. 1.
Tel(030) 69 40 12 41. Columbia Theatre Bäderbetriebe
Classical Music Columbiadamm 9–11, Tel (030) 22 19 00 11.
Quasimodo Kreuzberg. Berlin Story Bunker
Deutsche Oper Kanst Str. 12a. Map 2 B4. Schöneberger Str. 23a.
Bismarck Str. 35. Tel( 030) 318 045 60. Gretchen Tel (030) 26 55 55 46.
Obentraut Str. 9.
Tel (030) 34 38 43 43. Schlot Map 5 D1. Circus Cabuwazi
Invaliden Str. 117.
Komische Oper Tel (030) 448 21 60. Tel (030) 25 92 27 02. Tel (030) 544 90 150.
Behren Str. 55–57. SO36 ∑ gretchen-club.de ∑ cabuwazi.de
Map 1 F4. Oraniens Str. 190. Far Out Deutsches
Tel (030) 47 99 74 00. Tel (030) 61 40 13 06. Joachimstaler Str. 15. Map Technikmuseum
2 B5. Tel (030) 31 01 96 29. Trebbiner Str. 9.
Konzerthaus Berlin Tempodrom Tel (030) 544 90 150.
Gendarmenmarkt. Möckern Str. 10. Felix Horst-Dohm-
Behren Str. 72.
Map 4 C2. Map 4 B5. Map 4 A2. Eisstadion
Tel (030) 203 09 21 01. Tel (030) 74 73 70. Tel (030) 31 01 96 29. Fritz-Wildung-Str. 9.
Philharmonie & World Music Golgatha Tel (030) 29 03 11 36.
Kammermusiksaal Hirschfeld Bar Duden Str. 48–64. FEZ Wuhlheide
Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1. John-Foster-Dulles- Tel (030) 785 24 53. Str. zum FEZ 2.
Tel (030) 53 07 10.
Map 3 F3. Allee 10. Map 3 F2. Hoppetosse
Tel (030) 25 48 89 99. Tel (030) 397 87 0. Eichen Str. 4. Kinderbauernhof
Görlitzer Bauernhof
Staatsoper Unter Havanna Tel (030) 69 51 89 42. Wiener Str. 59b.
den Linden Haupt Str. 30. House of Weekend Tel (030) 611 74 24.
Tel (030) 784 8565.
Alexander Str. 7.
Unter den Linden 7. Tel Map 5 F1. Museumsdorf Düppel
(030) 20 35 44 55. Kulturbrauerei Tel (01520) 24 29 31 40. Clauert Str. 11.
Schönhauser Allee 36, Tel (030) 802 66 71.
Music Festivals Prenzlauer Berg. SchwuZ Planetarium am
Tel (030) 44 35 26 14. Rollberg Str. 26.
Pop Kultur Wild at Heart Tel (030) 577 02270. Insulaner
Munsterdamm 90.
∑ pop-kultur.berlin Wiener Str. 20, Kreuzberg. Sophienclub Tel (030) 790 09 30.
Tel (030) 611 92 31. Sophien Str. 6.
Jazzfest Berlin Tel (030) 282 45 52. Puppentheater-
Multiple venues. Classical and museum
Tel (030) 25 48 90. Modern Dance Spindler + Klatt Karl-Marx-Str. 135.
Köpenicker Str. 16–17. Tel (030) 687 81 32.
Hebbel Am Ufer Map 5 F3.
Rock, Pop & Jazz Hau 1: Stresemann Str. 29; Tel (030) 319 88 1860. The Story of Berlin
Hau 2: Hallesches Ufer 32; Kurfürstendamm
A-trane Hau 3: Tempelhofer Ufer Tresor 207–208.
Pestalozzi Str. 105. 10. Map 4 B5. Tel (030) Köpenicker Str. 70. Tel (030) 88 72 01 00.
Map 2 A3. 259 00 40. Tel (030) 69 53 77 20. Visit Berlin
Tel (030) 313 25 50. Tanzfabrik Yaam Tel (030) 25 00 23 33.
b-flat Möckern Str. 68. An der Schillingbrücke 3. ∑ visitberlin.de
Dircksen Str. 40. Tel (030) 786 58 61. Tel (030) 615 13 54. Zeiss-Planetarium
Tel (030) 283 31 23. Nightlife Spectator Sports Prenzlauer Allee 80.
Tel (030) 42 18 450.
Badenscher Hof Puro Sky Lounge Galopprennbahn Zoologischer Garten
Jazzclub Europa-Center, Hoppegarten Hardenbergpl. 8,
Badensche Str. 29. Tauentzien Str. 9–12. Goetheallee 1. Charlottenburg.
Tel (030) 861 00 80. Tel (030) 26 36 78 75. Tel (03342) 389 30. Tel (030) 25 40 10.
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Theatre and Cinema Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide the CinemaxX Potsdamer that show a large number of
at Wuhlheide Park in the Platz and the Cinestar Sony recently released independent
Berlin can lay many claims to being a centre for artistic greatness, best alternative stage. The Treptow-Köpenick area holds Center, which both screen films. Hackesche Höfe Kino
but possibly its most valid claims lie in the areas of theatre and smaller boulevard theatres like 17,000. Other traditional open- films in the original language. or Central, situated near
cinema. Berlin has been the capital of German cinema since Theater am Kurfürstendamm air venues can be found in In most cinemas, mainstream Hackescher Markt, offer
brothers Emil and Max Skladanowsky showed a series of short offer different, and somewhat Hasenheide and at Bethan- Anglo-American movies tend a pleasant break from city
life and have bars of their own.
to be dubbed.
lighter programmes.
iendamm in Kreuzberg, in
films to a spellbound German public in 1896. By 1918 there were Other notable venues include Volkspark Friedrichshain, For more of an exciting exper- The Arsenal, on Potsdamer
already some 251 cinemas in Berlin and by 1925, the number of Bat-Studiotheater and the at Potsdamer Platz or at i ence, try the IMAX with its huge Platz, shows German film
people involved in the film industry was nearly 50,000. At the Kleines Theater. Waldbühne, which is located 3D screen. classics; if you are interested
same time, Berlin was fast becoming a landmark in European near the Olympiastadion. in original language films,
theatre thanks mainly to Reinhardt and Brecht. During the Musicals, Reviews Studio Cinema Berlin has various options.
years of Nazi rule, many theatre people were killed or forced and Cabarets Mainstream Cinema For those who like their movies Cinéma Paris in Charlotten-
burg is the place to go for
to emigrate as the stage became a propaganda machine, but There are three main musical After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a little less main stream, there French films, while the Odeon
after World War II a revival spread through Berlin’s theatres. theatres in Berlin, in addition to many multiplex cinemas are plenty of small studio in Schöneberg specializes in
The popularity of theatre and cinema continues today, the many small venues which fit were built, the biggest being cinemas scattered across town English and American films.
perpetuated by the annual Film Festival. musicals into their more general
repertoire. Friedrichstadt- DIRECTORY
Palast and Admiralspalast, in
Hekticket Theaterkassen the eastern part of the city, Ticket and Price Volksbühne Distel Open-Air Venues
specializes in last­minute tickets, stage many of the new major Information Rosa-Luxembourg-Pl. Friedrich Str. 101. Kindl-Bühne
so check with them on the day. shows, while the Theater des Hekticket Tel (030) 240 655. Map 1 F3. Wuhlheide
Westens in Charlottenburg Theaterkassen ∑volksbuehne- Tel (030) 204 47 04. Str. zum FEZ 4.
tends to be more traditional. In berlin.de Friedrichstadt-Palast
Major Stages Hardenberg Str. 29d. Map Tel (030) 530 79 53.
addition to these is the Theater 2 B4. Tel (030) 230 99 30. Friedrich Str. 107. ∑ wuhlheide.de
The Deutsches Theater and its am Potsdamer Platz, a modern ∑ hekticket.de Alternative Map 1 F3.
small hall Kammerspiele on theatre that shows Theatre Tel (030) 23 26 23 26. Waldbühne
Schumannstraße are top­class contemporary musical hits. Major Stages Bat-Studiotheater ∑ palast.berlin Glockenturm Str. 1.
theatres and offer a varied As for cabaret, there are Belforter Stra. 15. Scheinbar Varieté Tel (030) 74 73 75 00.
repertoire of productions. At probably as many acts in Berlin Berliner Ensemble (BE) ∑ bat-berlin.de Mainstream
Volksbühne you can see today as there were in the Bertolt-Brecht-Pl. 1. Monumenten Str. 9. Cinema
Tel (030) 784 55 39.
performances of classical plays 1920s. Distel, in Friedrichstraße, Map 1 F3. Kleines Theater
in modern settings and new continues its success from GDR Tel (030) 28 40 80. Südwestkorso 64. Die Stachelschweine CinemaxX
Tel (030) 821 20 21.
plays by young authors. times, and Die Stachelschweine ∑ berliner- Europa-Center, Potsdamer Platz
A Berlin International Film Festival poster The Berliner Ensemble (BE) celebrates its popularity in ensemble.de ∑ kleines-theater-de Tauentzien Str. 9–12. Potsdamer Stra. 5. Map 4
from 1960 was once managed by Bertolt western Berlin. Deutsches Theater Hebbel am Ufer Map 2 C4. A3. Tel (040) 80 80 69 69.
Brecht and Heiner Müller. The Other great venues for Schumann Str. 13. (HAU) Tel (030) 261 47 95. ∑ cinemaxx.de
Ticket and Price spectacles created by these two lively musicals, reviews and Map 1 F3. HAU1 Stresemann Str. 29. ∑ diestachel
Information Tel (030) 25 90 04 27. schweine.de Cinestar Sony Center
are still performed today. cabarets include Bar jeder Tel (030) 28 441-0. & IMAX
Tickets for both cinema and Other major venues include Vernunft, Chamäleon Variété, ∑ deutschestheater.de Theater am Theater am Postdamer Str. 4. Map 4
theatre are usually reasonably the Maxim Gorki Theater, the Scheinbar, Wintergarten Kammerspiele Kurfürstendamm Potsdamer Platz A3. Tel 01805) 118811.
priced in Berlin, but there are Renaissance-Theater and Variété and Wühlmäuse. Schumann Str. 13a. Kurfürstendamm Marlene-Dietrich-Pl. 1. ∑ cinestar.de
a few tips which are useful to the Schaubühne. Map 1 F3. 206/209. Map 2 A5. Map 4 A3.
remember if you are planning Tel (030) 28 441-0. Tel (030) 88 59 11 88. Tel (030) 259 244 555. Studio Cinema
to visit either. Alternative Theatre Open-Air Venues ∑ deutschestheater.de ∑ stage-
Students and senior citizens Open­air venues, including Musicals, Reviews entertainment.de Arsenal
may not receive a discount at the There are a number of cinemas, start operating as Maxim Gorki Theater and Cabarets Theater des Westens Potsdamer Str. 2. Map 4
Am Festungsgraben 2.
cinema, but often Monday, Tues­ alternative theatres in Berlin. soon as the weather allows. Map 4 C2. Kant Str. 12. A3. Tel (030) 26 95 51 00.
day or Wednesday (varies by The three­theatre company Berlin has two open­air venues, Tel (030) 2022 115. Admiralspalast Tel (030) 259 244 555. Central
Friedrich Str. 101.
venue) is declared Cinema Day, Hebbel am Ufer (HAU) is both in the shape of ancient ∑ gorki.de Map 4 C1. ∑ stage- Rosenthaler Str. 39. Map 5
when some tickets are €1–2 less. devoted to avant­garde theatre amphitheatres. The largest is Tel (01805) 2001. entertainment.de D1. Tel (030) 28 59 99 73.
Most ticket offices do not and considered the city’s Waldbühne, which seats 20,000. Renaissance-Theater ∑ admiralspalast.de Cinéma Paris
accept credit cards, so take cash. Knesebeck Str. 100, corner Wintergarten Variété Kurfürstendamm 211.
For theatres, it is usually of Hardenberg Str. Bar jeder Vernunft Potsdamer Str. 96. Map 3 Tel (030) 881 31 19.
possible to pre­book tickets Map 2 A3. Schaper Str. 24. F4.
at least two weeks before a Tel (030) 312 42 02. Map 2 B5. Tel (030) 58 84 33. Hackescher Höfe Kino
performance. You can buy them ∑ renaissance- Tel (030) 883 15 82. ∑ wintergarten- Rosenthaler Str. 40–41.
directly from the box office theater.de Chamäleon Variété berlin.de Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 283
of the theatre, online or by Schaubühne Rosenthaler Str. 40–41. Wühlmäuse 46 03.
telephone. Independent ticket Kurfürstendamm 153. Map 5 D4. Pommernallee 2–4. Odeon
vendors usually charge a Tel (030) 89 00 23. Tel (030) 4000 590. Tel (030) 306 73011. Haupt Str. 115.
commission of between 15 ∑ schaubuehne.de ∑ chamaeleonberlin.de ∑ wuehlmaeuse.de Tel (030) 78 70 40 19.
and 22 per cent. The retro façade of Friedrichstadtpalast in the east of Berlin
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Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide the CinemaxX Potsdamer that show a large number of
at Wuhlheide Park in the Platz and the Cinestar Sony recently released independent
Treptow-Köpenick area holds Center, which both screen films. Hackesche Höfe Kino
17,000. Other traditional open- films in the original language. or Central, situated near
air venues can be found in In most cinemas, mainstream Hackescher Markt, offer
Hasenheide and at Bethan- Anglo-American movies tend a pleasant break from city
iendamm in Kreuzberg, in to be dubbed. life and have bars of their own.
Volkspark Friedrichshain, For more of an exciting exper- The Arsenal, on Potsdamer
at Potsdamer Platz or at i ence, try the IMAX with its huge Platz, shows German film
Waldbühne, which is located 3D screen. classics; if you are interested
near the Olympiastadion. in original language films,
Berlin has various options.
Studio Cinema Cinéma Paris in Charlotten-
Mainstream Cinema
For those who like their movies burg is the place to go for
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a little less main stream, there French films, while the Odeon
many multiplex cinemas are plenty of small studio in Schöneberg specializes in
were built, the biggest being cinemas scattered across town English and American films.
DIRECTORY
Ticket and Price Volksbühne Distel Open-Air Venues
Information Rosa-Luxembourg-Pl. Friedrich Str. 101.
Tel (030) 240 655. Map 1 F3. Kindl-Bühne
Hekticket ∑volksbuehne- Tel (030) 204 47 04. Wuhlheide
Theaterkassen berlin.de Str. zum FEZ 4.
Hardenberg Str. 29d. Map Friedrichstadt-Palast Tel (030) 530 79 53.
2 B4. Tel (030) 230 99 30. Alternative Friedrich Str. 107. ∑ wuhlheide.de
∑ hekticket.de Theatre Map 1 F3. Waldbühne
Tel (030) 23 26 23 26.
Major Stages Bat-Studiotheater ∑ palast.berlin Glockenturm Str. 1.
Belforter Stra. 15. Tel (030) 74 73 75 00.
Berliner Ensemble (BE) ∑ bat-berlin.de Scheinbar Varieté
Bertolt-Brecht-Pl. 1. Monumenten Str. 9. Mainstream
Map 1 F3. Kleines Theater Tel (030) 784 55 39. Cinema
Tel (030) 28 40 80. Südwestkorso 64. Die Stachelschweine CinemaxX
∑ berliner- Tel (030) 821 20 21. Europa-Center, Potsdamer Platz
ensemble.de ∑ kleines-theater-de Tauentzien Str. 9–12. Potsdamer Stra. 5. Map 4
Deutsches Theater Hebbel am Ufer Map 2 C4. A3. Tel (040) 80 80 69 69.
Schumann Str. 13. (HAU) Tel (030) 261 47 95. ∑ cinemaxx.de
Map 1 F3. HAU1 Stresemann Str. 29. ∑ diestachel Cinestar Sony Center
Tel (030) 28 441-0. Tel (030) 25 90 04 27. schweine.de & IMAX
∑ deutschestheater.de Theater am Theater am Postdamer Str. 4. Map 4
Kammerspiele Kurfürstendamm Potsdamer Platz A3. Tel 01805) 118811.
Schumann Str. 13a. Kurfürstendamm Marlene-Dietrich-Pl. 1. ∑ cinestar.de
Map 1 F3. 206/209. Map 2 A5. Map 4 A3.
Tel (030) 28 441-0. Tel (030) 88 59 11 88. Tel (030) 259 244 555. Studio Cinema
∑ deutschestheater.de ∑ stage-
Musicals, Reviews entertainment.de Arsenal
Maxim Gorki Theater and Cabarets Potsdamer Str. 2. Map 4
Am Festungsgraben 2. Theater des Westens A3. Tel (030) 26 95 51 00.
Map 4 C2. Admiralspalast Kant Str. 12.
Tel (030) 2022 115. Friedrich Str. 101. Tel (030) 259 244 555. Central
∑ gorki.de Map 4 C1. ∑ stage- Rosenthaler Str. 39. Map 5
D1. Tel (030) 28 59 99 73.
Renaissance-Theater Tel (01805) 2001. entertainment.de Cinéma Paris
∑ admiralspalast.de
Knesebeck Str. 100, corner Wintergarten Variété
of Hardenberg Str. Bar jeder Vernunft Potsdamer Str. 96. Map 3 Kurfürstendamm 211.
Map 2 A3. Schaper Str. 24. F4. Tel (030) 881 31 19.
Tel (030) 312 42 02. Map 2 B5. Tel (030) 58 84 33. Hackescher Höfe Kino
∑ renaissance- Tel (030) 883 15 82. ∑ wintergarten- Rosenthaler Str. 40–41.
theater.de berlin.de Map 5 D1. Tel (030) 283
Chamäleon Variété
Schaubühne Rosenthaler Str. 40–41. Wühlmäuse 46 03.
Kurfürstendamm 153. Map 5 D4. Pommernallee 2–4. Odeon
Tel (030) 89 00 23. Tel (030) 4000 590. Tel (030) 306 73011. Haupt Str. 115.
∑ schaubuehne.de ∑ chamaeleonberlin.de ∑ wuehlmaeuse.de Tel (030) 78 70 40 19.



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118  BERLIN AREA B Y AREA
Schwartzkopff-Schwartzkopff-
strassestrasse
BERLIN STREET FINDER S CH WART ZKOP F F F G A R T E N S T R A S S E GedenkstätteGedenkstätte
S CH WART ZKOP F
S TRASSE E
S TRASS
G A R T E N S T R A S S E
Map references given for historic railway stations, bus stations, U-Bahn S C H A R N H O R S T S T R A S S PARK AMPARK AM Berliner MauerBerliner Mauer
buildings, hotels, restaurants, bars, stations and the suburban stations of NORDBAHNHOFNORDBAHNHOF
shops and entertainment venues refer to the S-Bahn. The names of the streets C H A U S S E E S T R A S S E
S C H A R N H O R S T S T R A S S E E
the maps included in this section of the and squares on the maps are given in H E I D E S T R A S S E Spandauer- Schifffahrtskanal
guidebook. The key map below shows German. The word Straße (or STRAS SE, Str) NordbahnhofNordbahnhof
H A B E R S A AT H S T R A S S
C H A U S S E E S T R A S S E
the area of Berlin covered by the Street indicates a street, Allee an avenue, Platz a H A B E R S A AT H S T R A S S E E
INVALIDENSTRASSE
Finder. The maps include all major square, Brücke a bridge and Bahnhof a NaturkundemuseumNaturkundemuseum INVALIDENSTRASSE
H E I D E S T R A S S E
sightseeing areas, historic attractions, railway station. Museum fürMuseum für
Spandauer- Schifffahrtskanal
NaturkundeNaturkunde
C H A
Brecht-Weigel- N O V A L I S S T R A S S
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DOROTHEENSTR.
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Gleisdreieck Möckernbrücke MORITZSTRASSE Kottbusser Tor
HALLESCHES UFER
Deutsches Großbeerenbrücke Hallesches Tor GITSCHINER STRASSE GITSCHINER STRASSE PLATZ STRASSE ADMIRALSTRASSE
Technikmuseum TEMPELHOFER UFER Mehringbrücke Zossener
Berlin Hallesche- Brücke STRASSE
Tor-Brücke BÖCKLER-
WATERLOO-UFER Waterloobrücke BÖCKLERPARK
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GERMANY





Introducing Eastern
Germany 126–131
Brandenburg 132–145
Saxony-Anhalt 146–161

Saxony 162–185
Thuringia 186–201













































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Introducing Eastern
Germany 126–131
Brandenburg 132–145
Saxony-Anhalt 146–161

Saxony 162–185
Thuringia 186–201













































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Eastern Germany at a Glance Sanssouci in Potsdam (see
pp140–41), the enchanting
The eastern region of Germany is immensely rich in tourist Baroque summer residence
attractions. The imposing valley of the Elbe River, the built for Prussia’s King
Frederick the Great, stands
beautiful lake district of Lower Brandenburg, attractive trails on the site of former
in the Harz Mountains of Saxony-Anhalt, the Thuringian gardens and vineyards.
Forest as well as the Erzgebirge and the Lusatian Mountains
in Saxony all invite the visitor with their dramatic scenery
and excellent recreational facilities. 0 km 20 LOCATOR MAP
Eastern Germany is rich in historic sights, too, ranging from 0 miles 20
the Baroque residences of Potsdam in Brandenburg to the
grand architecture of Dresden and Leipzig in Saxony and the
important cultural centre of Weimar in Thuringia. The most The Magdeburg Reiter, in
rewarding destinations in the region are featured here. the market square, is a gold-
plated replica of a famous
sandstone equestrian
monument. It most likely
Naumburg Dom is a huge, well depicts Otto the
preserved Gothic cathedral (see pp154– Great (see p156). WittstockWittstock
5), one of Germany’s greatest buildings. PritzwalkPritzwalk Schwedt/Schwedt/
OderOder
Splendid statues of its founders,
Wittenberge
Ekkehart and Uta, adorn the walls Wittenberge Schloß Wörlitz is surrounded by a romantic
of the presbytery. landscaped park (see pp160–61) criss-crossed by
a network of waterways open to pleasure boats.
OranienburgOranienburg
StendalStendal
BERLINBERLIN
FrankfurtFrankfurt
PotsdamPotsdam an der Oderan der Oder
BRANDENBURGBRANDENBURG
MagdeburgMagdeburg (See pp132–45)(See pp132–45)
GubenGuben
SchönebeckSchönebeck JüterbogJüterbog
HalberstadtHalberstadt
SAXONY-SAXONY- LübbenauLübbenau
ANHALTANHALT LutherstadtLutherstadt CottbusCottbus
WittenbergWittenberg
(See pp146–61)(See pp146–61)
Erfurt Dom dominates
the townscape. A massive NordhausenNordhausen DelitzschDelitzsch The Völkerschlachtdenkmal in
Gothic structure, the HalleHalle HoyerswerdaHoyerswerda Leipzig (see pp166–7) was erected to
cathedral’s three towers celebrate the centenary of the battle
were built on the LeipzigLeipzig fought by Prussia, Austria, Russia and
Romanesque foundations SAXONYSAXONY Sweden against Napoleon’s army
of an earlier church. (See pp162–85)(See pp162–85) BautzenBautzen in 1813.
MühlhausenMühlhausen NaumburgNaumburg DöbelnDöbeln
DresdenDresden
ZeitzZeitz
EisenachEisenach ZittauZittau
WeimarWeimar
GothaGotha ErfurtErfurt JenaJena FreibergFreiberg
GeraGera
THURINGIATHURINGIA ChemnitzChemnitz
(See pp186–201)(See pp186–201) ZwickauZwickau
SaalfeldSaalfeld
SuhlSuhl Annaberg-Annaberg-
Weimar, with its picturesque BuchholzBuchholz
market square (see pp198–9)
and historic buildings, was an The Zwinger in Dresden (see
important cultural centre for pp178–9), Saxony’s glorious
many centuries. Friedrich palace and a Baroque jewel,
Schiller, Johann Wolfgang von was immaculately restored to
Goethe and Johann Sebastian its original glory after World
Bach all lived here. War II destruction.
A statue of Greek goddess Minerva in front of the main façade of Schloß Sanssouci

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Sanssouci in Potsdam (see
pp140–41), the enchanting
Baroque summer residence
built for Prussia’s King
Frederick the Great, stands
on the site of former
gardens and vineyards.

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Wittstock
Pritzwalk Schwedt/
Oder
Wittenberge Schloß Wörlitz is surrounded by a romantic
landscaped park (see pp160–61) criss-crossed by
a network of waterways open to pleasure boats.
Oranienburg
Stendal
BERLIN
Frankfurt
Potsdam an der Oder
BRANDENBURG
Magdeburg (See pp132–45)
Guben
Schönebeck Jüterbog
Halberstadt
SAXONY- Lübbenau
ANHALT Lutherstadt Cottbus
Wittenberg
(See pp146–61)
Nordhausen Delitzsch The Völkerschlachtdenkmal in
Halle Hoyerswerda Leipzig (see pp166–7) was erected to
celebrate the centenary of the battle
Leipzig fought by Prussia, Austria, Russia and
SAXONY Sweden against Napoleon’s army
(See pp162–85) Bautzen in 1813.
Mühlhausen Naumburg Döbeln
Dresden
Zeitz
Eisenach Zittau
Weimar
Gotha Erfurt Jena Freiberg
Gera
THURINGIA Chemnitz
(See pp186–201) Zwickau
Saalfeld
Suhl Annaberg-
Buchholz
The Zwinger in Dresden (see
pp178–9), Saxony’s glorious
palace and a Baroque jewel,
was immaculately restored to
its original glory after World
War II destruction.



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Meissen Porcelain
Tableware Marks on
Until the early 18th century the only porcelain In the second half of the 18th and in the Meissen Porcelain
known in Europe was that imported from the Far 19th centuries, porcelain manufacturers All porcelain manufacturers
East, and the Chinese jealously guarded the secrets developed their own designs. This proved so mark their products with their
of its production. Finally, in 1707, Johann Friedrich popular that some remain in production to own symbols. The symbols
are generally applied under
Böttger and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus this day. The best-known Meissen designs the glaze, at the bottom
are the “vine-leaves” and the “onion” patterns,
succeeded in developing a recipe that made it first introduced in the 18th century. of the piece. The Meissen
possible to produce genuine porcelain. A factory Customers can thus still replace items factory initially used marks
was set up in Meissen, and from 1713 it began to in the services that have graced that imitated Japanese or
Chinese writing; later, for
export its products to the entire European continent. The Porcelain Museum, opened their family tables for generations. a short time, letters were
Its first famous designers were Johann Joachim in 1906, holds exhibitions and used, and from 1724 blue
demonstrations illustrating the various
Kändler and Johann Gregor Höroldt. stages in the manufacture of porcelain. This coffee pot and cup is decorated trademarks in the shape of
with the cobalt “onion” pattern,
The museum also runs courses on depicting stylized pomegranate fruits. crossed swords became the
standard mark. The last three
porcelain-making.
symbols below identify the
Fine-Art Motifs respective court for which
Böttger Stoneware These plates and bowls are A new type of decoration, which became popular in the second each piece of porcelain
was produced.
Johann Friedrich Böttger’s first typical examples of Böttger half of the 18th century, involved the accurate copying of famous
stoneware; its plain and
success in recreating Chinese simple lines were modelled paintings or etchings onto a vase, a pot or a plate. This type of
ceramics came in 1707 when, on Far-Eastern designs. decoration proved particularly
with the assistance of popular during the
Ehrenfried Walther von Classicist period.
Tschirnhaus, he managed to Königliche Porzellan-Fabrik,
The dark
produce stoneware almost colour of the trademark used in 1723
identical to that produced in dishes is due
Yi Hsing. The stoneware was to the use of
dark, varying in colour from red clays.
red to brown.
The “Yellow Lion” Far-Eastern Motifs Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur,
design, dating from Until the 17th century the only porcelain known Decorator copying an etching onto trademark used in 1723–4
around 1728, was in Europe came from the Far East, and the first a vessel
used to deco-
rate the first items made from Saxon hard porcelain were Vase decorated with a miniature of
Meissen initially strongly influenced by the Asian a painting by Antoine Watteau
service. products. In Meissen, Chinese figurines and
dishes were copied, adapting “European” Trademarks used from 1724
Imari tree shapes, but using Japanese or Chinese motifs Services and Figurines
for decoration. Special designs were created to Several outstanding sculptors and painters
adorn the services intended for the royal court. were employed in the Meissen porcelain
The oldest among these include the “Yellow manufacture to design unique services
Lion” and the “Red Dragon”. New designs,
The “Yellow inspired by European art, began to appear after and figurines for the royal courts. The
Lion” was in 1738, and gradually replaced the Asian patterns. most famous among them are the
reality a tiger. services designed by Johann Joachim Augustus Rex, the initials of
Kändler. He also created sets of figurines to King August
adorn dining tables, vases and
Production Process censers (containers for burning
incense) for decorating the
The process of porcelain production has not changed home, and large religious “Swan” Service Tureen
significantly over the centuries. The formula for “hard- compositions for churches.
paste” porcelain contains kaolin, quartz and feldspar. Each Königliche Hof-Küche
product is dried and fired, with glazed products being
fired twice. The decoration can be applied before or after
the glazing process. Hand-painted and gilded items are Figurine of August III
the most expensive.
Demonstration of the intricate art of hand-painting Europa, a figure from the Königliche
porcelain at the Meissen factory “Four Continents” series, Hof-Conditorei Warschau
designed by J J Kändler


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Tableware Marks on
Meissen Porcelain
In the second half of the 18th and in the
19th centuries, porcelain manufacturers All porcelain manufacturers
developed their own designs. This proved so mark their products with their
popular that some remain in production to own symbols. The symbols
this day. The best-known Meissen designs are generally applied under
are the “vine-leaves” and the “onion” patterns, the glaze, at the bottom
first introduced in the 18th century. of the piece. The Meissen
Customers can thus still replace items factory initially used marks
in the services that have graced that imitated Japanese or
their family tables for generations. Chinese writing; later, for
a short time, letters were
used, and from 1724 blue
This coffee pot and cup is decorated trademarks in the shape of
with the cobalt “onion” pattern, crossed swords became the
depicting stylized pomegranate fruits.
standard mark. The last three
symbols below identify the
Fine-Art Motifs respective court for which
each piece of porcelain
A new type of decoration, which became popular in the second was produced.
half of the 18th century, involved the accurate copying of famous
paintings or etchings onto a vase, a pot or a plate. This type of
decoration proved particularly
popular during the
Classicist period.
Königliche Porzellan-Fabrik,
trademark used in 1723



Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur,
trademark used in 1723–4
Decorator copying an etching onto
a vessel
Vase decorated with a miniature of
a painting by Antoine Watteau
Trademarks used from 1724
Services and Figurines
Several outstanding sculptors and painters
were employed in the Meissen porcelain
manufacture to design unique services
and figurines for the royal courts. The
most famous among them are the
services designed by Johann Joachim Augustus Rex, the initials of
Kändler. He also created sets of figurines to King August
adorn dining tables, vases and
censers (containers for burning
incense) for decorating the
home, and large religious “Swan” Service Tureen
compositions for churches.
Königliche Hof-Küche

Figurine of August III

Europa, a figure from the Königliche
“Four Continents” series, Hof-Conditorei Warschau
designed by J J Kändler





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Luther and the Reformation Luther’s Room (Lutherstube), shown here, is part
of Luther’s House in Wittenberg (see p158). The
In 1517, on the eve of All Saints’ Day (31 October), famous reformer lived here with his wife and family.
Martin Luther nailed his 95 “theses” to the doors
of the castle church in Wittenberg, condemning
the practice of indulgences. His subsequent
pronouncements, in which he criticized many
aspects of the Church’s teaching, made him the
“father” of the Reformation movement in Germany
and other countries. Luther’s teaching gained the The Bible, translated into German
support of many of the princes, who in 1531 formed by Luther, was first published in
the Schmalkalden Union and started to introduce one volume in 1534. One year later
a new administration to the Church. This led to an illustrated, two-volume luxury Cup Bearer Serving at the Table
version was published in Augsburg.
religious wars which finally ended with the is the title of a portrait by Lucas
Cranach the Younger.
Augsburg Peace Treaty, signed in 1555, which
confirmed the religious division of Germany.


The baptism of a Philipp Melanchthon, an associate
child is performed by of Luther’s and the co-founder of
Philipp Melanchthon. Lutheranism, initiated a great
educational reform. He was also
known as praeceptor Germaniae,
Germany’s teacher.
The Schloßkapelle in
Hartenfels Castle, in Reformation Altar
Torgau (see p168), was The main altar of St Mary’s Church in
built in 1543–4 and Wittenberg (see pp158–9) is one of the
consecrated by Martin most important works of art of the
Luther. It is generally
considered to be the Reformation period. The central picture
first church built was painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder
specifically for the (around 1539), the wings by his son,
Lutheran community. Lucas Cranach the Younger, before 1547.







Protestant confession
The Last Supper, at the is taken by Johannes
centre of the altar, stresses the Bugenhagen.
importance attached by
Lutherans to the sacrament of
communion. The figures of
the Apostles are portraits of
the main church reformers.



This group of
Martin Luther, the great theologian faithful, listening Sermon preached by Martin Katharina von Bora, a former nun,
to the sermon,
and religious reformer, initiator of includes members Luther, who points to the became Martin Luther’s wife in
Church reform and founder of of Luther’s family. figure of the crucified Christ. 1525. She lies buried in the
Lutheranism, is depicted in this portrait Marienkirche in Torgau (see p168), in
by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1520). a tomb which survives to this day.




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Luther’s Room (Lutherstube), shown here, is part
of Luther’s House in Wittenberg (see p158). The
famous reformer lived here with his wife and family.











Cup Bearer Serving at the Table
is the title of a portrait by Lucas
Cranach the Younger.




Philipp Melanchthon, an associate
of Luther’s and the co-founder of
Lutheranism, initiated a great
educational reform. He was also
known as praeceptor Germaniae,
Germany’s teacher.

Reformation Altar
The main altar of St Mary’s Church in
Wittenberg (see pp158–9) is one of the
most important works of art of the
Reformation period. The central picture
was painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder
(around 1539), the wings by his son,
Lucas Cranach the Younger, before 1547.







Protestant confession
is taken by Johannes
Bugenhagen.









Sermon preached by Martin Katharina von Bora, a former nun,
Luther, who points to the became Martin Luther’s wife in
figure of the crucified Christ. 1525. She lies buried in the
Marienkirche in Torgau (see p168), in
a tomb which survives to this day.





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BRANDENBURG


The province of Brandenburg is a lowland region criss-
crossed by a dense network of rivers, canals and lakes.
Quiet in part, it is also crossed by some of the main
tourist routes to Berlin. Its most popular attractions are
the historic sights of its capital city, Potsdam, and the
Spreewald, where a whole day can be spent boating
on the waterways of the Lusatian forests and villages.
In early medieval times, the area that was While Berlin remained the seat of power
to become present-day Brandenburg and a strong industrial and cultural centre,
was the scene of violent conflict between 18th-century Potsdam also played an
various Germanic tribes. The latter con- important role: it was, after all, the
quered the region, and in 1157 created favourite haunt of Frederick the Great.
the margravate of Bran denburg. Its first Other towns in the region were less
ruler was Albrecht der Bär (Albert the Bear), significant – Brandenburg was, and still
from the house of Ascan. From 1415, is, a fairly rural region. Reunification in
Brandenburg was ruled by the Hohenzollern 1990, however, has opened up the newly
dynasty. It was quick to embrace the created land to Berliners and tourists alike.
Reformation, which was officially adopted Travellers in Brandenburg will encounter
here as early as 1538. In 1618, Brandenburg ancient tree-lined avenues that stretch
merged with the duchy of Prussia through to the horizon. The Spreewald,
personal union. The region became Brandenburg’s lake district, is an oasis
entangled in the Thirty Years’ War and of tranquillity, ideal for boating and
suffered devastating los ses; depopulated cycling. Brandenburg also has grand
and plundered, it took Brandenburg castles in Oranienburg, Branitz just
many years to rise from the ashes. In 1701, outside Cottbus and Rheinsberg, Gothic
the Great Elector, Frederick III, crowned churches and monasteries in Lehnin and
himself King Frederick I, and the whole Chorin and the towns of Brandenburg/
region now assumed the name of Prussia. Havel and Potsdam.























Baroque palace in Rheinsberg, on the shores of the Grienericksee
Sculptures and statues outside the Neues Palais, Potsdam



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BRANDENBURG


The province of Brandenburg is a lowland region criss-
crossed by a dense network of rivers, canals and lakes.
Quiet in part, it is also crossed by some of the main
tourist routes to Berlin. Its most popular attractions are
the historic sights of its capital city, Potsdam, and the
Spreewald, where a whole day can be spent boating
on the waterways of the Lusatian forests and villages.
In early medieval times, the area that was While Berlin remained the seat of power
to become present-day Brandenburg and a strong industrial and cultural centre,
was the scene of violent conflict between 18th-century Potsdam also played an
various Germanic tribes. The latter con- important role: it was, after all, the
quered the region, and in 1157 created favourite haunt of Frederick the Great.
the margravate of Bran denburg. Its first Other towns in the region were less
ruler was Albrecht der Bär (Albert the Bear), significant – Brandenburg was, and still
from the house of Ascan. From 1415, is, a fairly rural region. Reunification in
Brandenburg was ruled by the Hohenzollern 1990, however, has opened up the newly
dynasty. It was quick to embrace the created land to Berliners and tourists alike.
Reformation, which was officially adopted Travellers in Brandenburg will encounter
here as early as 1538. In 1618, Brandenburg ancient tree-lined avenues that stretch
merged with the duchy of Prussia through to the horizon. The Spreewald,
personal union. The region became Brandenburg’s lake district, is an oasis
entangled in the Thirty Years’ War and of tranquillity, ideal for boating and
suffered devastating los ses; depopulated cycling. Brandenburg also has grand
and plundered, it took Brandenburg castles in Oranienburg, Branitz just
many years to rise from the ashes. In 1701, outside Cottbus and Rheinsberg, Gothic
the Great Elector, Frederick III, crowned churches and monasteries in Lehnin and
himself King Frederick I, and the whole Chorin and the towns of Brandenburg/
region now assumed the name of Prussia. Havel and Potsdam.























Baroque palace in Rheinsberg, on the shores of the Grienericksee
Sculptures and statues outside the Neues Palais, Potsdam



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Exploring Brandenburg

Brandenburg is ideally suited for gentle exploration by
bicycle or car, and its proximity to Berlin allows the visitor
to make a one-day excursion to the capital. A whole day
should be allocated for visiting Potsdam and the castle
of Sanssouci, and another day for a boat trip in the PasewalkPasewalk
Spreewald. A visit to Cottbus can be
combined with an excursion to RostockRostock r k r k
Frankfurt an der Oder. SchwerinSchwerin PrenzlauPrenzlau
U c k e r m a
The best time for a visit Strom
Strom
to Chorin is the summer NeustrelitzNeustrelitz U c k e r m a
when concerts are held PritzwalkPritzwalk WITTSTOCKWITTSTOCK Welse Tourist boats on the Spreewald canals, near Lehde
there in the ruined HeiligengrabeHeiligengrabe
Welse
monastery. PerlebergPerleberg RheinsbergRheinsberg TemplinTemplin SchwedtSchwedt
Dosse Rhin Rhin AngermündeAngermünde Getting Around
Dosse
Oder
E L BTALAU
E L BTALAU E E
Schorfheide e
PlattenburgPlattenburg GranseeGransee Schorfheid Oder There are many flights to Berlin.
Havel Zehdenick
WittenbergeWittenberge CastleCastle Brandenburg has an extensive network
Bad Bad KyritzKyritz
Elbe
Elbe WilsnackWilsnack Havel Zehdenick CHORINCHORIN of motorways – the circular Berliner
NEURUPPINNEURUPPIN Ring joins with the motorways A11
RuppinerRuppiner SchiffshebewerkSchiffshebewerk from Stettin, A24 from Hamburg,
KanalKanal
Eberswalde-Eberswalde- Bad Bad Schwerin and Rostock, A2 from
Rhinkanal SachsenhausenSachsenhausen FinowFinow FreienwaldeFreienwalde Hanover, A9 from Munich and
Rhinkanal
RhinowRhinow ORANIENBURGORANIENBURG
Wriezen Wriezen Nuremberg, A12 from Frankfurt an
der Oder and A13 from Cottbus and
BernauBernau
Havelländ Grosse
HennigsdorfHennigsdorf O d e r b r u c h Dresden. Local roads and country lanes
Havelländ Grosse
RathenowRathenow O d e r b r u c h in Brandenburg are often narrow and
BRANDEN BURGBRANDEN BURG Alte Oder twisting. The outskirts of Berlin are well
Alte Oder
FalkenseeFalkensee served by the local train network,
PremnitzPremnitz BERLINBERLIN StrausbergStrausberg Seelow Seelow
Havel
Havel which provides frequent links with
many small towns. There are also
POTSDAMPOTSDAM
Löcknitz
BRANDENBURG/BRANDENBURG/ Löcknitz FRANKFURT ANFRANKFURT AN numerous local bus services.
HAVELHAVEL
FürstenwaldeFürstenwalde DER ODERDER ODER PoznanPoznan
CaputhCaputh
LEHNINLEHNIN
KönigsKönigs
LudwigsfeldeLudwigsfelde WusterhausenWusterhausen Oder-Spree-Kanal
Oder-Spree-Kanal
Plane
Plane
MagdeburgMagdeburg Nieplitz Spree Spree
Nieplitz
Dahme Dahme BeeskowBeeskow
Nuthe
Nuthe
BelzigBelzig EisenhüttenstadtEisenhüttenstadt
LuckenwaldeLuckenwalde
Cecilienhof, the summer residence of the Hohenzollern TreuenbrietzenTreuenbrietzen NeuzelleNeuzelle 0 kilometres 20
family in Potsdam Kloster ZinnaKloster Zinna SchwielochseeSchwielochsee 0 miles 20
JÜTERBOGJÜTERBOG GubenGuben
LeipzigLeipzig LübbenLübben LehdeLehde
DahmeDahme LübbenauLübbenau SPREEWALD Neisse Neisse
SPREEWALD
Spree
LuckauLuckau Spree
RadduschRaddusch
Sights at a Glance
COTTBUSCOTTBUS
HerzbergHerzberg ForstForst 1 Elbtalaue
2 Wittstock
N i e d e r l a u s i 3 Neuruppin
N i e d e r l a u s i t z t z
Key FinsterwaldeFinsterwalde GrossräschenGrossräschen 4 Oranienburg
Motorway SprembergSpremberg 5 Brandenburg/Havel
SenftenbergSenftenberg 6 Lehnin
Major road LauchhammerLauchhammer
7 Potsdam pp138–43
Minor road ElsterwerdaElsterwerda 8 Chorin
Main railway 9 Frankfurt an der Oder
Minor railway 0 Cottbus
International border DresdenDresden q Spreewald
Schloß Branitz in Cottbus Regional border w Jüterbog
For additional map symbols see back flap For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp493 and pp512–13
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Pasewalk

Rostock r k
Schwerin Prenzlau
Strom
Neustrelitz U c k e r m a
Pritzwalk
WITTSTOCK Welse Tourist boats on the Spreewald canals, near Lehde
Heiligengrabe
Perleberg Rheinsberg Templin Schwedt
Dosse Rhin Angermünde Getting Around
E L BTALAU E
Plattenburg Gransee Schorfheide Oder There are many flights to Berlin.
Wittenberge Castle Brandenburg has an extensive network
Bad Kyritz
Elbe Wilsnack Havel Zehdenick CHORIN of motorways – the circular Berliner
NEURUPPIN Ring joins with the motorways A11
Ruppiner Schiffshebewerk from Stettin, A24 from Hamburg,
Kanal
Eberswalde- Bad Schwerin and Rostock, A2 from
Rhinkanal Sachsenhausen Finow Freienwalde Hanover, A9 from Munich and
Rhinow ORANIENBURG
Wriezen Nuremberg, A12 from Frankfurt an
der Oder and A13 from Cottbus and
Bernau
Hennigsdorf Dresden. Local roads and country lanes
Havelländ Grosse
Rathenow O d e r b r u c h in Brandenburg are often narrow and
BRANDEN BURG Alte Oder twisting. The outskirts of Berlin are well
Falkensee served by the local train network,
Premnitz BERLIN Strausberg Seelow
Havel which provides frequent links with
many small towns. There are also
POTSDAM
BRANDENBURG/ Löcknitz FRANKFURT AN numerous local bus services.
HAVEL
Fürstenwalde DER ODER Poznan
Caputh
LEHNIN
Königs
Ludwigsfelde Wusterhausen Oder-Spree-Kanal
Plane
Magdeburg Nieplitz Spree
Dahme Beeskow
Nuthe
Belzig Eisenhüttenstadt
Luckenwalde
Treuenbrietzen Neuzelle 0 kilometres 20
Schwielochsee
Kloster Zinna 0 miles 20
JÜTERBOG Guben
Leipzig Lübben Lehde
Dahme Lübbenau SPREEWALD Neisse
Luckau Spree
Raddusch
Sights at a Glance
COTTBUS
Herzberg Forst 1 Elbtalaue
2 Wittstock
N i e d e r l a u s i t z 3 Neuruppin
Finsterwalde 4 Oranienburg
Grossräschen
Spremberg 5 Brandenburg/Havel
Senftenberg 6 Lehnin
Lauchhammer
7 Potsdam pp138–43
Elsterwerda 8 Chorin
9 Frankfurt an der Oder
0 Cottbus
q Spreewald
Dresden
w Jüterbog
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1 Elbtalaue Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre Johann Gregor Memhardt and
with an intricately sculpted Michael Matthias Smids, it was
Road map D2. £ to Wittenberge
or Bad Wilsnack. n Bahnhof 1, gable and some charming built in 1651–5 and later exten­
Bad Wilsnack (038791-26 20). timber-frame cloister buildings. ded to its present H­shape.
∑ bad-wilsnack.de
E Schloß Oranienburg
The Elbe valley in the 3 Neuruppin Schloßplatz 1. Tel (03301) 60 08 531.
western part of Prignitz is an Road map E2. * 27,300. @ Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun;
area of gentle rolling hills n Karl-Marx-Straße 1 (03391-454 60). Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Fri,
and unspoiled nature. Storks, ∑ neuruppin.de. 10am–5pm Sat & Sun.
increasingly rare in Germany, Baroque palace in Caputh, north of Lehnin
still nest here. When travelling The town of Neuruppin, in a Environs
around this parkland it is scenic location on the shores of Sachsenhausen, which Romanesque Dom St Peter 6 Lehnin
worth stopping at Pritzwalk a large lake, the Ruppiner See, is is located northeast of und St Paul. This cathedral was Road map E3. * 3,100. @
to admire the late-Gothic mainly Neo-Classical in style, Oranienburg, is now a place constructed from 1165 to the n Markgrafenplatz (03382 704 480).
Nikolaikirche (St Nicholas having been rebuilt to the of remembrance and a mid­13th century. In the 14th
church). Another place of Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre in design of Bernhard Matthias museum. Opened in 1936 by century it was raised and given Visitors mainly come to see the
interest is Perleberg with its Heiligengrabe, near Wittstock Brasch after the great fire of 1787. the National Socialists, this new vaultings. It contains huge Klosterkirche (abbey)
picturesque market square The only older buildings are the concentration camp claimed numerous valuable Gothic founded for the Cistercian
featuring an original 1515 2 Wittstock Gothic post-Dominican church the lives of 100,000 inmates. objects, including the “Czech” order of Otto I, son of Albert
timber-frame building, a sand- Road map E2. * 13,700. @ and two small hospital chapels. altar (around 1375), the present the Bear. The church was built
stone statue of the knight Roland n Walter-Shulz-Pl. 1, Wittstock/Dosse Neuruppin is the birthplace of E Sachsenhausen main altar (from Leh nin, 1518) from the late 12th to the late
(1546), now standing by the (03394-43 34 42). ∑ wittstock.de the architect Karl Friedrich Tel (03301) 20 02 00. Open mid­Mar– and the sacrarium of the 13th century, originally in
1850 Town Hall, and the town’s Schinkel and the novelist mid­Oct: 8:30am–6pm daily; mid­Oct– same year. The most valuable Romanesque, then in early­
star attraction – the 15th- The small town of Wittstock Theodor Fontane (see p31). mid­Mar: 8:30am–4:30pm daily. treasures are on display in Gothic style. Following the
century Gothic Jakobskirche was first awarded its municipal ∑ stiftung-bg.de the Dommuseum. dissolution of the monastery,
(church of St Jacob). status in 1284. From the 13th Environs Other sights worth visiting in 1542, the buildings fell into
Bad Wilsnack owes its century to the Refor mation, The beautifully restored palace are the huge, 15th­century disrepair, but much of the
fame to the discovery of the Wittstock was the see of the of Rheinsberg, 25 km 5 Brandenburg/ Katharinenkirche built by Hinrich abbey has survived.
therapeutic properties of the Havelberg bishops. Although (16 miles) to the north, Havel Brunsberg, the Gotthardkirche,
iron oxide-rich mud found in much of the town was was converted from in the Altstadt (“old town”), with R Klosterkirche
the surrounding marshes. destroyed, the original city walls 16th-century Road map E3. * 87,700. £ @ its Romanesque façade and Klosterkirchplatz. Tel (03382) 76 80 10.
Already known in medieval remained almost completely Renaissance castle n Neustädtischer Markt 3 (03381­ Gothic interior, the Gothic Open Apr–Oct: 10am–4pm Mon–Fri,
times, the town was an intact, with one surviving gate – in 1734–7. In 796 360). _ Havelfestspiele (Jun). Rathaus (Town Hall), with a 10am–5pm Sat, 1–5pm Sun; Nov–Mar:
important place of pilgrimage. the Gröper Tor. All that remains 1734–40 it was ∑ stadt-brandenburg.de statue of Roland from 1474, and 10:30am–3:30pm Mon–Sat, 1–4pm
After a church fire, in 1384, of the former bishop’s castle is the residence the Stadtmuseum, a museum of Sun. ∑ klosterkirche-lehnin.de
three hosts displaying the the gate tower, which now of the Crown Brandenburg is the oldest town local history.
blood of Christ were found houses a small museum. The Prince, who of the region. It was settled by Environs
untouched on the altar. The town’s star attraction is the later became Slavs as early as the 6th century, E Dommuseum Caputh, situated 23 km
Gothic Nikolaikirche (church Gothic Marienkirche with its Frederick the and a mission episcopate Burghof 10. Tel (03381) 22 23. Open (14 miles) to the north, has
of St Nicholas), which survives late-Gothic reredos depicting Great, King of was established here in 948. 10am–5pm daily, 12:30–5pm Sun. an early­Baroque Palace built
to this day, was built soon the crowning of St Mary. It Prussia. Some 30 Scenically sited on the Havel &∑ dom-brandenburg.de during the second half of the
after for the pilgrims. originated in the wood carving km (19 miles) River, it has preserved historic E Stadtmuseum 17th century, as summer
Plattenburg Castle, in a workshop of Claus Berg, northeast of centres on three islands, despite Ritterstraße 96. Tel (03381) 58 45 01. residence for the wives of the
scenic situation on an island, is probably after 1532. Other Rheinsberg is wartime destruction. The oldest Open 9am–5pm Tue–Fri, 10am–5pm Great Electors. The interior
also worth a visit. Combining interesting features include the site of the Schinkel monument island is the Dominsel, with its Sat & Sun. & has many original features.
late-Gothic and Renaissance the 1516 sacrarium and the former National
architecture, it is late-Renaissance pulpit. Socialist concentration camp
used as a venue Ravensbrück, for women
for concerts. Environs and children. It is now a place
Ten km (6 miles) to the west lies of remembrance.
Heiligengrabe, with its Gothic
Cistercian Abbey. One of its
many highlights is the 1512 4 Oranienburg
Road map E3. * 30,000. £ @
n Schloßplatz 1 (033 01-60 08 110).
∑ tourismus-or.de
The star attraction of the town
is Schloß Oranienburg, the
Baroque residence built for
Louisa Henrietta von Nassau-
Oranien, wife of the Great Elector
The Gothic-Renaissance Plattenburg Castle, in the Elbtalaue Friedrich Wilhelm. Designed by The Gothic “Czech” altar in the Dom St Peter und St Paul in Brandenburg
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Johann Gregor Memhardt and
Michael Matthias Smids, it was
built in 1651–5 and later exten­
ded to its present H­shape.
E Schloß Oranienburg
Schloßplatz 1. Tel (03301) 60 08 531.
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun;
Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm Tue–Fri,
10am–5pm Sat & Sun.
Baroque palace in Caputh, north of Lehnin
Environs
Sachsenhausen, which Romanesque Dom St Peter 6 Lehnin
is located northeast of und St Paul. This cathedral was Road map E3. * 3,100. @
Oranienburg, is now a place constructed from 1165 to the n Markgrafenplatz (03382 704 480).
of remembrance and a mid­13th century. In the 14th
museum. Opened in 1936 by century it was raised and given Visitors mainly come to see the
the National Socialists, this new vaultings. It contains huge Klosterkirche (abbey)
concentration camp claimed numerous valuable Gothic founded for the Cistercian
the lives of 100,000 inmates. objects, including the “Czech” order of Otto I, son of Albert
altar (around 1375), the present the Bear. The church was built
E Sachsenhausen main altar (from Leh nin, 1518) from the late 12th to the late
Tel (03301) 20 02 00. Open mid­Mar– and the sacrarium of the 13th century, originally in
mid­Oct: 8:30am–6pm daily; mid­Oct– same year. The most valuable Romanesque, then in early­
mid­Mar: 8:30am–4:30pm daily. treasures are on display in Gothic style. Following the
∑ stiftung-bg.de the Dommuseum. dissolution of the monastery,
Other sights worth visiting in 1542, the buildings fell into
are the huge, 15th­century disrepair, but much of the
5 Brandenburg/ Katharinenkirche built by Hinrich abbey has survived.
Havel Brunsberg, the Gotthardkirche, R Klosterkirche
in the Altstadt (“old town”), with
Road map E3. * 87,700. £ @ its Romanesque façade and Klosterkirchplatz. Tel (03382) 76 80 10.
n Neustädtischer Markt 3 (03381­ Gothic interior, the Gothic Open Apr–Oct: 10am–4pm Mon–Fri,
796 360). _ Havelfestspiele (Jun). Rathaus (Town Hall), with a 10am–5pm Sat, 1–5pm Sun; Nov–Mar:
∑ stadt-brandenburg.de statue of Roland from 1474, and 10:30am–3:30pm Mon–Sat, 1–4pm
the Stadtmuseum, a museum of Sun. ∑ klosterkirche-lehnin.de
Brandenburg is the oldest town local history.
of the region. It was settled by Environs
Slavs as early as the 6th century, E Dommuseum Caputh, situated 23 km
and a mission episcopate Burghof 10. Tel (03381) 22 23. Open (14 miles) to the north, has
was established here in 948. 10am–5pm daily, 12:30–5pm Sun. an early­Baroque Palace built
Scenically sited on the Havel &∑ dom-brandenburg.de during the second half of the
River, it has preserved historic E Stadtmuseum 17th century, as summer
centres on three islands, despite Ritterstraße 96. Tel (03381) 58 45 01. residence for the wives of the
wartime destruction. The oldest Open 9am–5pm Tue–Fri, 10am–5pm Great Electors. The interior
island is the Dominsel, with its Sat & Sun. & has many original features.

















The Gothic “Czech” altar in the Dom St Peter und St Paul in Brandenburg




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7 Potsdam + Marmorpalais P Neuer Landtag the Palace Barberini. It houses the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Am Neuen Garten. Tel (0331) 969 42 Alter Markt 1. Tel (0331) 966 1253/ art collection of philanthropist
An independent city close to Berlin, Potsdam, with over 46. @ 603. Open Apr: 10am–6pm Sat 1255. & . Open 8am–6pm Mon–Fri; Hasso Plattner, who also financed Practical Information
150,000 inhabitants, is also the capital of Brandenburg. & Sun; May–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. courtyard: 8am–8pm daily. the renovation. Road map E3. n Humboldt-
∑ landtag.brandenburg.de
The first documented reference to Potsdam dates back to This small palace on the edge of R Nikolaikirche straße 1–3 & Luisenplatz 3.
Tel (0331) 27 55 88 99. Fax (0331)
AD 993; it was later granted municipal rights in 1317. The the lake is a beautiful example of Replicating the old city palace Alter Markt. Tel (0331) 270 86 02. 27 55 829. Musik festspiele (Jun);
with its Knobelsdorff staircase, the
early Neo­Classical architecture
town blossomed during the times of the Great Electors and and its name comes from the new Brandenburg Parliament Open Apr–Oct: 9am– 7pm daily; Schlößer nacht (“Night of Palaces”,
then again in the 18th century. Potsdam suffered very badly Silesian marble used on its building opened in 2014. The Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm daily. Aug). ∑ potsdamtourismus.de
during World War II, particularly on the night of 14–15 April façade. The main part of it was courtyard, foyer and restaurant This imposing Neo-Classical Transport
1945 when Allied planes bombed the town centre. built in 1787–1791 by Carl von are open to the public. church was designed during £ Lange Brücke.
Gontard to a design and under 1828–30 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
the direction of Carl Gotthard E Museum Barberini and the building work was
Langhans, on the initiative of Alter Markt, Humboldtstraße 5–6. Tel supervised by Ludwig Persius. globe. It was built in 1753 to a
King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (0331) 23 60 14 499. & Open design by Johann Boumann the
11am–7pm Mon & Wed–Sun. Closed P Marstall Elder and rebuilt under East
P Alexandrowka Tue. ∑ museum-barberini.de Breitestraße 1a. Tel (0331) 271 81 12. German authorities. It is currently
Russische Kolonie Allee/Puschkinallee. This private art museum opened & @ 606. v 91, 92, 96. Open used as a city museum..
v 92, 96. @ 638. its doors to the public in 2017 and 10am–6pm Tue–Sun.
∑ alexandrowka.de looks much like its predecessor, ∑ filmmuseum-potsdam.de
A visit to Alexandrowka takes This long Baroque pavilion, once
the visitor into the world of used as royal stables, is the only
Pushkin’s fairy tales. Wooden remaining building of a royal
log cabins with intricate residence. Today it houses a film
carvings, set in their own museum devoted to the nearby
gardens, create a charming Bablsberg Film Studio. A cinema
residential estate. They were offers several screenings per day.
constructed in 1826 under
the direction of the German E Altes Rathaus (Potsdam
architect Snethlage, for Museum)
12 singers of a Russian choir Am Alten Markt 9. Tel (0331) 289 68
that was established in 1812. 68. Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed & Fri,
10am–7pm Thu, 10am–6pm Sat & Sun.
P Holländisches Viertel The roof tower of the old town
Friedrich­Ebert­Straße, Kurfürsten­ The Nikolaikirche, with its dome resting hall features a 4-m (13-ft) high Caravaggio’s Doubting Thomas, on show in
straße, Hebbelstraße, Gutenbergstraße on a colonnaded wall gilded figure of Atlas carrying a the Bildergalerie
@ 603, 638. v 92, 96.
A stroll through these four blocks,
A sculpture on display in Park Sanssouci lined with coffee houses and Potsdam
restaurants, is a cosy affair. The 1 Cecilienhof 7 Museum Barberini 0 metres 750 Cecilienhof
Sightseeing in Potsdam (see p143). Built between 1913 134 gabled red­brick houses with 2 Marmorpalais 8 Nikolaikirche 0 yards 750
Potsdam is one of Germany’s and 1917, the palace is the most shuttered windows were built in 3 Alexandrowka 9 Marstall Neuer
most attractive towns. Tourists recent of all Hohenzol lern 1733–1742 by Friedrich Wilhelm I 4 Holländisches Viertel 0 Altes Rathaus Alexandrowka AM NE UEN GARTEN Garten
flock to see the magnificent royal dynasty buildings. Designed by for Dutch settlers. 5 Alter Markt
summer residence, Schloß Paul Schultze­Naumburg in the 6 Neur Landtag GEORG HER-
Sanssouci, to stroll around Neuer style of an English country P Alter Markt MANN ALLEE Marmorpalais
Garten (new garden) with its manor, it is a sprawling, For decades after World War II the P A P P E L A L L E E
Marmorpalais (marble palace) asymmetrical, timber­frame town centre was an inhospitable Heiliger
See
and Cecilienhof, to visit the old building with inner courtyards. traffic junction. Now renovated, it EICHEN ALLEE RIBBE CKSTR. BORNSTENDTER STRASSE
city centre and the Russian colony The palace remained a features fine reproductions of VOLTAIREWEG JÄGERALLEE AM SCHRAGEN FRIEDRICH-EBER T-STR. A M NEUEN GAR TEN
of Alexandrowka, to be enter­ residence of the Hohenzollern legendary buildings. Orangerie
tained in the film studios of family after they had Schloss G.-MENDEL-STR. KURFÜRSTENSTR.
Babelsberg and to stroll around lost the crown – staying AM NEUEN PAL A I S Neues MAULBEERALLEE Sansoucci WEINBERGSTR.
Palais
the parks of Schloß Babelsberg. here until 1945. Today it Park HAUPTALLEE SC HOPENHAUERSTR. HEGELALLEE Holländisches BERLINER STRASSE
Viertel
is a hotel, where visitors Sanssouci BRANDENBURGER STR. Humboldt-
brücke
+ Cecilienhof can soak up the history Communs LINDENAVENUE Chinesisches Friedenskirche CHARLOTTENSTRASSE
Teehaus
Am Neuen Garten. Tel (0331) 969 42 44. and relax amid green Römische Museum AM KANAL
@ 603. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm shrubs. The large, Bäder DORTUSTR. Barberini Nikolaikirche
Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm scenic park remains Schloss BREITE STRASSE Marstall Altes Filmpark
Rathaus
Charlottenhof
Tue–Sun. open to the public GESCHWISTER-SCHOLL-STRASSE Z E P P E L I N S T R A S S E Bildergalerie Babelsberg
Lange
The Cecilienhof played a brief even when the rooms Park brücke Alter Markt
but important role in history, used during the Sanssouci Charlottenhof Templiner See
Potsdam
when it served as the venue for Potsdam Conference The Baroque Dutch district known as Hauptbahnhof
the 1945 Potsdam Conference are closed to visitors. Holländisches Viertel
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P Neuer Landtag the Palace Barberini. It houses the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Alter Markt 1. Tel (0331) 966 1253/ art collection of philanthropist
1255. & . Open 8am–6pm Mon–Fri; Hasso Plattner, who also financed Practical Information
courtyard: 8am–8pm daily. the renovation. Road map E3. n Humboldt-
∑ landtag.brandenburg.de straße 1–3 & Luisenplatz 3.
Replicating the old city palace R Nikolaikirche Tel (0331) 27 55 88 99. Fax (0331)
with its Knobelsdorff staircase, the Alter Markt. Tel (0331) 270 86 02. 27 55 829. Musik festspiele (Jun);
new Brandenburg Parliament Open Apr–Oct: 9am– 7pm daily; Schlößer nacht (“Night of Palaces”,
building opened in 2014. The Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm daily. Aug). ∑ potsdamtourismus.de
courtyard, foyer and restaurant This imposing Neo-Classical Transport
are open to the public. church was designed during £ Lange Brücke.
1828–30 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
E Museum Barberini and the building work was
Alter Markt, Humboldtstraße 5–6. Tel supervised by Ludwig Persius. globe. It was built in 1753 to a
(0331) 23 60 14 499. & Open design by Johann Boumann the
11am–7pm Mon & Wed–Sun. Closed P Marstall Elder and rebuilt under East
Tue. ∑ museum-barberini.de Breitestraße 1a. Tel (0331) 271 81 12. German authorities. It is currently
This private art museum opened & @ 606. v 91, 92, 96. Open used as a city museum..
its doors to the public in 2017 and 10am–6pm Tue–Sun.
looks much like its predecessor, ∑ filmmuseum-potsdam.de
This long Baroque pavilion, once
used as royal stables, is the only
remaining building of a royal
residence. Today it houses a film
museum devoted to the nearby
Bablsberg Film Studio. A cinema
offers several screenings per day.
E Altes Rathaus (Potsdam
Museum)
Am Alten Markt 9. Tel (0331) 289 68
68. Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed & Fri,
10am–7pm Thu, 10am–6pm Sat & Sun.
The roof tower of the old town
The Nikolaikirche, with its dome resting hall features a 4-m (13-ft) high Caravaggio’s Doubting Thomas, on show in
on a colonnaded wall gilded figure of Atlas carrying a the Bildergalerie

Potsdam
1 Cecilienhof 7 Museum Barberini 0 metres 750 Cecilienhof
2 Marmorpalais 8 Nikolaikirche 0 yards 750
Neuer
3 Alexandrowka 9 Marstall Garten
4 Holländisches Viertel 0 Altes Rathaus Alexandrowka AM NE UEN GARTEN
5 Alter Markt
6 Neur Landtag P A P P E L A L L E E GEORG HER- MANN ALLEE Marmorpalais
See
EICHEN ALLEE RIBBE CKSTR. BORNSTENDTER STRASSE Heiliger
VOLTAIREWEG JÄGERALLEE AM SCHRAGEN FRIEDRICH-EBER T-STR. A M NEUEN GAR TEN
Orangerie G.-MENDEL-STR.
AM NEUEN PAL A I S Neues MAULBEERALLEE Sansoucci SC HOPENHAUERSTR. HEGELALLEE KURFÜRSTENSTR. BERLINER STRASSE
WEINBERGSTR.
Schloss
Palais
Holländisches
HAUPTALLEE
Viertel
Park
Sanssouci BRANDENBURGER STR. Humboldt-
brücke
Communs LINDENAVENUE Chinesisches Friedenskirche CHARLOTTENSTRASSE
Teehaus
Römische Museum AM KANAL
Bäder DORTUSTR. Barberini Nikolaikirche
Schloss BREITE STRASSE Marstall Altes Filmpark
Rathaus
Charlottenhof Z E P P E L I N S T R A S S E Bildergalerie Babelsberg
GESCHWISTER-SCHOLL-STRASSE Alter Markt
Lange
Park brücke
Sanssouci Charlottenhof
Templiner See
Potsdam
Hauptbahnhof
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Park Sanssouci Lustgarten VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The extensive parkland is
made up of several
The enormous Park Sanssouci, which occupies an area of 287 hectares gardens. The Lustgarten Practical Information
(700 acres), is one of the most beautiful palace complexes in Europe. The (pleasure garden) is Historic Windmill, An Der
first building to be constructed on the site was Schloß Sanssouci, built as nearest to the Orangerie. Orangerie 1 & New Palace, Am
Neuen Palais 3. Tel (0331) 969 42
the summer palace of Frederick the Great. It was erected in 1747, on the 00. Open Apr–Oct: 8:30am–6pm
site of a former orchard. Over the years, Park Sanssouci was expanded Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar 8:30–5pm
considerably and other palaces and pavilions added. Tue–Sun. & (free access to park).
8 ∑ spsg.de
To enjoy the park fully, allow at least a whole day.
Neue Kammern Transport
@ 595, 605.
Once the orangerie of
the Sanssouci Palace, this
Rococo pavilion was later
rebuilt as a guest
house.





. Neues Palais
Constructed between 1763 and 1769, the
monumental building of the Neues Palais
is crowned by a massive dome.
. Schloß Sanssouci
A beautifully terraced
vineyard creates a grand
approach to Schloss
Sanssouci, the oldest
building in the complex.










Römische Bäder
Shaded by pergolas overgrown with
greenery, the Roman baths include a
Renaissance-style villa.
KEY Friedenskirche
The Neo-Romanesque
1 Communs, situated next to a Church of Peace is
pretty courtyard, has an unusually modelled on the Basilica
elegant character. It is now used to of San Clemente in Rome.
house palace staff.
2 Orangerie is a large Neo-
Renaissance palace. It was built in
the mid-19th century to house
foreign royalty and other guests. Schloß Charlottenhof
3 Bildergalerie, built between This Neo-Classical palace
1755 and 1764, is Germany’s oldest gained its name from
purpose-built museum building. Charlotte von Gentzkow, Chinesisches Teehaus
The Baroque pavilion houses an the former owner of the An exhibition of exquisite Oriental 0 metres 200
art gallery. land on which the porcelain is housed in the small,
palace was built. Rococo-style Chinese Tea House. 0 yards 200
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Lustgarten
The extensive parkland is VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
made up of several
gardens. The Lustgarten Practical Information
(pleasure garden) is Historic Windmill, An Der
nearest to the Orangerie. Orangerie 1 & New Palace, Am
Neuen Palais 3. Tel (0331) 969 42
00. Open Apr–Oct: 8:30am–6pm
Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar 8:30–5pm
Tue–Sun. & (free access to park).
8 ∑ spsg.de
Neue Kammern Transport
@ 595, 605.
Once the orangerie of
the Sanssouci Palace, this
Rococo pavilion was later
rebuilt as a guest
house.










. Schloß Sanssouci
A beautifully terraced
vineyard creates a grand
approach to Schloss
Sanssouci, the oldest
building in the complex.















Friedenskirche
The Neo-Romanesque
Church of Peace is
modelled on the Basilica
of San Clemente in Rome.







Chinesisches Teehaus
An exhibition of exquisite Oriental 0 metres 200
porcelain is housed in the small,
Rococo-style Chinese Tea House. 0 yards 200




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The lustrous, gilded pavilion that as Park Charlottenhof. Built in
can be seen glistening between 1826–9 for the heir to the The Potsdam Conference
the trees from a distance is the throne, the future King Towards the end of World War II, the leaders of the Allies – Winston
Chinese Teahouse. Chinese art Fried rich Wilhelm IV, this Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin – met in Schloß
was very popular during the small, single-storey building Cecilienhof in Potsdam. The aim of this conference, which lasted from
Rococo period – people wore was designed by Karl Friedrich 17 July until 2 August 1945, was to resolve the problems arising at the
Chinese silk, wallpapered their Schinkel in the style of a end of the war. The main participants changed, however, before it
rooms with Chinese designs, Roman villa. Some of the wall was concluded. Churchill was replaced by newly elected Clement
lacquered their furniture, drank paintings, designed by Schinkel Attlee, and Harry S. Truman took over after President Roosevelt died.
tea from Chinese porcelain and in the so-called Pompeiian The conference set up the occupation zones, the demilitarization and
built Chinese pavilions in their style, are still in place. There monitoring of Germany,
gardens. The one in Sans souci is also a collection of Italian the punishment of war
criminals and the
was built in 1754–56 to a design engravings. The most inte r- reparations. It also
by Johann Gottfried Büring. esting part of the interior is revised the German
Circular in shape, it has a the Humboldt Room. The borders. These
centrally located main hall palace is surrounded by a decisions established
Paintings in the music room, in Schloß Sanssouci surrounded by three studies. landscaped park designed the political balance
Between these are pretty trompe by Peter Joseph Lenné. of power in Europe,
+ Schloß Sanssouci and four elegant halls. The l’oeil porticos. The structure is which continued
Zur Historischen Mühle. Tel (0331) Rococo décor has been covered with a tent roof and + Neues Palais for 45 years. Attlee, Truman and Stalin in Potsdam
969 40.@ X15. Open Apr–Oct: maintained, similar to that of topped with a lantern. Gilded Am Neuen Palais. Tel (0331) 969 42 02.
10am– 6pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar: other palaces and pavilions ornaments, columns and @ 605, 606.Open Apr–Oct:
10am–5pm Tue–Sun. Damenflügel: of Sanssouci. Chinese figures surround the 10am–6pm Wed–Mon; Nov–Mar: has many interesting sculptures. P Filmpark Babelsberg
Open May–Oct: 10am–6pm Sat & pavilion. Originally a tea room 9am–5pm Wed–Mon. & The south wing houses the Großbeerenstraße. Tel (0331) 721 27
Sun. Schlossküche: Open Apr–Oct: P Orangerieschloß and summer dining house, it 8 obligatory. kings’ quarters. 38. Open 15 Apr–31 Oct: 10am–6pm
10am–6pm Tue–Sun. & Maulbeerallee. (Nordischer Garten). houses today a collection of One of Germany’s most daily. & ∑ filmpark.de
This Rococo palace was built in Tel (0331) 969 42 80. Open Apr: 18th-century porcelain. beautiful palaces, this imposing + Schloß Babelsberg This amazing film park was laid
1745–7 by Georg Wenzes laus 10am– 6pm Sat & Sun; May–Oct: Baroque structure, on the Park Babelsberg 10. Tel (0331) 969 42 out on the site where Germany’s
von Knobelsdorff to sket ches by 10am– 6pm Tue–Sun. Viewing terrace: P Römische Bäder main avenue in Park Sans souci, 50. Closed until 2018. first films were produced in
Frederick the Great. Knobelsdorff Open Apr–May: 10am–5pm Sat & Lenné-Straße (Park Charlottenhof). was built for Frederick the Built in 1833–5 for Prince 1912. From 1917 the studio
and Johann August Nahl Sun; late May–Oct: 10am–5pm Tel (0331) 969 42 25. @ 606. v 91. Great to initial plans by Georg Wilhelm (Kaiser Wilhelm I), belonged to Universum-Film-
designed the inte rior. Sanssouci Tue–Sun. Open May–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this AG (UFA), which produced
(“carefree”) was the perfect Above the park towers the The Roman baths, situated by in 1750. Its construction, to extravagant castle ranks as one some of the most famous films
name for the enchanting castle. Orangerie, designed in Italian the edge of a lake, form a designs by Johan Gottfried of his finest works. An irregular of the silent era, including Fritz
The Da menflügel, the castle’s Renaissance style and crowned picturesque group of pavilions Büring, Jean Laurent Le Geay building with many towers and Lang’s Metropolis and some
west wing which was added in by a colonnade. It which served as accommodation and Carl von Gontard, was bay windows, built in the spirit films with Greta Garbo. The Blue
1840 to house ladies and was built to house for the king’s guests. They were delayed until 1763–9, after the of English Neo-Gothic, with Angel, with Marlene Dietrich,
gentlemen of the court, and the guests, not designed in 1829–40 by Seven Years’ War. The vast, three- allusions to Windsor Castle and was also shot at Babelsberg, but
Schloßküche (castle kitchen) plants, and Karl Friedrich Schinkel, wing structure comprises over Tudor style, it now holds the subsequently, the studios were
can also be visited. served with the help of Ludwig 200 richly adorned rooms and Museum of Pre-History. used to film Nazi propaganda.
as guest Persius. The gardener’s The studio is still operational,
+ Schloß Neue Kammern residence for house at the front and the public can admire
Zur Historischen Mühle (Lustgarten). Tsar Nicolas and his stands next to a some of the old sets, the
Tel (0331) 969 42 06. Open Apr: 10am– wife, King Friedrich low, asymmetrical creation of special effects
6pm Wed–Mon; May–Oct: 10am–6pm Wilhelm IV’s sister. tower, built in the and stuntmen in action.
Tue–Sun. 8 obligatory. & The Orangerie style of an Italian
The Neue Kammern (new was constructed in Renaissance villa. P Einsteinturm
chambers) adjoin Schloß 1852–60 for the king Figure on the roof of In the background, Albert-Einstein-Straße. Open Oct–Mar:
Sanssouci in the west, like the by Friedrich August Chinesisches Teehaus to the left, extends visits daily by arrangement with the
Bildergalerie in the east. As part Stüler, with the final the former bathing Urania Society (0331 291 741).
of this ensemble it was originally design partly based on plans pavilion, which is currently used @ 691.
built in 1747 as an orangery, to by Ludwig Persius. Modelled for temporary exhibitions. The This tower, built in 1920–21
a design by Georg Wenzeslaus on the Regia Hall in the Vatican, pavilions are grouped around a by Erich Mendelssohn, is one of
von Knobelsdorff who gave it the rooms were grouped garden planted with colourful the finest examples of German
its elegant Baroque forms. The around the Raphael Hall and shrubs and vegetables. Expressionist architecture.
building has an attractive roof decorated with replicas of this Its fantasy forms were to
with sloping ends and sides. In great Italian master’s works. + Schloß Charlottenhof demonstrate the qualities of
1777 Frederick the Great ordered The observation terrace offers Geschwister-Scholl-Straße. (Park reinforced concrete to specta-
it to be transformed into guest a good view over Potsdam. Charlottenhof). Tel (0331) 969 42 02. cular effect. However, the cost
accommodation. The architect, @ 605, 606. v 91. Open May–Oct: of formwork, assembled by
Georg Christian Unger, left the P Chinesisches Teehaus 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. 8 obligatory. boat builders, limited the use
exterior of the orangery largely Ökonomieweg (Rehgarten). Tel (0331) This small Neo-Classical of the material to the first storey,
untouched but converted the 969 42 22. Open 15 May–15 Oct: palace stands at the southern while the upper floors are
interior into sumptuous suites 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. end of Park Sanssouci, known The impressive Marble Hall in the Baroque Neues Palais plastered brickwork.
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as Park Charlottenhof. Built in
1826–9 for the heir to the The Potsdam Conference
throne, the future King Towards the end of World War II, the leaders of the Allies – Winston
Fried rich Wilhelm IV, this Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin – met in Schloß
small, single-storey building Cecilienhof in Potsdam. The aim of this conference, which lasted from
was designed by Karl Friedrich 17 July until 2 August 1945, was to resolve the problems arising at the
Schinkel in the style of a end of the war. The main participants changed, however, before it
Roman villa. Some of the wall was concluded. Churchill was replaced by newly elected Clement
paintings, designed by Schinkel Attlee, and Harry S. Truman took over after President Roosevelt died.
in the so-called Pompeiian The conference set up the occupation zones, the demilitarization and
style, are still in place. There monitoring of Germany,
is also a collection of Italian the punishment of war
criminals and the
engravings. The most inte r- reparations. It also
esting part of the interior is revised the German
the Humboldt Room. The borders. These
palace is surrounded by a decisions established
landscaped park designed the political balance
by Peter Joseph Lenné. of power in Europe,
which continued
+ Neues Palais for 45 years. Attlee, Truman and Stalin in Potsdam
Am Neuen Palais. Tel (0331) 969 42 02.
@ 605, 606.Open Apr–Oct:
10am–6pm Wed–Mon; Nov–Mar: has many interesting sculptures. P Filmpark Babelsberg
9am–5pm Wed–Mon. & The south wing houses the Großbeerenstraße. Tel (0331) 721 27
8 obligatory. kings’ quarters. 38. Open 15 Apr–31 Oct: 10am–6pm
One of Germany’s most daily. & ∑ filmpark.de
beautiful palaces, this imposing + Schloß Babelsberg This amazing film park was laid
Baroque structure, on the Park Babelsberg 10. Tel (0331) 969 42 out on the site where Germany’s
main avenue in Park Sans souci, 50. Closed until 2018. first films were produced in
was built for Frederick the Built in 1833–5 for Prince 1912. From 1917 the studio
Great to initial plans by Georg Wilhelm (Kaiser Wilhelm I), belonged to Universum-Film-
Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this AG (UFA), which produced
in 1750. Its construction, to extravagant castle ranks as one some of the most famous films
designs by Johan Gottfried of his finest works. An irregular of the silent era, including Fritz
Büring, Jean Laurent Le Geay building with many towers and Lang’s Metropolis and some
and Carl von Gontard, was bay windows, built in the spirit films with Greta Garbo. The Blue
delayed until 1763–9, after the of English Neo-Gothic, with Angel, with Marlene Dietrich,
Seven Years’ War. The vast, three- allusions to Windsor Castle and was also shot at Babelsberg, but
wing structure comprises over Tudor style, it now holds the subsequently, the studios were
200 richly adorned rooms and Museum of Pre-History. used to film Nazi propaganda.
The studio is still operational,
and the public can admire
some of the old sets, the
creation of special effects
and stuntmen in action.
P Einsteinturm
Albert-Einstein-Straße. Open Oct–Mar:
visits daily by arrangement with the
Urania Society (0331 291 741).
@ 691.
This tower, built in 1920–21
by Erich Mendelssohn, is one of
the finest examples of German
Expressionist architecture.
Its fantasy forms were to
demonstrate the qualities of
reinforced concrete to specta-
cular effect. However, the cost
of formwork, assembled by
boat builders, limited the use
of the material to the first storey,
while the upper floors are
The impressive Marble Hall in the Baroque Neues Palais plastered brickwork.




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8 Chorin and writer Heinrich von Kleist enchanting town square is
(1777–1811); the Kleist-Museum, surrounded by impressive
Road map E2. * 510. £ Kloster devoted to his life and work, is in Baroque buildings. The house
Chorin, Amt 11A. Tel (033366) 703 77. the former garrison school. The at No. 24 is the quaint Löwen-
Open Apr–Oct: 9am–6pm daily; Gothic Rathaus (town hall) in the apotheke (lion’s pharmacy),
Nov–Mar: 9am–4pm daily. &
_ Choriner Musiksommer centre escaped destruction in which now houses a small
∑ kloster-chorin.org World War II and now houses an pharmaceutical museum,
art gallery. The main church, the Brandenburgisches
On the edge of the vast Marienkirche (church of St Apothekenmuseum, with
Schorfheide forest, listed as a Mary), is a vast, five-nave Gothic displays of historical interiors.
World Biosphere Reserve by hall which has stood in ruins Nearby, the Gothic Ober kirche
UNESCO, stands one of Bran- since 1945. Partly reconstructed, St Nikolai features an unusual Boats and canoes in the Spreewald, near Lübben
denburg’s most beautiful Gothic its chancel windows feature the original late-Gothic mesh
buildings – the Cistercian Kloster “Illustrated Bible”. The stained vaulting. Another interesting E Brandenburgisches façades, and the ornamented,
(abbey) of Chorin. The Cistercians glass originates from around Gothic structure, the Wenden­ Apothekenmuseum 14th-century Gothic Nikolaikirche.
arrived here in 1258, but work on 1367 and illustrate Christ’s Life kirche (Sorbian church), is a Altmark 24. Tel (0355) 239 97. Open
the present Gothic abbey did and Suffering, the Creation of former Franciscan church, from visits possible with guide 11am–2pm
not start until 1270. The church is the World and the Legend of the 14th–15th centuries. Tue–Fri; 2pm & 3pm Sat & Sun. & w Jüterbog
a triple-nave, transeptial basilica, the Antichrist. Some Gothic Other attractions include the
with a magni ficent façade. Portal of the St Marienkirche in Frankfurt furnishings were rescued and remains of the medieval city Road map E3. * 13,000. £ @
n Mönchenkirchplatz 4
Preserved to this day are two an der Oder can now be seen in St Gertraud walls with three preserved q Spreewald (03372-46 31 13).
wings of the monastic quarters (church of St Gertrude) which towers. Perhaps the most Road map F3. £ Lübben.
plus several domestic buildings. 9 Frankfurt an dates back to 1368. The main attractive building in Cottbus is n Raddusch, Lindenstraße 1 Jüterbog is a small, picturesque
Following the dissolution of the der Oder altar from 1489 and the huge, the Staats theater (state theatre) (035433-722 99), Lübbenau, Ehm- town featuring many Gothic
mon astery in 1542, the entire 5m- (16ft-) tall candelabrum from designed in Jugendstil (Art Welk-Straße 15 (03542-36 68). £ _ structures including some well-
complex fell into disrepair. Today Road map F3. * 87,900. £ @ 1376 are particularly valuable. Nouveau style) by Bernhard Spreewaldfest in Lübbenau (Jul); preserved sections of three city
the church, deprived of its n Große Oderstraße 29. (0335-61 00 Another Gothic church, built in Sehring and built in 1908. Lübben (Sep). ∑ spreewald.de walls with gates and towers,
traditional furnishings, is used as 800). _ Frankfurter Musikfesttage 1270, has been transformed into The Wendisches Museum is dating back to the 15th century.
a venue for classical concerts. (Mar); Hansefest (Jul); Kleist-Tage (Oct). the C.P.E. Bach Konzert halle devoted to the culture of the Designated as one of the World It also boasts a beautiful town
The park established by Peter ∑ frankfurt-oder.de (concert hall), named after Carl Sorbs which is experiencing a Biosphere Reserves, this marshy hall with arcades and three
Joseph Lenné is conducive to Philipp Emmanuel Bach, son of revival (see p185). region, criss-crossed by churches. Nikolaikirche (church
pleasant strolls. Frankfurt, on the banks of the Johann Sebastian. Schloß Branitz is a late- hundreds of small rivers and of St Nicholas), the largest of
River Oder, was granted muni ci- Baroque palace, originally built canals, attracts large numbers them, is a magnificent hall
Environs pal rights in 1253, prospered in in the 18th century, at the of tourists each year. An all-day church, with a twin-tower
For visitors to Niederfinow, the 13th century and joined the 0 Cottbus southeastern edge of town. It trip by Kahn (boat) or canoe, façade, built in several stages.
the giant Schiffshebewerk Hanseatic league in 1368. In Road map F3. * 121,000. became the residence of Prince which is best started in Lübben The so-called New Sacristy
(barge-lift) is a definite must. 1945, the right bank was £ Bahnhofstraße. @ n Berliner Hermann von Pückler-Muskau or Lübbenau, can prove to be features a set of medieval wall
This wonder of technology ceded to Poland and is now Platz 6 (0355-754 20). _ Karneval- in 1845, who had its interior an unforgettable experience. paintings, while the naves
was designed for lifting and known as Słubice. sumzug (Feb); Cottbuser Musik-Herbst redesigned by Gottfried The splendour of nature, contain many Gothic furnishings.
lower ing ships from one canal Viadrina University, founded (Oct). ∑ cottbus-tourismus.de Semper. Today, the palace numerous water birds and the
to another. Commissioned in in 1506, was reopened in 1991 houses the Fürst­Pückler­ endless chain of small Environs
1934, it is 60 m (197 ft) tall and and now educates both German Tourists rarely visit Cottbus, Museum, which exhibits restaurants which serve meals Five km (3 miles) to the north of
capable of lifting barges laden and Polish students. The town’s despite the many attractions paintings by Karl Blechen, a straight from the jetty, ensure Jüterbog stands Kloster Zinna,
with 1,000 tonnes or more. most famous son is playwright offered by the town. Its local artist from Cottbus. The an exciting day for the visitor. a former Cistercian Abbey with
star attraction of the palace Do not miss the local speciality, an early-Gothic stone church. It
is its Park, which was designed pickled gherkins. features 16th-century stained-
by Prince Pückler-Muskau Lübben has an original Gothic glass windows depicting the
himself. This vast landscaped church and a Baroque palace, saints Bernhard and Benedikt.
garden includes a lake with rebuilt in the 19th century.
an island on which stands a Lübbenau features a small
grass-covered mock-Egyptian Baroque church and the Neo-
earth pyramid containing the Classical house of the von Lynar
tomb of the extravagant and family. In Lehde the small open-
eccentric Prince. air museum and the private
collection of the Bauernhaus­
E Schloß Branitz and Fürst­ und Gurken museum – the only
Pückler­Museum gherkin museum in Germany –
Kastanienalle 11. Tel (0355) 751 50. are highly recommended.
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm daily;
Nov–Mar: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. & Environs
E Wendisches Museum Luckau, 18 km (11 miles) west
Mühlenstraße 12. Tel (0355) 79 49 30. of Lübben, has a lovely town
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 1–5pm Sat square, surrounded by attractive The early-Gothic, former Cistercian Kloster
The Baroque Schloß Branitz in Cottbus & Sun and bank holidays. Baroque houses with stucco Zinna, near Jüterbog
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enchanting town square is
surrounded by impressive
Baroque buildings. The house
at No. 24 is the quaint Löwen-
apotheke (lion’s pharmacy),
which now houses a small
pharmaceutical museum,
the Brandenburgisches
Apothekenmuseum, with
displays of historical interiors.
Nearby, the Gothic Ober kirche
St Nikolai features an unusual Boats and canoes in the Spreewald, near Lübben
original late-Gothic mesh
vaulting. Another interesting E Brandenburgisches façades, and the ornamented,
Gothic structure, the Wenden­ Apothekenmuseum 14th-century Gothic Nikolaikirche.
kirche (Sorbian church), is a Altmark 24. Tel (0355) 239 97. Open
former Franciscan church, from visits possible with guide 11am–2pm
the 14th–15th centuries. Tue–Fri; 2pm & 3pm Sat & Sun. & w Jüterbog
Other attractions include the
remains of the medieval city Road map E3. * 13,000. £ @
n Mönchenkirchplatz 4
walls with three preserved q Spreewald (03372-46 31 13).
towers. Perhaps the most Road map F3. £ Lübben.
attractive building in Cottbus is n Raddusch, Lindenstraße 1 Jüterbog is a small, picturesque
the Staats theater (state theatre) (035433-722 99), Lübbenau, Ehm- town featuring many Gothic
designed in Jugendstil (Art Welk-Straße 15 (03542-36 68). £ _ structures including some well-
Nouveau style) by Bernhard Spreewaldfest in Lübbenau (Jul); preserved sections of three city
Sehring and built in 1908. Lübben (Sep). ∑ spreewald.de walls with gates and towers,
The Wendisches Museum is dating back to the 15th century.
devoted to the culture of the Designated as one of the World It also boasts a beautiful town
Sorbs which is experiencing a Biosphere Reserves, this marshy hall with arcades and three
revival (see p185). region, criss-crossed by churches. Nikolaikirche (church
Schloß Branitz is a late- hundreds of small rivers and of St Nicholas), the largest of
Baroque palace, originally built canals, attracts large numbers them, is a magnificent hall
in the 18th century, at the of tourists each year. An all-day church, with a twin-tower
southeastern edge of town. It trip by Kahn (boat) or canoe, façade, built in several stages.
became the residence of Prince which is best started in Lübben The so-called New Sacristy
Hermann von Pückler-Muskau or Lübbenau, can prove to be features a set of medieval wall
in 1845, who had its interior an unforgettable experience. paintings, while the naves
redesigned by Gottfried The splendour of nature, contain many Gothic furnishings.
Semper. Today, the palace numerous water birds and the
houses the Fürst­Pückler­ endless chain of small Environs
Museum, which exhibits restaurants which serve meals Five km (3 miles) to the north of
paintings by Karl Blechen, a straight from the jetty, ensure Jüterbog stands Kloster Zinna,
local artist from Cottbus. The an exciting day for the visitor. a former Cistercian Abbey with
star attraction of the palace Do not miss the local speciality, an early-Gothic stone church. It
is its Park, which was designed pickled gherkins. features 16th-century stained-
by Prince Pückler-Muskau Lübben has an original Gothic glass windows depicting the
himself. This vast landscaped church and a Baroque palace, saints Bernhard and Benedikt.
garden includes a lake with rebuilt in the 19th century.
an island on which stands a Lübbenau features a small
grass-covered mock-Egyptian Baroque church and the Neo-
earth pyramid containing the Classical house of the von Lynar
tomb of the extravagant and family. In Lehde the small open-
eccentric Prince. air museum and the private
collection of the Bauernhaus­
E Schloß Branitz and Fürst­ und Gurken museum – the only
Pückler­Museum gherkin museum in Germany –
Kastanienalle 11. Tel (0355) 751 50. are highly recommended.
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm daily;
Nov–Mar: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. & Environs
E Wendisches Museum Luckau, 18 km (11 miles) west
Mühlenstraße 12. Tel (0355) 79 49 30. of Lübben, has a lovely town
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, 1–5pm Sat square, surrounded by attractive The early-Gothic, former Cistercian Kloster
& Sun and bank holidays. Baroque houses with stucco Zinna, near Jüterbog




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SAXONY-ANHALT


The scenic Harz mountains, a popular recreation area with
fascinating rock formations and pleasant walks, are the
best known attraction of Saxony-Anhalt. Yet this state also
boasts a number of interesting towns, such as Lutherstadt
Wittenberg and Magdeburg, steeped in history and
blessed with magnificent historic remains, which range
from Romanesque churches and abbeys to medieval castles.
This province consists of the areas of theses in 1517, thus launching the
the former Duchy of Anhalt and the Reformation, and Dessau, the former
Prussian province of Saxony, that part capital of the Duchy of Anhalt and
of the Kingdom of Saxony which from 1925 to 1932 the seat of the
was incorporated into Prussia after Bauhaus Art School. The southern
the Congress of Vienna (1815) as part of the province, with its interesting
punishment for supporting Napoleon. and varied landscape, features
The landscape in this region is highly one of the land’s most impressive
varied. Its northern part, the Altmark, is historic buildings – the gigantic
a largely flat area of farmland and heath. Naumburg Cathedral.
The gentle hills of the Harz Mountains in After World War II Saxony-Anhalt
the southwest, although not especially was occupied by the Soviets, and in
high (their highest peak, the Brocken, 1949 it was incorporated into the
rises to only 1142 m/3747 ft), are GDR. It underwent major industrial
picturesque and fairly well provided development, mainly due to lignite
with tourist facilities. The eastern, flat mining. The state of Saxony-Anhalt
part of the region is more industrialized. was first created in 1947, only to be
It also includes two very important abolished five years later. It was finally
towns: the small town of Wittenberg, re-established as a federal state in
where Martin Luther proclaimed his 1990, with Magdeburg as its capital.

























Timber-frame houses in Quedlinburg
Interior of the Schloßkirche in Lutherstadt Wittenberg



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EASTERN GERM AN Y  147

SAXONY-ANHALT


The scenic Harz mountains, a popular recreation area with
fascinating rock formations and pleasant walks, are the
best known attraction of Saxony-Anhalt. Yet this state also
boasts a number of interesting towns, such as Lutherstadt
Wittenberg and Magdeburg, steeped in history and
blessed with magnificent historic remains, which range
from Romanesque churches and abbeys to medieval castles.
This province consists of the areas of theses in 1517, thus launching the
the former Duchy of Anhalt and the Reformation, and Dessau, the former
Prussian province of Saxony, that part capital of the Duchy of Anhalt and
of the Kingdom of Saxony which from 1925 to 1932 the seat of the
was incorporated into Prussia after Bauhaus Art School. The southern
the Congress of Vienna (1815) as part of the province, with its interesting
punishment for supporting Napoleon. and varied landscape, features
The landscape in this region is highly one of the land’s most impressive
varied. Its northern part, the Altmark, is historic buildings – the gigantic
a largely flat area of farmland and heath. Naumburg Cathedral.
The gentle hills of the Harz Mountains in After World War II Saxony-Anhalt
the southwest, although not especially was occupied by the Soviets, and in
high (their highest peak, the Brocken, 1949 it was incorporated into the
rises to only 1142 m/3747 ft), are GDR. It underwent major industrial
picturesque and fairly well provided development, mainly due to lignite
with tourist facilities. The eastern, flat mining. The state of Saxony-Anhalt
part of the region is more industrialized. was first created in 1947, only to be
It also includes two very important abolished five years later. It was finally
towns: the small town of Wittenberg, re-established as a federal state in
where Martin Luther proclaimed his 1990, with Magdeburg as its capital.

























Timber-frame houses in Quedlinburg
Interior of the Schloßkirche in Lutherstadt Wittenberg



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Exploring Saxony–Anhalt PritzwalkPritzwalk

Touring Saxony-Anhalt can be an SeehausenSeehausen
unforgettable experience, especially for SalzwedelSalzwedel
admirers of Romanesque art, as this region HAVELBERGHAVELBERG
abounds in churches and abbeys of that Milde
Milde
Jeetze
period. A visit to Wörlitz provides the Jeetze
opportunity to see one of Germany’s most
beautiful landscaped gardens. Nature lovers, KakerbeckKakerbeck Bismark Bismark Elbe Elbe
hill-walkers and, in the winter, cross-country KlötzeKlötze (Altmark)(Altmark)
skiers should include a few days in the STENDALSTENDAL
romantic Harz Mountains in their schedule. An
added attraction here is a ride on the narrow- GardelegenGardelegen TANGERMÜNDETANGERMÜNDE
gauge railway drawn by a steam engine which, Colbitz-Colbitz- JerichowJerichow Listening to a summer water concert, in Wörlitz Park
today as in years gone by, still links some of the LetzingerLetzinger
most interesting places of the region.
HeideHeide
GenthinGenthin Getting Around
The A2 motorway from Hanover to Berlin runs through
Ohre
Ohre
HaldenslebenHaldensleben Magdeburg to the northern part of the region. Another
WolmirstedtWolmirstedt BurgBurg motorway, the A9 which links Berlin and Munich, provides easy
HanoverHanover PotsdamPotsdam access to Dessau and Halle, which is also served by the recently
constructed A14 motorway from Leipzig to Magdeburg. Other
major and minor roads, well signposted, provide access to smaller
towns and villages. Larger towns are easily accessed by rail or
MAGDEBURGMAGDEBURG local bus services. In the Harz Mountains the narrow-gauge train
Aller
Aller
SACHSEN- ANHAL TSACHSEN- ANHAL T is an alternative form of transport.
OscherslebenOschersleben
HuysburgHuysburg SchönebeckSchönebeck
Oker
Oker
OsterwieckOsterwieck
Saale
Saale ZerbstZerbst
HALBERSTADTHALBERSTADT Bode Rosslau CoswigCoswig
Rosslau
WERNIGERODEWERNIGERODE LUTHERSTADT LUTHERSTADT
Bode
StassfurtStassfurt WITTENBERGWITTENBERG
PARKPARK
BrockenBrocken BlankenburgBlankenburg QUEDLINBURGQUEDLINBURG BERNBURGBERNBURG DESSAUDESSAU WÖRLITZ WÖRLITZ
1142m1142m
OranienbaumOranienbaum
ElbingerodeElbingerode THE HARZ AscherslebenAschersleben KöthenKöthen Mulde Schwarze Elster
THE HARZ
Schwarze Elster
MOUNTAIN TRAIL
Mulde
Interior of the Gothic cathedral in Havelberg MOUNTAIN TRAIL Fuhne WolfenWolfen Elbe
Elbe
Fuhne
HettstedtHettstedt
HarzgerodeHarzgerode Saale
Saale
BitterfeldBitterfeld
Sights at a Glance
1 Halberstadt
EislebenEisleben
2 Wernigerode
Sangerhausen 4 Quedlinburg
Sangerhausen
Helme
Helme HALLEHALLE
GöttingenGöttingen LeipzigLeipzig 5 Bernburg
6 Halle
QUERFURTQUERFURT 7 Merseburg
MERSEBURGMERSEBURG 8 Querfurt
Key 9 Naumburg pp154–5
Unstrut
0 Magdeburg p156
Unstrut
NebraNebra Motorway q Stendal
Weissenfels Major road w Havelberg
Weissenfels
Minor road e Tangermünde
NAUMBURGNAUMBURG Under construction r Dessau
Scenic route t Lutherstadt Wittenberg pp158–9
Main railway y Wörlitz Park pp160–61
ZeitzZeitz
Minor railway
Tours
0 kilometres 15 Regional border
GeraGera 3 The Harz Mountain Trail
Zoo-Park in Dessau 0 miles 15 Summit
For additional map symbols see back flap For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp493–4 and pp513–14
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Date 5th December 2012
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