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Getting buried here cost a noble 80 thalers and an 'old person' 50 thalers. There's an or-
gan concert on Fridays at 5pm (€3/2). Head up to the gallery for close-ups of the organ, a
sweeping view of the interior and a chance to listen to recorded church hymns.
MUSEUM
EPHRAIM-PALAIS
€5/3; 10am-6pm Tue & Thu-Sun, noon-8pm Wed; Klosterstrasse)
Once the home of Veitel Heine Ephraim - court jeweller and coin minter to Frederick the
Great - this pretty, pint-size 1766 town palace hosts exhibits focusing on aspects of Berlin's
artistic and cultural legacy.
The original building was levelled in 1935 during the construction of the Mühlendamm
bridge. Only the curved rococo facade with its gilded ironwork balconies and sculptural or-
namentation was saved and stored in what later became West Berlin. In 1984, it was re-
turned to East Berlin and incorporated in the Palais' reconstruction. Inside, architectural
highlights include the oval staircase and the Schlüterdecke, an ornate ceiling on the 1st
floor.
MUSEUM
KNOBLAUCHHAUS
ted; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun; Klosterstrasse)
This private rococo home features a series of painstakingly restored period rooms that im-
part a sense of how the well-to-do lived, dressed and spent their days during the Biedermei-
er.
The structure once belonged to the prominent Knoblauch family, which included politi-
cians, architects and patrons of the arts who enjoyed tea and talk with Schinkel, Schadow
and other luminaries of the day.
MUSEUM
ZILLE MUSEUM
concession €6/5; 11am-7pm Apr-Oct, to 6pm Nov-Mar; Klosterstrasse)
Like no other artist of his time, Heinrich Zille (1859-1929) managed to capture the hard-
ships of working-class life in the Industrial Age with empathy and humour. This small
private museum in the Nikolaiviertel preserves his legacy with a selection of drawings, pho-
tographs and graphic art. There's also an interesting video on his life (in German only).
Afterwards, you can channel Zille's ghost over a beer at the nearby
Zum Nussbaum
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