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monumental
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Juustiizgeebäude L
ude Liittenstrasse, a 1912 courthouse with a grand art nou-
veau foyer - feel free to pop in and take a look.
On your left, the Gothic
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Franzisk
r Klosterrkiircche (Franciscan Monastery
Church) was once a prestigious school for such luminaries as Schinkel and Bismarck
and is now used for outdoor art exhibits and concerts. Follow Littenstrasse north, turn
left on Grunerstrasse and left again on Klosterstrasse. The big building on your right is
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Alt
iskaner Klo
dthauus (Old City Hall), whose distinctive 87m-high domed tower is
crowned by the goddess Fortuna. Keep going on Klosterstrasse to the 17th-century
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Paroch
Altes St
s Stadth
ialkiircche, which manages to be at once graceful and monumental. Designed
by the same architect as Schloss Charlottenburg, it was burnt out in WWII and,
though restored, deliberately still reveals the scars of war.
Turn right on Stralauer Strasse, which leads to
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Molk
ochialk
Molkenmarrkt, Berlin's oldest
square and one-time thriving marketplace. The ornate building at No 2 is the historic
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Alt
e Münze, the old mint turned event location. Reichsmark, GDR Mark, Deutsche
Mark and even euro coins were all minted here until 2006. Note the decorative frieze
depicting the evolution of metallurgy and coin minting.
Across the street, the
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Nik
Alte Mün
olaiiviierteel may look medieval, but don't be fooled: it's a
product of the 1980s, built by the East German government to celebrate Berlin's
750th birthday. The 1230 Nikolaikirche and a handful of small museums are worth a
gander.
Nikola
EATING
With its abundant fast-food outlets, Alexanderplatz itself is not exactly a food-
ie haven, although there is a respectable self-service cafeteria in the Galeria
Kaufhof. Otherwise, try the food court in the Alexa mall, the traditional Ger-
man restaurants in the Nikolaiviertel or head straight to the Scheunenviertel
for better options.
