Travel Reference
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The “Tränenpalast”
Centre
At the Mohrenkolonnaden
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Admiralspalast
Best of the Rest
Tränenpalast
The Palace of Tears witnessed
much heartbreak, when Western
visitors parted from family or
friends in the East after a visit.
Today, the former checkpoint at
S-Bahn station Friedrichstraße is
a concert hall.
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Friedrichstr./Reichs-
tagsufer 17
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Map J4
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(030) 20 61 00 11
Berlin's most famous stations.
In 1961-89, it was the principal
crossing point between East and
West.
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Friedrichstr.
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Map J4
Admiralspalast
The old Admirals' Palace is
the only remaining theatre in
Berlin's erstwhile entertainment
district. Today it is the home of the
Metropoltheater (currently closed).
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Friedrichstr. 101-102
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Map J4
Russian Embassy
This giant building, typical of
Stalinist “wedding cake” style,
was erected in 1948-53 on the
site of the old Tsarist embassy.
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Unter den Linden 63-65
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Map K3
Palais am Festungsgraben
The Baroque palace of 1753
has maintained its original ele-
gant interior.
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Am Festungsgraben 1
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Map K5
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(030) 208 40 00
WMF-Haus
The former headquarters of
the porcelain and cutlery manu-
facturer WMF has remarkable
façades, decorated with beautiful
mosaics.
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Leipziger Str., corner
Mauerstr.
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Map L3
Komische Oper
One of Germany's most
magnificent opera houses, dating
from 1892, is concealed behind a
modern façade. All performances
are in German.
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Behrenstr. 55-57
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Map K3
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(030) 47 99 74 00
Alte Kommandantur
An impressive classicist
building designed by Schinkel
and rebuilt in 2004 to house the
Berlin offices of Bertelsmann.
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Unter den Linden 1
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Map K5
Mohrenkolonnaden
The Neo-Classical arcades,
designed in 1787 by Carl G.
Langhans, originally adorned a
bridge across the city moat.
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Mohrenstr. 37b u. 40-41
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Map L4
Maxim-Gorki-Theater
The renowned theatre was
once Berlin's Singakademie, or
singing school. Paganini and
Liszt, among others, performed
here.
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Am Festungsgraben 2
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(030)
20 22 11 29
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Map K5
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Friedrichstr.
Unter den
Linden
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Französische
Str.
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Hausvogtei-
platz
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Stadtmitte
S-Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
Remodelled several times,
this has always been one of
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