Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
Heckmann-Höfe
Centre
Sophienhöfe
Right
The alternative Kunstwerke gallery
Old Courtyards
Sophie-Gips-Höfe
Famous for the Hoffman art
collection, which is based here,
this former sewing machine fac-
tory is a popular meeting place
for locals
.
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Sophienstr. 21-22
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Map G3
Schulhof
Time seems to have stood
still around 1900 in this court-
yard, today part of the district's
Kulturamt (cultural office).
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Auguststr. 21
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Map G2
Hof Joachimstraße
The extensive courtyard of
the former Postfuhramt permits
a glimpse of the original façade
of the building.
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Joachimstr. 11
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Map G2
Sophienhöfe
The 19th-century red-brick
artisans' workshops have been
transformed into artists' studios.
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Sophienstr. 17-18
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Map G3
Heckmann-Höfe
These lavishly restored
yards, the most elegant in Berlin,
attract visitors today with a
restaurant and fashionable
clothes shops.
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Between Rosen-
thaler and Tucholskystr. 34
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Map J4
Auguststraße 83
A café and an art gallery are
now based in the yard of a for-
mer sewing machine factory.
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Auguststr. 83/Linienstr. 147
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Map G2
Kunsthof
A courtyard full of nooks
and crannies, which is today
occupied by a number of work-
shops, offices and cafés. Take
a look at the richly ornamented
staircases.
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Oranienburger Str. 27
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Map J4/5
Kunstwerke
Large-scale installations by
the resident artists are regularly
on display at the alternative
gallery space - a recent example
was an entire artificial reed gar-
den. The courtyard also has a
café in the conservatory.
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Auguststr. 69
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Map G2
Sophienstr. 22 and 22a
Two small inner courtyards,
partially planted, are surrounded
by yellow and red brick walls.
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Sophienstr. 22-22a
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Map G3
Rosenthaler Straße 37
This narrow unrestored alley-
way and courtyard gives a good
impression of how the entire
area once looked. Just enter via
the archway - you will be able to
stroll around and drink a beer at
the tables on the left. Until 1933,
a Jewish school for the blind was
based in these buildings.
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Rosenthaler Str. 37
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Map G2
Rosenthaler
Platz
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Oranienburger
To r
Weinmeister-
str.
u
u
Oranienburger
Str.
s
Hackescher
Markt
s
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