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a good impression of the “old”
Prenzlauer Berg - especially the
buildings between Senefeld-
erplatz and Danziger Straße.
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Prenzlauer Berg
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Map H1/2
Prater
The Prater is one of the few
remaining entertainment
complexes that were once
common in Germany's big cities.
It was built in 1837 just outside
the original city gates, and was
first jokingly called “Prater” by
Berliners after its world-famous
counterpart in Vienna. A concert
hall was added in 1857 and by
the turn of the century it had
become so popular that the
nickname stuck. Today, you can
enjoy beer and food at the
restaurant of the same name
(see p143)
.
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Kastanienallee 7-9
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Map G2
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6pm-midnight Mon-Sat,
10am-midnight Sun
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(030) 448 56 68
Kollwitz monument in Kollwitzplatz
Kollwitzplatz
Once a quiet square, Koll-
witzplatz is today the noisy and
turbulent heart of the district. All
around the green square, locals
congregate in numerous cafés,
pubs, bars and restaurants; in
summer especially, the fun carries
on till late at night. From the
appearance of the lavishly
restored façades it is hard to tell
that Kollwitzplatz was once one
of Berlin's poorest areas. The
impoverished past of the district
and its 19th-century tenement
blocks is today only recalled by
the name of the square. The artist
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)
(see
p51)
once lived and worked at
Kollwitzplatz 25 and spent much
of her life in the district, where
she portrayed and attacked the
poverty of the local workers
in her sculptures, drawings
and sketches.
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Prenzlauer
Berg
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Map H2
Kulturbrauerei
The giant building originally
housed Berlin's Schultheiss
brewery, one of the few remain-
ing breweries that once made
Prenzlauer Berg famous. The
complex of buildings, parts
of which are more than 150
years old, was designed by
Franz Schwechten. It was
completely restored in
1997-9, and has become
a lively and popular
meeting point for
locals. Restaurants,
cafés, pubs, a cinema,
small shops and even a
theatre have sprung up
within the complex of
red and yellow brick
buildings and now line
its numerous interior
courtyards.
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Schönhauser
Allee 36-39 (entrance:
Knaackstr. 97)
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Map H1
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(030) 44 31 50
Schönhauser Allee
Schönhauser Allee,
3 km (2 miles) long, is
the main artery of the
district. In the centre of
the dual carriageway is
the high-level viaduct of
U-Bahn line U 2, painted
green. Schönhauser
Allee, which runs north-
east from Rosa-Luxem-
burg-Platz to the edge of
town, is lined with shops
and a few pubs. Many
buildings have not yet
been restored and give
Kulturbrauerei tower
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