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reservoir, but shut down in 1914.
The engine house in the tower
was used as an unofficial prison
by the SA in 1933-45 - a period
recalled by a commemorative
plaque. The tower stands on
Windmühlenberg (windmill hill),
where some of the windmills
that had made Prenzlauer Berg
famous in the 19th century once
stood. Today the round brick
building has been converted into
trendy apartments.
A Day in
Prenzlauer Berg
Morning
Set off from U-Bahn
station Senefelderplatz -
one of the lively spots in
Prenzlauer Berg. From
here, explore the old
tenement blocks and
backyards. Now continue
in a westerly direction
along Fehrbelliner Straße
to
Zionskirchplatz
with its
eponymous church. There
are numerous cafés on the
square, such as
Commode
,
where you could stop for a
capuccino. Continue along
Zionskirchstraße, then turn
left into Kastanienallee.
This is one of the most
colourful streets in the
quarter. At the end of the
street you could pop into
Prater
(see p143)
; now
turn right into Oderberger
Straße, one of the best
preserved streets of the
district. Continue along
Srzedzkistraße in an
easterly direction until you
reach
Husemannstraße
.
Have a good look around
the Old Berlin streets,
you may find something
interesting to buy.
Synagoge Rykestraße
The synagogue, built in 1904,
is one of the few Jewish places of
worship to have survived “Reichs-
kristallnacht” on 9 November
1938, the violent destruction of
Jewish shop premises by the
Nazis. The historic interior of the
synagogue was built from red
bricks in the shape of a basilica.
Today it is part of an apartment
block.
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Rykestr. 53
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prior arrangement
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Gethsemanekirche
Outside this red-brick
church, dating back to 1891-3,
East German secret police beat
up peaceful protesters. It was
the starting point for the collapse
of the East German regime.
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Stargarder Str. 77
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Afternoon
You could have lunch
at one of the many
restaurants in
Kollwitz-
platz
(see p139)
:
Gugel-
hof
and
Zander
are both
worth recommending
(for
both see p143)
. Continue
along Knaackstraße to the
small
Synagoge Ryke-
straße
. From here it is
only a few paces to the
Wasserturm
in Knaack-
straße. Give your feet a
rest on the small green
space around the tower,
before continuing along
Belforter and Kollwitz-
straße to Schönhauser
Allee. You will find perfect
tranquillity there in the
Jewish Cemetery
.
Entrance to Gethsemanekirche
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