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Kurfürstendamm
After years of decline, the Kurfürstendamm, or Ku'damm for short, has once
again become a fashionable hot spot. Breathtaking architecture, elegant
boutiques and a lively scene with street artists around Breitscheidplatz have
made this shopping boulevard Berlin's most attractive and - at 3.8 km
(2.5 miles) - also its longest avenue for strolling.
Top 10 Sights
1 Breitscheidplatz
2 Kaiser-Wilhelm-
Gedächtnis-Kirche
3 Europa-Center
4 Neues Kranzler-Eck
5 Fasanenstraße
6 Ku'damm-Eck
7 Lehniner Platz
8 The Story of Berlin
9 Galerie Brusberg
0 Iduna-Haus
Corner of Kurfürstendamm
and Joachimsthaler Straße
Only a few cafés in
the Ku'damm have
survived: the most
charming is Café
Wintergarten in the
Literaturhaus at the
southern end of
Fasanenstraße.
Breitscheidplatz
Here, in the heart of the
city, artists, Berliners and
visitors swarm around J
Schmettan's globe fountain,
known by locals as “Wasser-
klops” (water meatball).
It is best to avoid
Ku'damm on Satur-
day mornings when
the boulevard is
teeming with locals
and tourists out on
shopping trips.
Map B/C5, P3/4
Tourist information
• Europa-Center,
Budapester Str. 45
• 8:30am-7pm Mon-
Sat, 10am-6:30pm Sun
• (030) 25 00 25
• Story of Berlin, Kur-
fürstendamm 207-8
• 10am-8pm daily
(030) 88 72 01 00
• www.story-of-berlin.de
Kaiser-Wilhelm-
Gedächtnis-Kirche
One of Berlin's most haunting symbols, the tower of
the original church - destroyed during World War II -
stands in the centre of Breitscheidplatz, serving as both
memorial and reminder of the terrors of war (see p26).
• Europa-Center,
Tauentzienstr. 9
• 24 hours
(shops: 10am-8pm)
• (030) 348 00 88
www.24EC.de
Europa-Center
The oldest shopping
centre in West Berlin,
originally opened in 1962,
is still worth a visit.
You will find shops and
restaurants as well as
the tourist information
centre here (see p163) .
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Ku'damm: www.kurfuerstendamm.de
 
 
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