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Erinnert an das Grauen: Mahnmal für ermordete Juden (14) von Peter Eisenman • Reminiscent of the horror Erst Mies van der Rohe, dann Chipperfield: Neue Nationalgalerie (16) • First Mies van der Rohe, then Chipperfield

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Einzelne Betonstele im Tiergarten: Mahnmal für verfolgte Homosexuelle (15) • Single concrete stele in the Tiergarten Eggs Benedict und vegane Burritos: Café Frühstück 3000 (17) • Eggs Benedict and vegan burritos

W hat do you need for a weekend in Berlin besides comfortable shoes and stamina? Rohe before his emigration in 1938. Less grand than the Tugendhat House, the flat brick
building’s simplicity is quintessential Mies. Now known as the Mies van der Rohe
The courage to miss some sights! The city is simply too vast to get it in two days.
We suggest to venture to the east and then to the west, casually skipping key landmarks House (6), it serves as an exhibition space for contemporary art.
like the TV Tower, Humboldt Forum, Philharmonic Hall, Reichstag, Berghain, or KuDamm. r 16:00 – We leap into the 1950s, arriving on Karl-Marx-Allee (7), the grand boulevard
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Instead, we’ll zigzag through the city’s eventful history from the 19 to the 21 century. of the young GDR built on the war’s ruins. From Strausberger Platz to Frankfurter
Tor (8), nearly two kilometres of “workers’ palaces” stretch out, with richly decorated
Saturday: From the island of high culture to a Soviet colossal statue façades of natural stone and ceramics. The architectural style, with its antique-like
elements, is considered a quaint mix of Stalinist socialist classicism and the Prussian
r 10:00 – We start at the Château Royal Hotel (1), furnished with contemporary art Schinkel School. Incidentally, before and after the “wedding cake” phase, the built style
by Irina Kromayer and Etienne Descloux, ideally located on a side street off the Unter was consistently modernist. So when walking along this axis, ideologies joyfully collide.
den Linden boulevard. First, we head east toward Museum Island (2). With the Altes Right in the middle: the Architektur Galerie Berlin (9), always worth a visit thanks
Museum, Neues Museum (3), Bode Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie, you could to its international exhibition programme. We make a detour to the imposing Soviet
spend the whole weekend exploring Greek antiquity and Prussian classicism. Unfor- War Memorial (10) in Treptower Park, built in 1949. The pathos-laden site consists of
tunately, the Pergamon Museum is closed for renovation. A must-see for architecture a colossal statue about 30 metres high and a cemetery for Soviet soldiers. Until the fall
fans: James Simon Gallery (4) (2019) by David Chipperfield Architects, the entrance of the Berlin Wall, it was the venue for mass events. Today, it makes headlines around
building of Museum Island with its own exhibition spaces. May 8th when Putin-friendly Russians gather to commemorate.
r 12:00 – After a morning of high culture, we walk northeast to Kollwitzplatz in the r 18:00 – From here, it’s a short walk through Treptower Park and Plänterwald to the
Prenzlauer Berg district. On Saturdays, the well-heeled bohemians gather at Koll- Eierhäuschen by the Spree. The historical excursion restaurant has been revived, with
witzmarkt (5) to shop and toast with oysters, champagne and currywurst. After the the beer garden Zum Anleger (11) and the restaurant Ei-12437-B (12). Though not cen-
market bustle, a quiet spot awaits in Lichtenberg. Hidden away on the Obersee is a trally located, the ambiance and quality of the food make it well worth the trip. The
jewel of modernism, Landhaus Lemke (1932), the last residence built by Mies van der best place for a nightcap is the bar at Château Royal with an entertaining mix of guests.

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