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The main street of former East Berlin. It is a big avenue, featuring neoclassical East German buildings, fountains and lakes.
Karl-Marx-Allee is a prominent boulevard in the Berlin districts of Friedrichshain and Mitte, constructed and expanded by the former East Germany between 1949 and 1960 as a showcase of socialist urbanism and architectural grandeur. Originally named Stalinallee from 1949 to 1961, the boulevard formed the centrepiece of the German Democratic Republic's (GDR) postwar reconstruction efforts. It was conceived as a model of dignified workers' housing and civic life, designed by leading architects including Hermann Henselmann, Egon Hartmann, Hans Hopp, Kurt W. Leucht, Richard Paulick and Josef Souradny. The ensemble featured spacious residences, cultural institutions such as the Kino International, as well as restaurants, cafés, and a tourist hotel. These developments were emblematic of East Germany's ideological ambition to "elevate the proletariat" through state-led urban planning.
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Exhibition of digital interactive entertainment culture. You can actually play almost all of the exhibits making it a more "hands on" museum than most.
Fountain of fairy tales
In 1893 the authorities of Berlin issued the artistic entrance to the National Park Friedrichshain. The fountain of fairy tales was commissioned by the National Park and later designed by Ludwig Hoffmann.
known as "Mercedes Benz Arena" from 2015-2024, and "O2 world" before then
A modern indoor sports and concert venue, it is among other things the permanent home of Alba Berlin, Berlin's premier Basketball team and Eisbären Berlin, the professional Ice Hockey club of Berlin.
Café with over 1200 high-quality board, card, and dice games, both European and American, available to play. Many have rules in English. Perfect for a rainy day. Food and drinks for sale.
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The heart of Friedrichshain and its nightlife with numerous cafés, bars and restaurants along its entire extent and also in the side streets.
Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk
The RAW Gelände is one of Berlin's best known and wildest culture and party areas. It is on the old railway repair premises of the former (East) German State Railway (Reichsbahn) and includes several clubs (Lokschuppen Berlin, Cassiopeia, Haubentaucher, Der weiße Hase), concert venues (e.g. Astra Kulturhaus), Bars (e.g. Badehaus), the outdoor climbing park Kegel at a former cone-shaped WWII high-rise bunker, the indoor skate park Skatehalle Berlin, art galleries (RAW Art, Urban Spree), flea markets at the weekend and the open-air cinema Inselkino.