Mitte

Wofür bekannt

Von Alexanderplatz und dem Nikolaiviertel führt der Weg über die Museumsinsel und Unter den Linden zum Brandenburger Tor und zum Reichstag.

Warum hingehen

Am ersten Morgen, bevor die Museen voll sind.

Wo übernachten

Hier schläft, wer morgens zu Fuß an der Insel sein will. Wer Ruhe sucht, lässt den Koffer in Prenzlauer Berg.

Orte

• Alexanderplatz — Berlin’s vast central square and transport hub, surrounded by major sights including the TV Tower, the Red City Hall and the Nikolai Quarter.
• Altes Museum — Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s major Neoclassical museum on Berlin’s Museum Island, now home to the Antikensammlung and part of the Münzkabinett.
• Gendarmenmarkt — A grand Berlin square framed by the Konzerthaus and the French and German Churches, with Friedrich Schiller holding the centre.
• Alte Nationalgalerie — A 19th-century art museum on Berlin’s Museum Island, housed in a grand blend of Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival architecture.
• Berlin State Opera — Frederick the Great’s royal opera house survived wartime destruction and was rebuilt in East Berlin. Its monumental, freestanding design helped redefine what a city theater could look like.
• Friedrichstadt-Palast — A major revue theatre in Berlin-Mitte, also known as Palast Berlin. The current venue is distinct from the demolished theatre that previously carried the name.
• German Historical Museum — Berlin’s major museum devoted to German history, housed in the 17th-century Zeughaus with an attached exhibition hall by I. M. Pei.
• New Synagogue Berlin — Berlin’s New Synagogue is known for its Moorish architecture, inspired by the Alhambra, and for its survival through Kristallnacht and the Second World War. What appears complete from the street is actually a reconstruction of the original frontage, dome and towers.
• Academy of Arts, Berlin — Berlin’s state arts institution traces its predecessor to 1696. The present Academy was created by reuniting the formerly separate East and West Berlin academies.
• Bebelplatz — A central Berlin square framed by the State Opera, historic palaces, the Alte Bibliothek and St. Hedwig’s Cathedral. Its older name, Opernplatz, still lingers in local speech.
• Friedrichswerder Church — Berlin’s first Neo-Gothic church, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel—an architect better known for Neoclassicism. Today it displays nineteenth-century German sculpture and an exhibition devoted to Schinkel.
• Pergamon Museum — A monumental Museum Island institution best known for collections that included the Pergamon Altar, ancient Near Eastern art, and Islamic art. The entire museum is currently closed for a renovation expected to stretch well into the 2030s.
• St. Mary’s Church — One of central Berlin’s old churches, shaped by the Reformation and extensive later restoration. Its earliest recorded story is also tied to a deadly medieval antisemitic accusation.

Wo es gibt

• FREA Bakery — Веганская пекарня с залом на Gartenstraße 9, в Митте. С утра до вечера сидят за кофе и выпечкой, это не окно у метро. Один адрес.
• Sant Buena — Кафе на Torstraße 153, в Митте у границы с Пренцлауэр-Бергом. С утра кофе и завтрак, по понедельникам закрыто. Один зал на этой улице.