Denkmal
Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park
Berlin, April 1945: the Battle of Berlin is underway. By its end in May, 80,000 Red Army soldiers will have fallen. Four years later, this park becomes East Germany’s central place of remembrance for the war.
Warum der Umweg sich lohnt
A vast war memorial and military cemetery commemorating 7,000 of the 80,000 Red Army soldiers who died in the Battle of Berlin.
Was sonst in der Nähe liegt
Die nächstgelegenen Orte, über die wir geschrieben haben, mit Luftlinie von hier.
1.9 km
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Sometime before 2010, bass is already shaking this plain building beside Ostkreuz. The club has not officially opened; the illegal rave inside has simply beaten it to the punch.
2.6 km
East Side Gallery
Spring 1990: brushes meet concrete. After decades as part of a border system, this stretch of Wall is becoming a kilometre-long public argument about freedom.
5.6 km
Alexanderplatz
A traveler stops over a map; commuters stream around them. Look up and the nearby TV Tower gives away exactly where you are: Alexanderplatz, Berlin’s square that behaves more like a launch pad.
5.8 km
St. Mary’s Church
Berlin, 1243: an accusation of stolen wafers leads to the burning of Jewish people. It is the first known story attached to this church site—and its darkest.
6.0 km
Friedrichswerder Church
Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Berlin’s Neoclassical star, switches architectural languages and gives the city its first Neo-Gothic church. Nearly two centuries later, construction next door forces the whole place to close.
6.2 km
Gendarmenmarkt
Friedrich Schiller holds the centre while two churches and a concert hall face him across the square. The scene looks composed and complete; during the Second World War, most of it was badly damaged or destroyed.
Mit den Geschichten ablaufen
Diese Adresse ist eine Station von vielen. Unsere Routen und Quests verbinden sie zu einem Weg, der vor Ort aufgeht.