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j Checkpoint profoundly complicated palace at Wilhelm-
Charlie philosophical programme. straße 102, became
The museum’s architecture the HQ of Reinhard
Friedrichstraße 43–45. Map 4 C4. itself is intended to convey Heydrich and the
Tel (030) 253 72 50.  Kochstraße. something of the tragic history Third Reich’s security
@ M29. Haus am Checkpoint Charlie: of the millions of Jews who service. Prinz-
Open 9am–10pm daily. & perished in the Holocaust. Albrecht-Straße 8
The interior arrangement housed the head
The name of this notorious is dominated by a gigantic of the Gestapo,
border crossing between the empty crack, which cuts a Heinrich Müller,
American and Soviet sectors swathe through the building. while the Hotel Prinz
comes from the word that Several corridors lead to a Alb recht at No. 9 The stark exterior of the Topographie des Terrors
signifies the letter C in the windowless Holocaust tower. became HQ of the
international phonetic alphabet: The collection focuses on Schutzstaffel or SS. the museum’s exhibits, such as
Riverside buildings of the Nikolaiviertel Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. Jewish history and art, with After World War II, the bomb- locomotives, water towers and
Between 1961 and 1990, an emphasis on portraying damaged buildings were pulled ships, to be displayed full-size
g Nikolaiviertel h Märkisches Checkpoint Charlie was the only stories through related down and, in 1987, a temporary and in their original condition.
Museum crossing for foreigners between objects. The thousands of hall was built to house an Of particular interest in the
Map 5 E2.  &  Alexanderplatz. East and West Berlin. It came works of art and historical exhibition on the history of the collection are the dozens of
 Klosterstraße. @ 100, 147, 200, Am Köllnischen Park 5. Map 5 F2. exhibits include artifacts that
248, M48. to represent a symbol of both site. Today the museum houses locomotives and railway
Tel (030) 30 86 62 15.  freedom and separation for the were once part of everyday the permanent ‘Topography of carriages from different eras,
This small area on the bank of Märkisches Museum.  many East Germans trying to Jewish life in Berlin. Terror’ exhibition and multiple as well as large aviation and
the Spree is a favourite place for Jannowitzbrücke. @ 147, 265. escape Soviet communism. The museum is accessible changing temporary exhibitions, shipping exhibitions. Further
both Berliners and tourists. Some Open 10am–6pm Tue, Thu–Sun, Today, a single watchtower only through an underground a library, event spaces and exhibits explore the history of
noon–8pm Wed. & (free 1st Wed
of Berlin’s oldest houses stood of month). Presentation of is all that remains. Next to it is passageway in the former education programmes.. road transport, the internet,
here until they were destroyed mechanical instruments 3pm Sun. a museum – Haus am Check- Berlin-Museum building paper manufacturing, printing,
in World War II. The redevelop­ point Charlie. Its rich collection next door. weaving, tele communications
ment of the area, which was Built between 1901 and 1908, details the years of the Cold z Deutsches and computer technology.
carried out by the GDR govern­ this complex of red brick War in Berlin. Technikmuseum There are also two windmills,
ment between 1979 and 1987, buildings was inspired by a brewery and an old forge.
was an interesting attempt to the brick­Gothic style popular Berlin The section called Spectrum is
recreate a medieval town. Now, in the Brandenburg region. k Jüdisches Trebbiner Straße 9. Map 4 A5. especially popular with children
with the exception of one or The museum, founded in Tel (030) 90 25 40.  Gleisdreieck. for its “hands-on” experiments.
two restored buildings, the 1874, is dedicated to the Museum @ 140. Open 9am–5:30pm Tue–Fri, A special attraction here is
Nikolaiviertel consists entirely cultural history of Berlin from Lindenstraße 14. Map 4 C5. Tel (030) 10am–6pm Sat & Sun. 7 & the Historical Brewery. The
of newly built replicas of the first settlements to today. 25 99 33 00.  Hallesches Tor or building was once used by the
historic buildings. The department “Berliner Kochstraße. @ M29, M41, 265. The German Museum of brewery Tucher Bräu for storing
The Nikolaikirche was Kunst” (art), for example, Open 10am–10pm Mon, 10am–8pm Technology was first established beer, but it was destroyed in
destroyed by bombing in 1945 presents a remarkable Tue–Sun. in 1982 with the intention of World War II. Decades later, the
and rebuilt in 1987. All that collection of paintings, grouping more than 100 brewery was rebuilt on four
remains of the original structure, sculpture, textiles, faiences, The building housing the city’s smaller, specialized collections levels. Some visitors claim
which was probably built glass and porcelain. Jewish Museum is an exciting under one roof. The current they can smell roasted malt.
around 1230, is the base of the One of the galleries houses and imaginative example of collection is arranged on the From the top of the brewery
two­tower façade of the present some historical mechanical 20th­century architecture. The austere, steel-clad walls of the site of the former freight depot, building, there is a spectacular
church, which dates from musical instruments. Another Designed by a Polish­Jewish Jüdisches Museum the size of which allows many of view over Berlin.
around 1300. exhibition area opened in architect based in the United
The only Baroque building 2017, and a series of changing States, Daniel Libeskind, the
in Nikolaiviertel to escape special exhibitions on Berlin’s plan, shape, style and interior l Topographie des
damage during World War II was history can be found in and exterior arrangement of Terrors
the Knoblauchhaus, a small the basement. the building are all part of a
townhouse built in 1759 for the Niederkirchnerstraße 8. Map 4 B4.
Knoblauch family. The current Tel (030) 25 45 09 50.  & 
appearance of the building is Potsdamer Platz, Anhalter Bahnhof.
the result of work carried out in @ M29. Open 10am–8pm daily. The
grounds are only accessible until dusk.
1835 when the façade was Closed 24 & 31 Dec, 1 Jan.
given a Neo­Classical look.
Ephraim-Palais was built During the Third Reich, Prinz-
in 1766 for Nathan Veitel Albrecht-Straße (Niederkirch-
Heinrich Ephraim, Frederick the nerstraße) was probably the
Great’s mint master and court most frightening address in
jeweller. Parts of the original Berlin: here, three of the most
structure, which were saved terrifying Nazi political depart-
from demolition, were used in ments had their headquarters.
the reconstruction. The exterior of the Märkisches Museum, echoing a medieval monastery The Neo-Classical Prinz-Albrecht One of dozens of locomotives displayed in the Deutsches Technikmuseum
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–3 and pp510–11

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