60+ Visit Berlin Mauer
The berlin wall memorial offers special guided tours that show the former presence of the wall in berlin s urban image.
Visit berlin mauer. A relaxed amble through the stalls of the flea market followed by a short climb up the hill and grabbing one of the coveted places on the swings and letting your gaze roam over the city before grabbing the microphone in the amphitheatre and impressing hundreds of fans at the mauerpark karaoke. If the legendary berlin attitude can ever be found at home then it s in the mauerpark on sundays. Top choice memorial in prenzlauer berg image by sven hagolani getty images for an insightful primer on the berlin wall visit this outdoor memorial which extends for 1 4km along bernauer strasse and integrates an original section of wall vestiges of the border installations and escape tunnels a chapel and a monument. The berlin wall german.
The surviving section of the wall and watchtower enable visitors to get a real feel for the reality of the border facilities. Don t forget to visit the tower of the versöhnungsgemeinde to have a few on an originally conservated part of the berlin wall. It s a joy to explore on foot. Opening hours additional information visitor centre documentation centre.
Pupils over the age of 16 can take part in moderated discussions with witnesses. Splendidly well groomed prenzlauer berg is one of berlin s most charismatic residential neighbourhoods filled with cafes historic buildings and indie boutiques. The berlin wall memorial offers tours and seminars for schools as well as three to four hour bicycle tours along the former border strip from april to september. A whole 1 3 kilometres of history and art at 1316 metres long the open air art gallery on the banks of the spree in friedrichshain is the longest continuous section of the berlin wall still in existence.
The east side gallery takes a section of the berlin wall and makes it the longest open air gallery in the world. On sundays the world descends on its mauerpark for flea marketeering summertime karaoke and chilling in the sun. Berliner mauer pronounced bɛʁˈliːnɐ ˈmaʊ ɐ was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided berlin from 1961 to 1989. In cooperation with stern und kreisschiffahrt theme specific tours on the water will be offered.
The berlin wall memorial can be reached by using the metro u8 station bernauer strasse.