Karl-Marx-Allee
Karl-Marx-Allee
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Neighbourhood: Mitte (Borough)
How to get there
- Schillingstraße • 1 min walk
- Alexanderplatz • 7 min walk
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Dale
Wilmslow, UK145 contributions
Mar 2020
This is a must-see. A wide boulevard of grand buildings clad in glistening Meissen tiles, reminiscent of Moscow, together with several information boards detailing the history, architecture, etc. Walk from Frankfurter Tor to Strausberger Platz. Very good for a cycle tour, as there are very wide pavements.
Written 22 March 2020
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lonewolf44
Kingston upon Thames, UK1,303 contributions
Jul 2018 • Solo
This is where the 2007 film was shot. The bookshop featured at the end of the film, the Karl Marx bookstore, actually exists and can be found at no 78. Walk further down Karl-Marx-Allee (away from Alexanderplatz) and turn off down Marchlewskistrasse on the left to find Dreyman's apartment, bugged by the Stasi, at 21 Wedekindstrasse. Karl-Marx-Allee is still a showcase for GDR/stalinist architecture and although the district is now gentrifying and is clearly becoming very fashionable, you will still get a good sense of what it was like here when the city was divided by the Wall and under communist rule.
Written 14 July 2018
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Dragonfly1974
Portland, OR15 contributions
We followed the city guide tour on our first day in Berlin. As it cost nothing it was well worth it. Something not mentioned in the guide are 30 something informational stations along the route. They provide a lot more detail than the actual guide. Start from AlexanderPlatz on the north side out and come back on the south side.
Written 3 September 2012
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Tim R
Kingston, NY99 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
Karl Marx Straße is a unique and fascinating visit with some beautiful apartment buildings erected in the early 50s as part of the rebuilding of (east) Berlin. I took a couple of hours for the self-guided tour. Starting at Strausberger Platz (U-Bahn) on the north side of the square there is a series of 30 historical plaques with information about the street (Frankfurter Allee). You will walk about a mile east on the street, passing through Frankfurter Tor, before crossing and returning on the south side of the street. Near the end, stop at Cafe Sybille for a coffee/meal break, and see more information in the small museum. Very enjoyable.
Written 8 January 2018
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Mandybar
London, UK173 contributions
Jul 2013 • Couples
Karl Marx Allee is a must see. The magnificently proud boulevard has to be seen as a contrast to Unter den Linden or Kurfurstendam if you are really to understand the differences between East and West created post Second World War. While there go to Cafe Sybille and read the exhibition boards - and if you are lucky listen to the live music.
Written 15 July 2013
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cabeden15
Devizes, UK82 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Take your time to walk this area and use different viewpoints to appreciate the architecture and the issues behind it
Written 27 January 2020
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NoeB1
Antwerp, Belgium1,209 contributions
Dec 2019
This street is impressive, it's like you are somewhere in Russia. The buildings were constructed in the sixties.
Written 11 January 2020
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Neil K
Liverpool, UK8,28,871 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
Karl Marx Allee has to be one of Berlin's most famous boulevards and is without a doubt the most breathtaking.
A superb socialist boulevard built in the former G. D. R. The street is 90 meters wide and 2 kilometres long and flanked by stunning Stalinist style building with huge impressive tower's that look superb.
There is a beautiful fountain here also and either side of the boulevard is dotted with café's,bars and restaurants.
This is a showcase boulevard built in the communist era and look's breathtaking.
We spend three full days of each holiday we take to Berlin each August were we attend the fabulous Berlin Beer Festival ( Biermeille) which is one of the best and most famous beer festivals in Germany behind the Oktoberfest.
The whole length of Karl Marx Alley is packed with beer stalls and food stalls plus live music and the best beer's from around the world and Germany are showcased here.
We had another great visit to the beer festival,a festival we have been attending for many years and what a boulevard to showcase this amazing beer festival.
Even if you don't go for the festival Karl Marx Alley is one tourist destination I highly recommend you visit .
A superb socialist boulevard built in the former G. D. R. The street is 90 meters wide and 2 kilometres long and flanked by stunning Stalinist style building with huge impressive tower's that look superb.
There is a beautiful fountain here also and either side of the boulevard is dotted with café's,bars and restaurants.
This is a showcase boulevard built in the communist era and look's breathtaking.
We spend three full days of each holiday we take to Berlin each August were we attend the fabulous Berlin Beer Festival ( Biermeille) which is one of the best and most famous beer festivals in Germany behind the Oktoberfest.
The whole length of Karl Marx Alley is packed with beer stalls and food stalls plus live music and the best beer's from around the world and Germany are showcased here.
We had another great visit to the beer festival,a festival we have been attending for many years and what a boulevard to showcase this amazing beer festival.
Even if you don't go for the festival Karl Marx Alley is one tourist destination I highly recommend you visit .
Written 14 August 2016
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Roisin M
Melbourne, Australia8 contributions
May 2016 • Solo
The buildings along this street are beautiful, lovely mellow stone. Well worth seeing. Stop & have a coffee or beer & people watch. Also have a look at the back of the buildings. Interesting street lamps in the style of big brother Russia.
Written 12 May 2016
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David mclaren
Glasgow, UK1,171 contributions
Jan 2016
We got the Green Line Bus Tour and when we went onto Karl Marx Allee the whole bus was in awe !!!
Please look at our pictures that simply do not do this major artery of Eastern Berlin the kudos it deserves !!!
It is only a street / boulevard or whatever - but OMG - what a Street / Boulevard or ARTERY !!!
Please look at our pictures that simply do not do this major artery of Eastern Berlin the kudos it deserves !!!
It is only a street / boulevard or whatever - but OMG - what a Street / Boulevard or ARTERY !!!
Written 29 January 2016
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