The Haus des Lehrers features a massive, colorful mosaic band that wraps around its midsection. It stands twelve stories high, built in nineteen sixty-four as a social hub for East German teachers. Walter Womacka designed that ceramic…
Karl Marx Allee Boulevard
Walk Berlin's monumental, Soviet-style boulevard to experience the grand scale and ideological design of East German urban planning.
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1. Haus des Lehrers
2. Kino International
The Kino International building wears a flat, projecting roof that seems to hover over Karl-Marx-Allee. Its glass facade stretches across the front, exposing the grand staircase and foyer to the street. Built in the early nineteen sixties,…
3. Cafe Moskau
Cafe Moskau stands out with a giant, illuminated sign spelling out its name in Cyrillic letters that seem to float above the corner of Karl-Marx-Allee. When it opened in nineteen sixty-four, the building functioned as a showcase for…
4. Strausberger Platz
Strausberger Platz serves as the central hub of Karl Marx Allee, marked by two monumental towers topped with copper-plated cupolas that flank the street. Designed in the nineteen fifties, these buildings reflect the Stalinist wedding-cake…
5. Café Sibylle
Café Sibylle features a large, glass-fronted facade adorned with a distinct retro sign that reflects its mid-twentieth century origins. Opened in nineteen fifty-three as a milk bar, it served the workers building the grand Stalinallee, now…
6. Hochhaus an der Weberwiese
The Hochhaus an der Weberwiese rises above the street with a light, yellow-tiled facade and a tall, slender silhouette that marks the entrance to Stalinallee. Built in nineteen fifty-one, it served as the first experimental high-rise of…
7. Frankfurter Tor
Two towering residential buildings topped with ornate copper lanterns define Frankfurter Tor, acting as the monumental gateway to what was once Stalinallee. Architect Hermann Henselmann designed these structures in the nineteen fifties to…