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B U Y I N G
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B E R L I N
BERLIN NEIGHBOURHOODS
Berlin is Germany’s largest
city both in terms of size and
population, second only to
London in Western Europe
for the number of its residents.
The city is divided into
12 administrative districts,
each with its own distinct
atmosphere and architecture.
The main residential areas include:
MITTE
The central and most historic part
of Berlin, Mitte was the first part of
former East Berlin to gentrify. It’s the
city’s tourist heartland thanks to
showstopping monuments including
Brandenburg Gate and The Reichstag,
the Federal German Parliament with
its dramatic glass dome designed by
star-architect Sir Norman Foster.
Wonderful art galleries and museums
include five on Museum Island, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Classical pre-war buildings in Unter
den Linden, the grand boulevard
connecting former East and West
Berlin are now home to embassies and
government offices while shoppers
head to Hackescher Markt where
high-end designers mix with emerging
local fashion labels.
FRIEDRICHSHAIN-KREUZBERG
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg directly
south of Mitte on either side of the
Spree, is a central destination of choice
for many young, and young-at-heart,
Berliners and like Mitte, has changed
substantially. Its diversity and
creativity has made it a focus for tech
start-ups while its legendary
reputation for edgy nightlife is backed
up by the impressive Mercedes-Benz
Arena and Verti Music Hall.
Friedrichshain has the longest
surviving section of the Berlin Wall
which has been imaginatively turned
into the East Side Gallery. The open-air
mural running along the River Spree is
an expressive display of the creativity
and nonconformity of Berlin’s artists.
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