In and Around Alexanderplatz

Name: In and Around Alexanderplatz
Brand: VoiceMap
SKU: 1028
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (56 reviews)
Author: Daniel

(56 reviews)

Berlin audio tour: In and Around Alexanderplatz

This is a 1.8mi walking tour

It takes an average of 75 mins to complete.

Berlin

Germany

$9.99

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About the Tour

Alexanderplatz has a mythical status in Berlin history--from its seedy 1920s portrayal in Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz novel to the massive demonstration that took place there just before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. This tour introduces you to Alex and its surroundings--its history as a flashpoint between Communists and Fascists in the 1920s and 30s, its halting reconstruction after World War II, and the current plans for reinventing it. The tour starts near the Volksbühne theatre and winds its way to the Marx-Engels Forum next to Berlin's beautiful cathedral, providing listeners with a taste of the city's unique history as told through its architecture and public art works.

Tour Producer

Daniel Mufson

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I'm a writer and translator who has lived in Berlin for over 15 years. My essays and articles have been published in The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Village Voice, Berlin's taz newspaper, and various other publications. In recent years, I've mainly been active as a translator of art criticism.

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Location 1

Soho House

Welcome to my tour of Alexanderplatz and its surroundings. My name is Daniel Mufson; I'm an American writer and translator who's been living in Berlin for over 15 years. The area I'm showing you today is not Berlin's prettiest—not by a long shot—but it's full of odd juxtaposit... Read More

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Major Landmarks

Volksbühne
Haus des Lehrers
Alexanderplatz
Rotes Rathaus
Neptunbrunnen
Marx-Engels Forum

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Getting There

Route Overview

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Start location
Torstraße 1, 10119 Berlin, Germany
Total distance

3km
Final location
B2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Distance back to start location

1km

Directions to Starting Point

The tour starts in front of the "Junge Welt" newspaper building at Torstrasse 6, near the intersection of Torstrasse and Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. You can walk there from the Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz stop on the U2 U-bahn line, or from the U-bahn/S-bahn hub at Alexanderplatz. The closest mass transit link is the Mollstrasse/Prenzlauer Allee stop on the M2 and M8 tram lines or the 142 and 200 bus lines.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

Einstein Kaffee, the restaurant atop the TV Tower, St. Mary's Church, the DDR Museum

Best time of day

Any time with daylight.

Precautions

Wear sunscreen -- most of the walk is unshaded.

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“Great app. walk around at your own pace, stop where you want, move on or speed up when you want. Read the script before you go or during the commentary, speed it up or replay it. Repeat the tour whenever you like.”