Sights · Our pick in Berlin
East Side Gallery
The longest surviving stretch of the Wall
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout East Side Gallery
The East Side Gallery runs along Mühlenstrasse in Friedrichshain, beside the Spree, painted by artists in 1990. It is looked after by the Berlin Wall Foundation.
Why it's on our list
- Walk it end to end
- Near the Oberbaum Bridge
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with East Side Gallery before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to East Side Gallery, as the crow flies.
- Michelberger Hotel500 m6 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from East Side Gallery are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Schlesisches TorU1U3400 m5 min walk
- Warschauer StraßeU1U3550 m7 min walk
- Görlitzer BahnhofU1U31.0 km13 min walk
Key sights
- TV Tower2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Museum Island3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Gendarmenmarkt3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Brandenburg Gate4.5 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Reichstag4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Philharmonie4.9 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- KaDeWe6.8 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Charlottenburg Palace10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 32 min
- BER Airport16 kmCar or taxi 47 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Ostbahnhof750 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Berlin Südkreuz6.0 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen6.1 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten7.3 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 24 min