A painted section of the East Side Gallery beside the path along the Spree

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Friedrichshain: Our Favourites

The East Side Gallery, the Oberbaum Bridge, Karl-Marx-Allee and Berghain.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Friedrichshain: the back story

    Friedrichshain·In depth

    The East Side Gallery, Karl-Marx-Allee and the clubs.

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What to see and do

  1. Red-brick towers over the Spree

    Oberbaum Bridge

    Friedrichshain·Bridge

    The two-deck red-brick bridge over the Spree between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg.

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  2. On Karl-Marx-Allee

    Kino International

    Friedrichshain·Cinema

    The modernist cinema on Karl-Marx-Allee, a Berlinale venue.

    Karl-Marx-Allee 33, BerlinExplore View on map

  3. On the Spree

    Treptower Park

    Treptow·Park

    A riverside park on the Spree, with boat landings.

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  4. A socialist boulevard

    Karl-Marx-Allee

    Friedrichshain·Architecture walk

    The monumental 1950s boulevard of Friedrichshain, from Strausberger Platz to the Frankfurter Tor.

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Bars

  1. In a former power station

    Berghain

    Friedrichshain·Club

    The techno club in a former power station near the Ostbahnhof.

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Where to stay

  1. By the Oberbaum Bridge

    Michelberger Hotel

    Friedrichshain·Design hotel

    A relaxed design hotel by the Warschauer Strasse station and the Oberbaum Bridge.

    Warschauer Strasse 39–40, BerlinExplore View on map

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