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Overview

Discover the grand architecture and turbulent history of East Berlin on this walking tour along the former Stalinallee, today’s Karl-Marx-Allee. Built in the 1950s as a showcase of the new socialist society, its monumental buildings promised workers a better way of life. Explore one of Berlin’s most impressive GDR-era boulevards and discover how architecture and propaganda helped shape the socialist vision. Hear about everyday life behind the grand facades and the workers who built them. Follow the events of the 1953 uprising, when construction workers on Stalinallee went on strike and helped ignite a revolt across East Germany. - Explore the monumental architecture of Stalinallee - Discover the socialist vision behind East Berlin’s showcase boulevard - Hear about everyday life in the GDR - Trace the 1953 uprising from the street where it began - See how politics and architecture shaped postwar Berlin

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

At the Nextbike stand outside the Frankfurter Tor underground station, on the corner of Warschauer Straße and Karl-Marx-Allee. Look for our guide with the orange umbrella!

End Point

End point

Eastern side of the Strausberger Platz roundabout, 10 minute walk from Alexanderplatz

Language Offered

German-GUIDE

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Frankfurter Tor
Marvel at the symmetry of the Frankfurter Tor towers built by Herman Henselmann and find out how the plans for the first socialist street in Germany were made in early 1950s. Learn about the success of the national rebuilding program that mobilised thousands of volunteers.
Duration: 20 mins
2. Karl-Marx-Allee 104
See the modernist architecture from immediate post-WWII years by Hans Scharoun and find out more about his utopian urbanist ideas born in the ashes of destroyed Berlin but rejected soon after by the new East German regime.
Duration: 15 mins
3. Hochhaus an der Weberwiese
See the building that served as a prototype for the rest of the socialist Karl-Marx-Allee and offered its first tenants unprecedented luxury. Find out how the building project became a propaganda tool and a magnet for Western architects.
Duration: 20 mins
4. Gedenkstätte Arbeiteraufstand 17 Juni 1953
Visit the place where disgruntled workers started a mass uprising in June 1953 that almost toppled the socialist government of East Germany. See the controversial monument dedicated to the uprising.
Duration: 20 mins
5. Café Sibylle
Discover how one of the most exclusive cafés on Karl-Marx-Allee in the days of East Berlin is connected with the statue of Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator, whose statue was standing nearby until 1961.
Duration: 15 mins
6. Karl-marx-bustendenkmal
Meet the author of "The Communist Manifesto" and find out how socialist ideology affected everyday life of East Berliners.
Duration: 15 mins
7. Strausberger Platz
Admire another splendid example of Hermann Henselmann's style and hear stories about life in Karl-Marx-Allee after the Fall of the Berlin Wall and today.
Duration: 15 mins

Inclusion

Expert local guide

Exclusion

Gratuities

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Beyond and Beneath Tours

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