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Around Town – Central Berlin: Scheunenviertel<br />
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Left Inside Sophienkirche Centre The Berliner Ensemble Right The Deutsches Theater<br />
Best of the Rest<br />
Charité<br />
Many important physicians,<br />
such as Rudolf Virchow and<br />
Robert Koch, worked and taught<br />
at this world-famous hospital,<br />
founded in 1710. A Museum of<br />
Pathology has some 23,000<br />
remarkable exhibits on display.<br />
d Schumannstr. 20–21 • Map J3<br />
• Museum für Pathologie 10am–5pm<br />
Tue–Sun, 10am–7pm Wed • (030) 450 53<br />
61 56<br />
Alte and Neue<br />
Schönhauser Straße<br />
Alte Schönhauser Straße is one<br />
of the oldest streets in Spandauer<br />
Vorstadt. The lively road is<br />
still characterized by a colourful<br />
jumble of traditional and trendy<br />
new shops. d Hackescher Markt<br />
• Map J5<br />
Deutsches Theater<br />
Once Max Reinhardt’s place<br />
of work, the theatre – widely<br />
considered the best Germanlanguage<br />
theatre – shows mainly<br />
German classics, often in new<br />
interpretations. d Schumannstr. 13a<br />
• Map J3 • (030) 28 44 12 25<br />
Berliner Ensemble<br />
This theatre, established<br />
in 1891–2 by Heinrich Seeling,<br />
was the main venue for Bertolt<br />
Brecht’s plays. d Bertolt-Brecht-Platz<br />
1 • Map J3 • (030) 28 40 81 55<br />
Hochbunker<br />
One of the last surviving<br />
World War II bunkers. d Albrechtstr.<br />
corner of Reinhardtstr. • Map J3<br />
Monbijoupark<br />
A small park, in which once<br />
stood the little Monbijou palace.<br />
It is now an attractive green<br />
space for a rest. d Oranienburger<br />
Str./Spree • Map J5<br />
Auguststraße<br />
The area round this road is<br />
one of the closest to the original<br />
old Scheunenviertel, featuring old<br />
interior courtyards and many<br />
buildings that have not yet been<br />
restored. d Between Oranienburger<br />
and Rosenthaler Str. • Map G2<br />
Koppenplatz<br />
In this small square, a monument<br />
of a table and upturned<br />
chair recall the expulsion of the<br />
Jews. d Near Auguststr. • Map G2<br />
Sophienkirche<br />
This parish church, built in<br />
1712, has managed to preserve<br />
its traditional Old Berlin charm. Be<br />
sure to see the Baroque pulpit.<br />
d Große Hamburger Str. 29 • Map G2<br />
Tucholskystraße<br />
This narrow street is typical<br />
of the transformation of Scheunenviertel<br />
– trendy shops next<br />
to decaying façades. d Map J4<br />
Oranienburger<br />
Tor<br />
u<br />
s<br />
Oranienburger<br />
Str.<br />
Rosenthaler<br />
Platzu<br />
Weinmeisterstr.<br />
u<br />
s<br />
Hackescher<br />
Markt
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