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Around Town – Grunewald & Dahlem
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Left Onkel-Tom-Siedlung Centre St-Annen-Kirche Right Outside the Free University Berlin
Best of the Rest
Stolpe
This small village has
managed to retain its original
character to the present day.
Grunewaldturm
Fantastic views can be had
from the red Neo-Gothic brick
tower, built in 1897 as a memorial
to Kaiser Wilhelm I. It now
houses a restaurant. d Havelchaussee
Onkel-Tom-Siedlung
The “Uncle Tom’s Hut” settlement,
developed in 1926–32
according to designs by Bruno
Taut and others, was intended to
create a modern housing estate
for workers, unlike their old narrow,
dark tenement blocks.
d Argentinische Allee
Free University
The campus of Berlin’s largest
university, founded in 1948 as a
rival to East-Berlin Humboldt
University, covers large parts of
Dahlem. It is worth looking at
the 1950s Henry-Ford-Bau and
the so-called Rostlaube (rusting
hut), at present being redesigned
by Sir Norman Foster. d Garystr.
Teufelsberg
Both the hill and the lake,
the dark green Teufelssee, are
popular destinations for a day
out at the weekend, for flying
kites, biking and sunbathing.
St-Peter-und-Paul-Kirche
This charming stone church,
built in 1834–7 by F A Stüler,
resembles Russian-Orthodox
churches. It is a popular venue
for marriage ceremonies.
d Nikolskoer Weg • 11am–6pm daily
• (030) 805 21 00
Blockhaus Nikolskoe
The log cabin, built in1819,
was a present from King Friedrich
Wilhelm III to his daughter
Charlotte and his son-in-law,
future Tsar Nicholas I. The wooden
Russian-style dacha was
restored after a fire in 1985.
d Nikolskoer Weg 15 • from 10am
Fri–Mon • (030) 805 29 14
Heinrich von Kleist’s
Tomb
The German playwright Kleist
and his companion Henriette
Vogel committed suicide by
shooting themselves in 1811;
they are buried here together
(near the S-Bahn overpass).
d Bismarckstr. 3, Am Kleinen Wannsee
St-Annen-Kirche
The 14th-century Gothic
church is a typical Berlin country
church. Attractive murals depict
scenes from the life of Saint
Anna. Also on display are 11
late-Gothic figures of saints and
a Baroque pulpit. d Königin-Luise-
Str./Pacelliallee
Teltower Damm
The main shopping street
of Zehlendorf has managed to
preserve its village character and
its 1768 Baroque church. d Zehlendorf,
at S-Bahn station Zehlendorf