Table of Contents
1 11th Heaven: The Princess's Boudoir in a tower block 10
2 The Abandoned Iraqi Embassy: A bit of unfinished history 12
3 Alt-Lübars: A place to slow down 14
4 Animal Town: Eyeball to eyeball 16
5 Antique Building Material: Liebchen's sanctuary for Berlin's treasures 18
6 The Apartment of Kommune 1: Where the revolution was practised 20
7 The AVUS Motel: Where records are kept 22
8 The Ballroom in Grünau Berlin's abandoned Riviera 24
9 The Barbrücke at Night: A test of courage beneath the stars 26
10 The Bat Cellar: A world upside down 28
11 The Berberis by the Panke: Healing power in the past and present 30
12 The Berlin Room: Occupying a free space 32
13 Berlin's Balcony: This is summer 34
14 The Bieberbau: Hospitality in a master craftsman's house 36
15 The Bierpinsel: A sign of the times 38
16 The Black-and-White Photo Machine: It's over in a plash 40
17 The Bücherwald: Recommended reading 42
18 Burg am See: The Turkish beer garden by the canal 44
19 The Cafeteria in the Bürgeramt: Fresh meatballs and an all-round view 46
20 The Capitol: The cinema in a living room 48
21 City of Science: Staying top 50
22 The Climbing Tree: Capri for the soul 52
23 The Comenius Garden: A refuge with philosophical aims 54
24 The Country House Garden: Dr Fränkel's summer seat 56
25 The Currywurst Plaque: A well-concealed memorial to Herta Heuwer, inventor of a sauce 58
26 The »Degenerate Art« Excavation: The riddle of the sculptures in the cellar 60
27 Deko Behrendt: A cheerful place 62
28 The Dining Hall of the High School for Art: Soberness versus pathos 64
29 The Dong-Xuan-Center: Artificial flowers and fresh fish 66
30 Eiermann's Chapel: The hidden gem 68
31 The Ernst-Thälmann Monument: A giant from the past 70
32 The Fairytale Fountain: A meeting with old friends 72
33 The Former Prison: A place with a history - and a future 74
34 Good Wedding, Bad Wedding: »Mitte is schitte« 76
35 The Graffiti »Periferia Connection«: New perspectives at »Pro social« 78
36 The Graphothek: Art for all 80
37 Greenwich Promenade: Where time stands still 82
38 Grunewald Hunting Lodge Unbridled pleasures behind the walls 84
39 The Hafenkirche: The church of Berlin's last boatmen's pastor 86
40 The Hannah-Höch-Garten: A bequest with a meaning 88
41 The Hansaviertel: The spirit of a new beginning 90
42 The Hasenschänke: United in leisure 92
43 Heimathafen Neukölln: A new kind of popular theatre 94
44 The house where David Bowie lived: Heroes in a two-room flat in Schöneberg 96
45 The Hüttenpalast: A place for everyone 98
46 Hut Town: Just like a real town … 100
47 Intershop 2000: The history collector's treasures 102
48 The Island in the Carp Pond: Directions for explorers 104
49 The Jewish Cemetery: Eternal remembrance 106
50 The Juke Box: A trusty companion 108
51 Karl-Marx-Allee: Slow process of change 110
52 The Kaulsdorf Church Tower: Monuments of love 112
53 Kleist's Tomb: And found immortality … 114
54 The Korean Garden: No entry for evil spirits 116
55 Krausnickpark: An unexpected hidden corner 118
56 The Last »Platte«: Tangible GDR 120
57 The Ledges on the Bridge: The most romantic place in Berlin 122
58 The Light Well: Built for Berlin's airwaves 124
59 Lilienthal Castle: Not fortified 126
60 The Lohmühle: Independent urban life 128
61 The Maggot Machine: Bait round the clock 130
62 Majakowskiring: Where the gentlemen from Pankow lived 132
63 The Makings Careful renewal 134
64 The Massage Couches: Stay in good shape 136
65 The Mediterranean House: A cathedral for ferns 138
66 The Memorial in Levetzowstrasse: Unexpectedly shocking 140
67 Meteorstrasse: On the flight path 142
68 The Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus: Clarity, pure and simple 144
69 The Modersohnbrücke Waiting for a solar eclipse 146
70 MS Lichterfelde: A boat trip for the standard fare 148
71 The Müggelturm: »Don't be shocked, just amazed!« 150
72 The Mulackritze: Berlin's last pub from Heinrich Zille's day 152
73 The Multi-Storey Car Park of Neukölln-Arcaden: A bird's-eye view of life in Neukölln 154
74 The Museum der Dinge: Adornment, purpose and alienation 156
75 Naturpark Südgelände: A victorious reconquest 158
76 New Venice: Gardeners' heaven between the canals 160
77 The Olympic High-Dive: Scream, scream - you have to scream! 162
78 The Open Printshop: Neukölln's new clothes 164
79 The ORWO-Haus: Berlin's noisiest concrete block 166
80 The Paintbox Estate: Everything as it should be 168
81 The Pallasseum: A housing project overcomes its bad image 170
82 The Park Railway: Steaming through the Wuhlheide 172
83 The Pasture Between Concrete Blocks: Win-win strategy in Marzahn 174
84 The Paternoster: A lift that is part of West Berlin's history 176
85 Platz des 4. Juli: 700 metres of Hitler's autobahn dream 178
86 The Police Museum: Heists, frauds and tricks 180
87 Preussenpark: Asian life in the open air 182
88 The Prinzessinnengarten: Vegetables for all at the roundabout 184
89 Rabbit Island: Carefree city life 186
90 The Refugee Camp in Marienfelde: The first stage in a new life 188
91 Reichenberger Strasse: Everyday archaeology 190
92 The Regina Martyrum Memorial Church: Overcoming feelings of anxiety 192
93 The Ring on Potsdamer Brücke: Art as an exclamation murk 194
94 The Sehitlik Mosque: Open for encounters 196
95 Siemensstadt Station: Traces of time 198
96 The South-West Cemetery: Burial ground for celebrities 200
97 The Spinner-Brücke: The Alpine hut at the AW & meet 202
98 The Spreepark: The dream of Berlin's fairground king 204
99 The Spreetunnel: Below the surface 206
100 The Stasi Museum: Power behind a desk 208
101 St Michael's Church: Carrying on as a ruin 210
102 The Swings in the Mauerpark: Life at its fullest 212
103 The Tajik Tea Parlour: A fairy tale in the city 214
104 The Tartan Track: »Can't keep running away« 216
105 Tempelhof Airfield: An open-source project 218
106 The Terrace on the Weissensee: A trip to the lake 220
107 The Test Weight: Tangible megalomania 222
108 The Teufelsberg: Winter sports on the rubble 224
109 The Tram Simulator: Watch out for people turning left 226
110 The Uferhallen: Space for art and industrial atmosphere 228
111 Wikingerufer: Holiday greetings, sent from home 230
