The painting 'My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love' on the East Side Gallery in Berlin.

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Friedrichshain

The former East Berlin district of Friedrichshain is famous for high-profile GDR-era relics such as the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall (the East Side Gallery), the socialist boulevard Karl-Marx-Allee and the former Stasi headquarters. But the area also stakes its reputation on having Berlin’s most rambunctious nightlife scene, with a glut of clubs and bars holding forth along Revaler Strasse and around the Ostkreuz train station. There’s also nice indie boutique shopping and a popular Sunday flea market around Boxhagener Platz.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • BERLIN, GERMANY- October 15, 2014: Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed starting on 13 August 1961. East Side Gallery is an international memorial for freedom. October 15, 2014 in Berlin

    East Side Gallery

    Friedrichshain

    The East Side Gallery is the embodiment of Berlin’s grit and guts.

  • Marchenbrunnen Fairy Tale Fountain (1913) in the Volkspark Friedrichshain Park, Berlin, Germany; Shutterstock ID 220555540; Your name (First / Last): Josh Vogel; Project no. or GL code: 56530; Network activity no. or Cost Centre: Online-Design; Product or Project: 65050/7529/Josh Vogel/LP.com Destination Galleries

    Volkspark Friedrichshain

    Friedrichshain

    Berlin’s oldest public park has provided relief from urbanity since 1840, but has been hilly only since the late 1940s, when wartime debris was piled up…

  • 500px Photo ID: 109170205 - The grand fountain in Karl-Marx-Allee, Strausbergerplatz, .The setting sun colours the spray.

    Karl-Marx-Allee

    Friedrichshain

    It’s easy to feel like Gulliver in the Land of Brobdingnag when walking down monumental Karl-Marx-Allee, one of Berlin's most impressive GDR-era relics…

  • Oberbaumbrücke

    Oberbaumbrücke

    Friedrichshain

    With its jaunty towers and turrets, crenellated walls and arched walkways, the Oberbaumbrücke (1896) gets our nod for being Berlin’s prettiest bridge…

  • Computerspielemuseum

    Computerspielemuseum

    Friedrichshain

    No matter if you grew up with Nimrod, Pac-Man, World of Warcraft or no games at all, this well-curated museum takes you on a fascinating trip down…

  • RAW Gelände

    RAW Gelände

    Friedrichshain

    This jumble of derelict buildings is one of the last subcultural compounds in central Berlin. Founded in 1867 as a train repair station ('Reichsbahn…

  • Holzmarkt

    Holzmarkt

    Friedrichshain

    The Holzmarkt urban village on the Spree is a perpetually evolving cultural open playground – and a nose-thumbing at the luxury lofts, hotels and office…

  • Urban Spree

    Urban Spree

    Friedrichshain

    Comprising a gallery, a bookshop, artist studios, a concert room and a beer garden, this grassroots urban art hub is a top stop in the RAW Gelände…

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