The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is defined by the jagged, ruined spire of a nineteenth-century building that rises alongside a modern, octagonal church. Emperor Wilhelm the Second ordered the original structure built between eighteen…
Kurfürstendamm Promenade
This stroll down Berlin's premier shopping boulevard showcases how the city's architecture has evolved from grand Wilhelminian residences to modernist cinemas and sleek contemporary skyscrapers.
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1. Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
2. Zoofenster
The Zoofenster rises one hundred and nineteen meters above the street, its stone-clad, tiered tower dominating the corner where Kantstrasse, Joachimstaler Strasse, and Hardenbergstrasse meet. Designed by architect Christoph Mäckler and…
3. Upper West Tower
The Upper West Tower is a one hundred and eighteen meter tall skyscraper at Breitscheidplatz, recognizable by its gleaming, white, sculptural glass-and-steel facade and a subtle three-degree cant that gives every floor a different shape.…
4. The Barn - Café Kranzler
The Kranzler-Eck is marked by a distinctive, rotunda-shaped building featuring a red-and-white striped awning. This structure sits at the corner of Kurfürstendamm and Joachimsthaler Strasse, anchoring a site that has hosted coffeehouse…
5. Maison de France
The Maison de France on Kurfürstendamm is a five-story corner building distinguished by its smooth, rounded edges that sweep around the intersection of Kurfürstendamm and Uhlandstraße. Originally constructed in eighteen ninety-seven as a…
6. Schaubühne
The Schaubühne is a theater known for its distinctive rounded facade and red clinker bricks, which form a curve along Lehniner Platz. Originally built in nineteen twenty-eight as the Universum cinema, it was designed by the architect Erich…