Buildings of Berlin Modernism in Mitte

© visitBerlin, Foto: Angela Kröll

Academy of Arts on Hanseatenweg

The Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg is the second location of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin alongside the building on Pariser Platz. Discover an icon of the 1950s in Berlin and exciting exhibitions.
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Akademie der Künste Hanseatenweg
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin Akademie der Künste Hanseatenweg
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin
© Foto: Mischa Heuer

AEG am Humboldthain

One of the largest industrial sites in Berlin is located in Mitte, between Brunnenstraße, Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Voltastraße and Hussitenstraße: the former site of electrical company AEG am Humboldthain. Even if only parts of the former industrial complex have been preserved, there is still a sense of how important it once was. The listed site with the impressive assembly hall on Hussitenstraße demonstrates the importance of the electrical industry for the development of Berlin. Berlin as Electropolis
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AEG am Humboldthain
Brunnenstr., Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Voltastr., Hussitenstr.
13355 Berlin AEG am Humboldthain
Brunnenstr., Gustav-Meyer-Allee, Voltastr., Hussitenstr.
13355 Berlin
© visitBerlin, Foto: Steve Simon

AEG Turbine Factory

The AEG turbine factory is a turning point in architectural history: architect Peter Behrens and engineer Karl Bernhard were the first to apply stylistic elements to an industrial building. However, instead of just using stone and chisels, the creators used more modern materials for the turbine...
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Siemens AG
Huttenstraße 12–19
10553 Berlin Moabit Siemens AG
Huttenstraße 12–19
10553 Berlin Moabit
© Konrad Langer

Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design

The Bauhaus Archive is currently closed. The most extensive collection on the history of the Bauhaus can currently be seen in the temporary bauhaus-archiv in Knesebeckstraße at Ernst-Reuter-Platz.
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Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung
Klingelhöferstraße 14
10785 Berlin, Mitte Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung
Klingelhöferstraße 14
10785 Berlin, Mitte
© bcc, Foto: Gerald Schmidt

bcc Berlin Congress Center

Temporarily closed. - The ‘Haus des Lehrers’ and the adjacent congress hall, which today is home to the bcc (Berlin Congress Center), create the immediate neighbourhood of Alexanderplatz. The building complex was constructed in the early 1960ies by architect Hermann Henselmann and focuses on functionality and transparency. The congress hall is easily recognisable by its aluminium cupola, which is also its largest function room with seats for a 1000-strong audience. Overall the congress hall has over 30 function rooms and 3000 sqm exhibition space.
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Haus des Lehrers & bcc Berlin Congress Center
Alexanderstraße 9/11
10178 Berlin Haus des Lehrers & bcc Berlin Congress Center
Alexanderstraße 9/11
10178 Berlin
© Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Foto: Wolfgang Bittner

Hansaviertel: The Hansa Quarter in Berlin

In divided Berlin, West and East are also in architectural competition: in response to the magnificent buildings of Stalinallee, the Hansa Quarter becomes a showcase for redesign.
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Hansaviertel
Hansaplatz
10557 Berlin Hansaviertel
Hansaplatz
10557 Berlin
© Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Foto: Wolfgang Bittner

Kino International

Reopens on July 2. - The picture palace is a feast for the eyes of GDR Modernism.
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Kino International
Karl-Marx-Allee 33
10178 Berlin Kino International
Karl-Marx-Allee 33
10178 Berlin
© visitberlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien

Kulturforum

There is no other place in Berlin where you can experience so many different types of culture at once. Paintings, instruments, books, costumes, one of the world's most famous concert halls and much more are on offer at Berlin's Kulturforum am Potsdamer Platz.
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Kulturforum
Matthäikirchplatz
10785 Berlin Mitte Kulturforum
Matthäikirchplatz
10785 Berlin Mitte
© visitBerlin, Foto: Angela Kröll

Märkisches Museum underground station

Märkisches Museum U-Bahn station is more than just a stop on the underground line: it’s a work of art below ground level.
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U-Bahnhof Märkisches Museum
10179 Berlin U-Bahnhof Märkisches Museum
10179 Berlin
© visitBerlin, Foto: Angela Kröll

Schillerpark housing estate

With the settlement at Schillerpark, Bruno Taut follows a completely new concept and improves the living conditions for many.
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Wohnanlage östlich der Müllerstraße
13349 Berlin Mitte Wohnanlage östlich der Müllerstraße
13349 Berlin Mitte
© visitBerlin, Foto: Nele Niederstadt

Shell-Haus

Emil Fahrenkamp’s elegant work of New Objectivity was one of the first steel-framed high-rise buildings in Berlin.
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Reichpietschufer 60-62
10785 Berlin Reichpietschufer 60-62
10785 Berlin
© visitberlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien

The former Stalinallee in Berlin

Modern flats with historical façade decoration - in the early 1950s, the GDR builds workers' palaces in the Stalinist confectioner's style.
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Stallinallee (1. Bauabschnitt)
Strausberger Platz 1
10243 Berlin Mitte Stallinallee (1. Bauabschnitt)
Strausberger Platz 1
10243 Berlin Mitte
© visitBerlin, Foto: Angela Kröll

Umlauftank 2 (circulation tank)

The “Rosa Röhre”, as this pink tube is known, is an unusual architectural monument from the 1970s and is still a university research institute today.
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Schleuseninsel
10623 Berlin Schleuseninsel
10623 Berlin

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