Architecture tour Berlin: the Karl-Marx-Allee 1949-69

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Place: Berlin

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Language: German

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Discover the "Stalinallee" architectural project
Learn more about German architectural history
Take a stroll through the streets and become part of the city

What to expect

Discover the architectural project "1949-61 Stalinallee" (today Karl-Marx-Allee) during a guided tour and learn more about the competition of ideological positions.

The project on the old Stalinallee, today Karl-Marx-Allee was created in a competition of ideological positions. Learn more about the competition process, the designs of renowned architects, as well as the different ideas of Le Corbusier, Oskar Niemeyer, Alvar Aalto and Walter Gropius.

Trace the ideological conflict as you walk through this liveable residential neighbourhood and admire the distinctiveness of the 1950s and 1960s architecture, as well as the political expressiveness of the young GDR state. Visit the old Stalinallee: here, too, there was a call for the construction of "palaces for workers". Learn more about the different construction phases, the aesthetics, as well as the architects Richard Paulick, Josef Kaiser or Hermann Henselmann, who unfortunately never became as famous as their western colleagues.

This tour is not accessible to wheelchair users
Price reductions are valid for the following categories:
- Pupils with valid student ID (age 6-18)
- Students with valid student ID (age 19-25)
- Disabled guests with ID
- Bauhaus members
If you fall under one of the categories that receive a price reduction, please select the "Reduced" ticket option
Photos: © art:berlin