Berlin Heritage Walk: From Prussia to Parliament
73 min
4.1 km
10 stops
About this tour
Prussia built Berlin as a procession of stone, music and collections. Then fire, exile and votes replaced the crown with a glass dome you can look into. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Brandenburg Gate
Free outdoor monument. The chariot on the roof is a 1958 reconstruction. One original horse's head is preserved in the Märkisches Museum.
Hotel Adlon
Hotel exterior on Unter den Linden 77 is always free to pass and photograph. The 1997 rebuild recreates the 1907 façade brick for brick. The original burned do…
Unter den Linden
Europe's first traffic light stood near Potsdamer Platz from 1924 (a replica remains). The boulevard was replanted after reunification to restore its linden al…
Humboldt University
Campus courtyards are public. Some faculty buildings require passes. Book stalls along the iron fence are a 19th-century tradition.
Bebelplatz
Memorial is free outdoors. Humboldt University buildings border the square. The glass panel is easy to miss, it sits flush with the stones at the centre.
Berlin State Opera
Performances and interior visits are ticketed. The façade on Unter den Linden is always visible. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach served as court harpsichordist here…
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What's included
GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
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