Charlottenburg - Royal Splendor and Modern Glitz

What to Expect

Architectural Features of Charlottenburg
Berlin, which travelers love so much today, is not the same city it was centuries ago. Only by getting lost in West Berlin's Charlottenburg, you will understand how the old Berlin looked - this will be helped by the best examples of 'Belle Époque' architecture from the Gründerzeit period. I will tell you how Berlin's 'Altbau' buildings are arranged and even take you to an old inner courtyard.

Interesting Behind the Facades
We will pass by a couple of typical Berlin restaurants, where celebrities like Gorbachev and Reagan used to hang out. In one of the most expensive parts of the city, we will find the museum of the first woman accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, and an art center with the largest private collections of works by impressionists, from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Functionalism eras. You will also be amazed by the little mansion of the Ceramic Museum.

Main Route Highlights

• The most recognizable symbol of West Berlin - the sculpture 'Berlin' against the backdrop of the majestic ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at the foot of skyscrapers;
• The last touch of Art Nouveau - Charlottenburg Town Hall and cozy residential quarters in early Jugendstil;
• The most respectable shopping boulevard - Kurfürstendamm: its side terraces and luxuriously decorated portals of department stores, art galleries, and fashionable restaurants;
• The Fountain of St. George and a picturesque crossroads in the style of Thuringian Neo-Renaissance;
• Charlottenburg Palace - the sumptuous Baroque summer residence of the Prussian kings - as well as Christmas markets;
• The Palace Park with pavilions in the Rococo and Neoclassical styles, the tomb of kings and the mausoleum of Queen Louise of Prussia, all part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.

At about halfway, we will stop by one of the typical Charlottenburg restaurants.