Tiergarten

The area around the Tiergarten – Berlin’s green lung – is a sophisticated, natural and elegant place to live. Between culture and modern architecture at Potsdamer Platz and the government district, lavishly renovated old buildings in the Lützow neighbourhood and mid-century architectural monuments in the Hansa area. The comparatively small district is an attractive mix, central yet relaxed.
Compact and refined
Tiergarten has experienced many ups and downs. In the “Golden Twenties”, the district around the Potsdamer Platz was the epicentre of dissolute Berlin life. The Second World War and the Wall turned the cultural centre with its countless cafés, restaurants and entertainment venues into a wasteland. Today Tiergarten has awoken from its slumber. With its spacious modern architecture and the newly created government quarter which characterises the small district. Potsdamer Platz, too, has gained a contemporary face with striking buildings such as the Sony Center and the DB Tower. Alongside politics and business, however, culture is still the beating heart of Tiergarten today. The Kulturforum with the New and Old National Gallery, the Philharmonic Hall and the State Library by Hans Scharoun is an icon of post-war Berlin. Where 20 years ago construction cranes dominated the view, there is still development: Potsdamer Strasse, home of the original Berlin variety theatre “Wintergarten”, is currently developing into the new hotspot of Berlin’s art scene with many galleries and exclusive boutiques. The flats for sale in Tiergarten are of high quality, manageable and correspondingly sought-after.
Highlights & Tips

Neue Nationalgalerie
After many years of renovation, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie from the 1960s is finally reopened. The flat glass and steel building near Potsdamer Platz is an icon of architectural history. The magnificent, newly conceived collection with art from the first half of the 20th century and the green sculpture garden are also must-sees.

Café am Neuen See
One of the most romantic places in Berlin is the Café am Neuen See. Well hidden under trees in the middle of the Tiergarten, there is a wonderful beer garden with a view of the nearby small lake. In winter, the café-restaurant is enchanted with candlelight, cosy fireplaces, a small Christmas market and ice rinks where you can play curling.

Café Einstein
The chic Viennese-style coffee house attracts visitors to the Neo-Renaissance villa with fresh pastries, coffee as well as cakes every day and is considered a Berlin artists’ meeting place.
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