Art in architecture at the Charlotte Pfeffer School, photo: Camille Compere, 2026
Art and architecture around Alexanderplatz: The GDR legacy in context
MKB 2026: Guided tour
06. Jun 2026
10:00–12:00
Starting point:
The steps in front of the Rotes Rathaus,
10178 Berlin
End point:
Bowling Centre at the Rotes Rathaus, Rathausstraße,
10178 Berlin
The former East City Centre is particularly rich in architecture-related artworks. At the time of their installation, these works engaged with the contemporary visions of the city and art. Today, they form part of a heritage that is being preserved, ignored, restored, altered and expanded.
The tour examines the works and the surrounding urban fabric in their historical context and critiques them from a contemporary perspective, with a focus on the changing role of art in the urban environment.
With Camille Compere (art historian). In German.
Participation is free of charge.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please contact stadtkultur@ba-mitte.berlin.de or call +49 (0) 152 0812 7931
The tour takes in the following works of art:
Starting point:
Stairs in front of the Rotes Rathaus, 10178 Berlin
(110 m walk)
Aufbauhelferin und -helfer Statues, Fritz Cremer,
Spandauer Straße/Rathausstraße
(350 m walk)
Denkmal für die Erbauer des Stadtzentrums, Gerhard Rommel
Rathausstraße 5, 10178 Berlin
(650 m walk)
Auferstehender, Fritz Cremer,
Klosterstraße, in front of the ruins of the Franciscan monastery church
(750 m walk)
Schmuckwand, Regina Junge + Mosaikwand WHH17, Erika Lawrenz,
Schillingstraße, 10179 Berlin
(350 m walk)
Café Moskau with mosaic ‘us dem Leben der Völker der Sowjetunion’, Bert Heller,
Karl-Marx-Allee, 10178 Berlin
(90 m walk)
Kino International, wall design, Waldemar Grzimek,
Karl-Marx-Allee, 10178 Berlin
(600 m walk)
Structural wall made of concrete blocks, Karl-Heinz Alder and Friedrich Kracht,
10178 Berlin
(600 m walk)
Charlotte-Pfeffer-Schule, Kulisse, msk7 + untitled, unknown
Berolinastraße, 10178 Berlin
(600 m walk)
Haus des Reisens + Haus des Lehrers, wall design by Walter Womacka,
Alexanderstraße, 10178 Berlin
(350 m walk)
Die Presse as organiser, Willi Neubert,
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, 10178 Berlin
(330 m walk)
Brunnen der Völkerfreundschaft, Walter Womacka,
Alexanderplatz, 10178 Berlin
(450 m walk)
Bowling Centre at the Red Town Hall, sports relief, unknown,
Rathausstraße, 10178 Berlin