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East Side Gallery

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Muehlenstrasse 3-100 | Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 14167 Berlin, Germany

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This mile-long stretch of the Berlin Wall is one of the largest remaining portions of the former divide between East and West Germany.

Suggested duration: 2-3 hours

As featured in 3 Days in Berlin

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Muehlenstrasse 3-100 | Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 14167 Berlin, Germany

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Friedrichshain

When you arrive at Warschauer Strasse in the heart of
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hotspots. At night in Friedrichshain, the energy is
palpable and the streets of this old worker's quarter
are full of street musicians. On one hand, you may
find a bar with international crowds, electronic
music, long lines and panoramic views - on the other,
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honeyImhome61

Is it free? Is it an indoor gallery or just the wall with paintings on?

May 9, 2018|

AnswerShow all 7 answers

Is free - just the wall covered in graffiti and pictures spray painted

travelgirl1981

Is this East Side Gallery which appears to be closest to Blankenberg Station different to the East Side Gallery next to Warschauer Station? I'm a bit confused

January 3, 2018|

AnswerShow all 3 answers

Hi. Go to the Warschauer Station. Come out, turn left & walk down the hill for about 5 minutes. At the road junction at the bottom you will see the start of the gallery across the road on the right.

5AZtravelers

Is the wall lit up or lighted at night?

October 8, 2017|

AnswerShow all 5 answers

It's not greatly lit, but you can still see it quite clearly during the night (if you have decent sight). If you want to check out the full details and/or don't have the best pair of eyes, better to go during the day ;-)

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Martha A

Glasgow

East Side Gallery area (3 Replies)

Hi, we had a weekend in Berlin last November and will be back soon for 5 full days having found the weekend far too short. We went to the East Side Gallery but fitted it in around a load of other "first time" sight seeing. We would like to spend a day over in that area seeing other things in that part of Berlin. Can anyone recommend places to see and go near the East Side Gallery? We don't tend to go "inside" but love ambling and people watching so looking for streets and squares squares...More

May 05, 2017|

Response fromMartha A|

Thanks for your reply Henry. A lot of good information to add to my notes.

aaamanda

Sydney, Australia

4 days in Berlin - itinerary help please (5 Replies)

Hello TripaAdvisor community, I'll be visiting Berlin next week and have spent some time coming up with an itinerary. Would love some feedback and any recommendations on places I may have missed. Also we love trying local food (currywurst is already on the to-do list) so I'd really appreciate some suggestions for good, traditional (not too expensive) places to eat around Mitte. Sat 14 Jun Reichstag building (already booked) Free walking tour (already booked) Gendarmenmarkt Unter...More

June 05, 2014|

Response fromleitstrahl|

Looks already pretty good, I'd say. What do you intend to see or do in Grunewald forest, the Gleis 17 memorial at the station? Wouldn't it be better and easier to visit Kurfuerstendamm and Tauentzienstrasse with the KaDeWe department store in former West Berlin instead, if you already are in Tiergarten and Charlottenburg? I don't think Tuesday is packed. You'll need some time for the Topography of Terror and the Jewish Museum, but East Side Gallery, the river and Oberbaumbridge won't...More

Safura N

Milton, Canada

One day in Berlin (5 Replies)

Hey guys. So we are arriving at Berlin around 2 pm by train and our hotel is next to the Hauptbahnhof. We are leaving for Copenhagen next morning 11 am by Flixbus. Have a few questions here: 1. We are a group of 4 adults and 1 child. We booked Legoland for a slot of 4 pm to 5 pm. This I'm assuming means that we can enter any time between 4 and 5 but not before and not after. Is that correct? So my question is that if we check in at hotel and leave around 3 is it possible for us to have...More

July 04, 2016|

Response fromSafura N|

Thanks for your response. So if we are staying near the Hauptbahnhof wouldn't the reichstag be on our way back to the hotel?

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333paulinaz

Ireland

388

Reviewed today via mobile

AMAZING

Easily the highlight of my entire trip, if I could recommend only one thing to see in Berlin this would be it. The walk alongside the wall was wonderful and surprisingly not too busy.

Date of experience: January 2019

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laradinc

Leiden, The Netherlands

103

Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Historic

This place is really historic and impressive. However it's next to a highway and it was extremely cold due to the canal next to it. (It was January when we visited).

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MadliPe

Tallinn, Estonia

163

Reviewed 2 days ago

Must visit in Berlin

Its art and history together - must visit while in Berlin! Also you get a nice long walk and see the one of the most iconic graffiti "The Kiss". Easy accessible by public transport.

Date of experience: November 2018

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Sune T

Pretoria

5422

Expected more

I think I expected a bit more from the East Side Gallery. It is nice to see such a large part of the wall still in tact in order to get the idea of how big it was, although of course there were a lot...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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dbro8082

Melbourne, Australia

3412

Amazing Art and history

Easy to find East side Gallery is well worth a visit when in Berlin. Gives you an insight to the fall of the wall. Artworks are respected with no tags....the colour is amazing and the wall is much longer than what I expected.

Date of experience: December 2018

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Venetiasamos

Αθήνα, Ελλάδα

6510

Reviewed 3 days ago

Art on a wall

Wall art on the wall that separated the lives of people, by the river and the bridge that connected the city. They made a good of the bad and it is definitely a must see and a place to photo shoot in Berlin

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Monica D

558

impressive

when you arrive in this place you realize how they could live and suffer separation from the rest of the city. it seems to be there and come back in that terrible moment. Unfortunately, too many people and tourists are there just to take stupid...More

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ejh467

Camden, Australia

224

Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

Great experience

Would definitely recommend checking out the east side gallery. We went on a rainy day so it wasn’t too busy, but it is a must see in Berlin!

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alexdB9972AS

Novosibirsk, Russia

469

Reviewed 4 days ago

Free and great

Awesome place for art-lovers to see in Berlin. Sadly it get destroyed by some vandals occasionally. And it's FREE!

Thank alexdB9972AS

stanleyeurocub

West Sussex, United Kingdom

6317

Reviewed 5 days ago

Wall of History.

After seeing so many pictures and TV documentaries of the Berlin wall, I finally got the opportunity to visit it in person, and it was worth it. So much art, and expression, quite a sight.

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