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East Side Gallery

The longest surviving stretch of the Wall, 1.3 kilometers along the Spree, painted by artists from around the world.

Photo: Lklundin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Mühlenstrasse, 10243 BerlinDirections
Getting There
Ostbahnhof station (S-Bahn), or Warschauer Strasse (U1 and S-Bahn).

Why Go

In 1990, more than a hundred artists painted the eastern face of the Wall here. Its murals include the famous kiss between the Soviet and East German leaders.

Walk it from Ostbahnhof station to the Oberbaum Bridge.

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