Hackescher Markt Attractions & Landmarks

The Lure of the East
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Oranienburger Street
Berlin,
10178
Germany
Visit Websitehttp://www.hackescher-markt.de..
Transport Options
Train Available : S-Bahn

Overview

In the early 19th Century, Hackescher Markt was still a muddy swamp situated outside Berlin's city gates. Yet as the industrial revolution gained hold, new businesses and booming industries set up shop here, bringing wealth and prosperity to the whole area. Prominent examples of companies which started out in Hackescher Markt include Aschinger Brewery and Wertheim department store. Hackescher Markt's main claim to fame is, however, its S-Bahn station. Constructed at the height of the railway boom in the late 19th Century, with a red-tiled facade, mosaics and rounded windows, this is one of Berlin's most attractive stations. Originally known as 'Bahnhof Börse' (Stock Exchange Station) because of its proximity to the Berlin Stock Exchange, the square in front of the station was renamed 'Marx-Engels-Platz' by party apparatchiks during the socialist era. Nowadays, the station is used primarily by visitors to the nearby Hackesche Höfe complex, a labyrinth of courtyards brimming with cafès, restaurants, boutiques and art galleries. A cinema, theater and the Oranienburger Straße nightlife strip complete the list of attractions in this increasingly popular (and tourist-ridden) district.

Acceptable but last choiceby Yahoo | 2007-06-28 11:25:56 |

This is a clean, respectable "superior tourist class hotel", in a completely renovated building. The rooms are small but attractive (our bed was barely the width a U.S. "double" bed, for two people), with everything nearly new. You must note that the hotel does not have air conditioning. This might be okay in all but the hottest weeks of the tourist season. But the street under the front rooms not only has a streetcar, it's near a curve. (..screeech...) If you have to have the window open, it's a real problem. Berlin has a lot of hotels, so make sure that the price for the days you need here is sufficiently below the hotels with larger rooms and air conditioning. The young staff is pleasant and helpful, but the hot weather encouraged us to pay for one night and leave immediately.