Architecture in Berlin

Discover 19 places to experience unusual architecture in Berlin.

A colorful apartment building behind green trees shown at an angle.

Berlin, Germany

Unité d'Habitation of Berlin

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.

Berlin, Germany

Hansaviertel

In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.

Luisenfriedhof II

Berlin, Germany

Luisenfriedhof II

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

A segment of Berlin's medieval wall.

Berlin, Germany

Old City Wall of Berlin

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Permanently Closed

Hubertusbad.

Berlin, Germany

Hubertusbad

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

The Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars in Berlin.

Berlin, Germany

Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

Berlin, Germany

Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

Berlin, Germany

Spandauer Zitadelle (Spandau Citadel)

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

Peaks of the Tempodrom

Berlin, Germany

Liquidrom

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Hansa Studios

Berlin, Germany

Hansa Studios

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

Berlin, Germany

The Bierpinsel

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

Permanently Closed

Two Lions

Berlin, Germany

Propeller Island City Lodge

Come stay at a live-in art installation.

Berlin, Germany

The Return of the Cows

Art and a pun, all in one.

Permanently Closed

AquaDom

Berlin, Germany

AquaDom

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

View of the moored vessel and the attached beach (Flickr / beelaineo)

Berlin, Germany

Badeschiff

Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.

Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.