Modernist Architecture Tour in Berlin-Zehlendorf
Discover Bauhaus, 1920s architecture and the Zehlendorf roof war around Onkel-Toms-Hütte
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Duration: 2h
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Berlin
What to expect
- Birthplace of modern architecture
- Explore Onkel Toms Hütte
- Bauhaus stories on location
- Famous architects up close
About this Tour
This architectural tour in Berlin-Zehlendorf shows you why the village-shaped villa district became the birthplace of modernism in the 1920s. Visionaries such as Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies…
Steps of the tour
- Meeting point at the U Krumme Lanke forecourt in Berlin-Zehlendorf
- Introduction to 1920s architecture and Berlin's significance as a center of modernism
- Stations on buildings and concepts by Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hugo Häring, Bruno Taut, Otto Rudolf Salvisberg, Erich Mendelsohn, Richard Neutra and Hans Pölzig
- Visit to the Onkel-Toms-Hütte forest settlement including background information on the urban planning vision
- Insights into the so-called Zehlendorf roof war (flat roof vs. pitched roof)
- Discussion on the current situation and the influence of modernism on current architecture
- End point of the tour: U Onkel Toms-Hütte
- Note: The tour is very intensive
What is included in this tour?
- Guided architecture tour in Zehlendorf
- Expert insights into Bauhaus and modernism
- Background stories on architects and projects
- Local guide throughout the tour
What to bring to the tour?
- Comfortable, weatherproof clothing
- Sturdy footwear
- Drinking water when needed
Who should take part in this tour?
This guided architecture tour in Berlin is ideal for architecture enthusiasts, history enthusiasts and anyone who wants to experience Bauhaus and Modernism directly on site. Also suitable fo…
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