Invalidenstraße – Cemetries, „Feuerland“ and Berlin Wall - Berlin erleben !

By foot 

Duration:   3 h

• We start our tour on the “Dorotheenstadt cemetery” (“Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof”), where a lot of prominent Berliners are buried. Selected stories will bring them to life.
• Borsig was a famous manufacturer of locomotives in the 19^th century. His first factories were located in the so-called „Feuerland“ (“Land of Fire”). Learn more about this exciting era of industrial departure.
• We see various important buildings constructed in the style of Renaissance or Classicism along “Invalidenstraße”, which are of importance today as well.
• We get to know the location of the former “Invalidenhaus” (“Home of Invalids”) and the usage of this building today.
• The "Invalidenfriedhof” (“Cemetery of Invalids”) is located in the immediate vicinity of the “Invalidenhaus”. A lot of prominent people who lived in old Prussia are buried here.