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Lessing, Mendelsohn and the town houses on Nikolaikirchplatz
The picturesque view behind the St. Nicholas Church is without question one of our visual highlights. People usually stop here in front of the “Kaffeestube” and take photos down the street towards Eiergasse. On the left, facing Nikolaikirchplatz, stands the...
World Cleanup Day 2024 at Nikolaiviertel
World Cleanup Day is the world's largest bottom-up citizens' movement to clean up the environment. It first took place in 2018, back then in 157 countries and with 17.6 million participants. The number of participating countries has since grown to over 190. In...
Commemorating the founding of Berlin: the town seal and the founding fountain
Nikolaikirchplatz is the heart of the Nikolaiviertel, a popular meeting place and one of the most beautiful photo opportunities in Berlin Mitte. But it has many other exciting things to offer besides the Nikolaikirche. These undoubtedly include the „Stadtsiegel“ or...
Nikolaiviertel in person: Ilona and Astrid Rohleder – Antiquitäten im Nikolaiviertel
Between porcelain, Biedermeier furniture and silver chandeliers: sisters Ilona and Astrid Rohleder have been dealing in tangible art in the Nikolai quarter since 1993 …
Eiergasse: Berlin’s shortest street
There are many anecdotes in and around the Nikolaiviertel. One of them is how the city's shortest street got its name. It's still called Eiergasse to this day, is one of our most loved photo motifs and connects Nikolaikirchplatz with Mühlendamm over a distance of just...
City tour: experience Berlin’s old town in a completely different light on a full moon tour
The Stadtmuseum has come up with a completely different kind of city tour. Once a month, right on time for the full moon, you can now experience the Nikolaiviertel and the surrounding area by moonlight. We took part in the first event for an hour and a half walk...
Nikolaiviertel in person: Sabine Matusch and the KugelEi
Over the Easter weekend, Sabine Matusch celebrated her 25th KugelEi anniversary in the Nikolaiviertel with a big courtyard party. Plenty of reason for a conversation about the past, present and future.
More color for the Nikolai Quarter
On April 12, people dug, planted and watered in Berlin's place of origin. A great opportunity for business people and residents to meet, talk to each other and do something together - with a truckload of fresh plants financed and handed out thanks to urban development...
Staint George – a well-traveled attraction
Berlin Mitte has a lot to offer in terms of monuments and other sights, and one of the most photographed motifs in the Nikolai Quarter is without doubt St. George (The Dragon Slayer). Located directly on the banks of the River Spree, at the southern end of...