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Karl-Marx-Allee

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Karl-Marx-Allee

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Location: Berlin, Germany

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Janniend

December 2, 2024

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Great view along Karl-Marx-Allee.

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DakenH

February 1, 2026

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Karl-Marx-Allee was built starting in 1951 in East Berlin and was initially called Stalinallee. It was conceived as a prestigious socialist boulevard with monumental residential buildings in the so-called "wedding cake" style and renamed Karl-Marx-Allee after 1961. Historically, it is closely linked to the popular uprising of June 17, 1953. Today, the avenue is a significant urban planning monument and also an important traffic artery. Cyclists primarily use wide, partly newly designed cycle paths; in recent years, sections have been modernized to make cycling safer and smoother without compromising the street's historical character.

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Christian Weller

June 18, 2024

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An impressive avenue from the Stalin era, clad in ceramic tiles, that was social housing. Built with thousands upon thousands of hand-made bricks, especially from the Zehdenick clay district. In the late 19th century, countless clay pits were operated there and the bricks were hardened in over 60 ring-fired kilns and transported by ship via the Havel and Spree to Berlin.
From Straußberger Platz to Proskauer Straße. Be sure to take a look ❣️

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Elevation 40 m

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Sunday 16 August

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