Treehouse on the Berlin Wall

Treehouse on the Berlin Wall is a building in Berlin, Berlin. Treehouse on the Berlin Wall is situated near the park Luisenstädtischer Kanal Blütensträuchergarten, as well as near St. Thomas church.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: architectural structure in Kreuzberg, Berlin
Also known as: “Gecekondu von Kreuzberg”, “La casa del Muro”, and “Tree House at the Berlin Wall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Thomas church and Køpi.

St. Thomas church

Church

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The church St. Thomas is a Protestant church in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin. Friedrich Adler designed and built the church between 1865 and 1869. The church was constructed in the shape of a Latin cross with two towers and a 56 metre high dome.

Køpi

Community center

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Køpi is a housing project located at 137 Köpenicker Straße in Mitte, Berlin. It was squatted in 1990 and legalised in 1991 as an autonomous housing project and self-managed social centre. Køpi is situated 200 metres north of Treehouse on the Berlin Wall.

Berlin Ostbahnhof

Railway station

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Berlin Ostbahnhof is a main line railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is located in the Friedrichshain quarter, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough, and has undergone several name changes in its history. Berlin Ostbahnhof is situated 720 metres northeast of Treehouse on the Berlin Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mediaspree and East Central.

Mediaspree

Quarter

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Mediaspree is one of the largest property investment projects in Berlin. It aims to establish telecommunication and media companies along a section of the banks of the river Spree as well as to implement an urban renewal of the surrounding area.

East Central

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East Central is a trendy, bohemian, artsy area that consists of Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg, Wedding and Gesundbrunnen. The western district Kreuzberg was merged with the eastern district Friedrichshain in 2001.