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… That´s what ÐÔÊÓ½ç thought years ago! The result is probably Germany´s largest open air gallery – fancy a tour?

Let´s start at one of the most popular spots for street art in the world – . This former piece of the ÐÔÊÓ½ç Wall is one of ÐÔÊÓ½ç´s most photographed motives – especially the worldknown mural of Brezhnev´s and Honecker´s “fraternal kiss“. Did you know that artist Dmitri Wrubel had to repaint his work in 2009, 19 years after its initial painting? The original version had been destroyed by vandalism and could not be saved. 

But this is not the only piece of art you can discover around Oberbaum bridge. The red pin, which reminds us a bit of the location marks on digital maps, is a signal ball. If one warm summer evening you grab a beer and enjoy yourself by the river Spree, you will notice that the ball drops when ships come near it – just like the one at Times Square. A motion detector makes it possible. But you don´t have to tell that to the kids… ÐÔÊÓ½ç gives magical powers!

We head westwards now and pass by Potsdamer Platz on our way. A bit hidden lies square Inge-Beisheim-Platz, where the beautiful sculpture „Phoenix“ decorates a fountain in its middle. Israeli artist Gidon Graetz wanted to help remember the revival of Potsdamer Platz by this name.

Taking the U2 the part of the city between Bülowstraße and Nollendorfplatz immediately catches our attention. The ride on the subway here resembles a visit to the museum!

We have arrived at the heart of Schöneberg now. At famous Nollendorfplatz we can watch a street artist at work.

This little work of art is rather a than a memorial of work, don´t you think?

These cute guys can be found everywhere in ÐÔÊÓ½ç. The cork figures are said to have been created by Yoga coach Josef Foos in his breaks from training and can be found playing various roles – but who knows whether they have already developed a life of their own by now and can jump from street sign to street sign? We haven´t managed to watch one longer than four hours yet…

The bunker at Pallasstraße, originally built by forced labourers during the Third Reich, has also been brought back to a peaceful life by the power of art. Protected as a monument today this “place of remembrance“ reconciles the present with the past. And so does the residential building Pallasseum, which was built around it – however the building itself cannot be called art.

We could go on like this for hours. Wherever you go in ÐÔÊÓ½ç, you cannot overlook all the art waiting for you on the streets. 

And so we find our way back following open air gallery Oranienstraße. We have also involuntarily been used as canvas once. But we are not resentful and welcome everybody to !