Marzahn

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  High-rise buildings in the Berlin district of Marzahn.

• Ahrensfelder Terrassen

• Rosenbecker Straße

• Ahrensfelder Terrassen

• Schorfheidestraße

• The Ahrensfelde mountains

• Marzahner Promenade

• Landsberger Allee

• Ahrensfelde mountains

• View of Marzahn-East from the Ahrensfelde mountains

• Helene-Weigel-Platz

• Alt-Marzahn

• Alt-Marzahn

• Alt-Marzahn with church

• Bockwindmühle

• Alt-Marzahn

• Alt-Marzahn

• Alt-Marzahn

• Bockwindmühle

• Marzahn-South

• Cherry blossoms in the Gardens of the World

• Gardens of the World

• The gondolas of the cable car above the grounds of the IGA in Marzahn can be seen.

Marzahn is home to the largest housing estate of the former GDR. However, there are also some neighborhoods of single-family houses. The old village center has been preserved and is under monumental protection.

After the construction of the Marzahn prefabricated housing estate, endless grey buildings instead of green spaces determined the district. Nevertheless, the apartments were popular because they offered an alternative to the draughty old buildings of other districts, many of which didn't offer private bathrooms. Ten- and eleven-storey buildings still dominate the picture in Marzahn, interspersed with some lower six-storey buildings and ia couple of high-rise buildings with over 18 storeys. There is also a creative scene in the large housing estate of East Berlin: the ORWOHaus, located in the middle of the industrial area on the border to Lichtenberg, is a music factory and calls itself "the loudest building in town".

Marzahn-Northwest

Marzahn-Northwest, also known as Berlin-Ahrensfelde, lies between Märkische Allee, Seelgraben, and the state of Brandenburg. Divided into north and west by Märkische Allee and the S-Bahn tracks, its construction was not completed until 1989. While buildings in the western part are mostly five to six storeys high, the northern part has high-rise buildings with up to 11 storeys. Advantages of the neighborhood are its proximity to nature as well as green streets and courtyards.

Ahrensfelder Terrassen and Schorfheideviertel

An example of the deconstruction of prefabricated buildings are the "Ahrensfelder Terrassen" (Ahrensfelder Terraces), located between Rosenbecker Straße, Eichhorststraße, and Havemannstraße. The eleven-storey buildings were converted into terrace houses with a maximum of 6 storeys in the course of the urban redevelopment project "Stadtumbau Ost". The colorful houses are all equipped with balconies and some even feature a rooftop terrace.

Just east of them is the neighborhood Schorfheideviertel, located around Schorfheidestraße. Here, several buildings were demolished and the Schorfheidepark was created on the new open spaces. Older houses can be found in the suburban settlement Falkenberg, also known as Marienaue. This housing estate of single-family homes was built in the 1930s.

Central Marzahn

Central Marzahn, located between Wuhletalstraße, Hohenschönhauser Straße, Landsberger Allee, and Brandenburg, consists of a large housing estate and an industrial spaces. It is located between the tracks of the city railway lines S7 and S75 and features the largest contiguous industrial area in Berlin. The high-rise building "Pyramide" and the aforementioned ORWOhaus are also located here.

The Oberweißbacher Straße neighborhood is bordered by Trusetaler Straße, Blumberger Damm, Wuhletalstraße, and Mehrower Allee. The neighborhood Mehrower Allee/Ringkolonnaden, located south of Mehrower Allee and extending to Raoul-Wallenberg-Straße, is home to the Marzahn Public Park and a more spacious development of mostly eleven-storey buildings with large residential courtyards. There are also six-storey apartment buildings and skyscrapers with up to 21 storeys. The area is very green and the residential buildings from the 1980s are fully or partially renovated.

Marzahn-East

In the east of Marzahn, around Glambecker Ring, six-storey prefabricated concrete buildings with loggias and elevators dominate the picture. The area is bordered by the Wuhle river and the state border to Brandenburg. The Ahrensfelde mountains were formed during the Vistula ice age. Later, they were also used as a building rubble and garbage dump and finally converted into a landscape park. The Wuhletal hiking trail leads through them and there is an observation platform on the western peak.

Marzahn-South

The south of Marzahn, next to the old village center, is home to the first residential area of the large Marzahn housing estate: Springpfuhl around Helene-Weigel-Platz. The village center Alt-Marzahn with its farmhouses, church, meadow, shops, and inns is surrounded by high-rise buildings.

To the southwest, between Landsberger Allee and Poelchaustraße , there is also a housing estate consisting of detached and semi-detached houses and gardens. There are some more single-family houses around Marzahner Chaussee, west of the S-Bahn.

The Landsberger Tor neighborhood is located on the site of the former center for agricultural production, between Landsberger Allee and Eisenacher Straße, Wuhle, Blumberger Damm and Erholungspark. Built in the year 2000, it is a relatively new residential area and features a market hall, wide green spaces, and building façades with various interesting designs.

Sights in Marzahn

In addition to the village center with the small church and the windmill (Marzahner Bockwindmühle), Marzahn is known above all for the Gardens of the World, which are located inside the Marzahn Recreational Park. The cable car was built for the 2017 International Garden Exhibition and continues to be operated. Popular local recreation areas are the Wuhletal, the Eichepark, and the Ahrensfelde mountains. The Eastgate in Marzahn is the fifth largest shopping center in Berlin.