Karl-Marx-Allee

If you want to get a small impression of Moscow, you don't have to go far in Berlin: On Karl-Marx-Allee, GDR architects copied the style of Soviet architecture in an exemplary manner over a length of almost two kilometers.

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Karl-Marx-Allee in the spring with a view of Frankfurter Tor
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Karl-Marx-Allee by night
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In the backlight of the setting sun, the TV tower and the towers at Frankfurter Tor can only be recognized as silhouettes.
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The well-known cinema "Kino International" on Karl-Marx-Allee
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The fountain on Strausberger Platz near Karl-Marx-Allee
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Karl-Marx-Allee with a view of Alexanderplatz
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Karl-Marx-Allee with a view of Frankfurter Tor
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The Kino International
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In accordance with the Moscow specifications, national elements were incorporated in the construction of the houses. In the case of Berlin, individual forms from the architectural Schinkel period can be found in the building facades.
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View of one of the towers at Frankfurter Tor
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The two tower buildings at Frankfurter Tor have become the landmark of Karl-Marx-Allee.
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The bust of Karl Marx
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Detail of a building's facade on Karl-Marx-Alee
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Historical stree lamps
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The Karl Marx bookstore
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View of Karl-Marx-Allee with Frankfurter Tor in the foreground