Photos: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hohenschönhausen: inside a Stasi prison, from outside
Your local guide
Doreen Schulz
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Highlights
- A prison kept off official maps
- Watchtowers still standing, explained
- Conditions described from survivor accounts
- A site treated with real care
- East German secrecy, made visible
About this tour
This session looks at Hohenschönhausen from outside, a former Stasi prison whose existence was kept off East German maps entirely during its years of operation. You see the outer wall and watchtowers still standing. The session finishes at the entrance used for memorial tours today, where I describe conditions inside based on published accounts from former prisoners.
We keep a formal, careful pace throughout, since the material is serious. I take questions as they come and ask for a little patience around the heavier details. Afterwards I send a short note on further reading and survivor accounts.
This suits anyone with a genuine interest in this specific history rather than a casual add-on to a lighter day. It works well as a serious, standalone session.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Berlin before heading out.
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The prison perimeter 21 min
The camera takes in the outer wall and watchtowers, and I explain how the site's existence was kept off East German maps entirely during its years of operation.
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The visitor entrance 21 min
We move to the entrance used for memorial tours today, and I describe conditions inside based on published accounts by former prisoners, since I do not film inside myself.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Berlin: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Eisbein (pork knuckle) and Mitte, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Berlin, showing you The prison perimeter and The visitor entrance live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Berlin live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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