Photos: Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Jorge Láscar from Australia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Jorge Láscar from Australia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Kurfürstendamm and the bombed church, live
Your local guide
Katja Möller
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Highlights
- A ruin kept on purpose, not by accident
- West Berlin's main high street, explained
- A tower left damaged as a memorial
- Kurfürstendamm's Cold War identity
- A church that chose not to be rebuilt
About this tour
This session looks at the bombed Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and the boulevard around it. You see the damaged tower left standing after wartime bombing, kept deliberately as a memorial rather than rebuilt. The walk continues down Kurfürstendamm, which grew into west Berlin's main high street during the years of division.
We open with a short sound check outside the church. I walk slowly down the boulevard and take questions about the church's history and the street's development throughout. Afterwards I send a short note on a few of the buildings we passed.
This suits anyone interested in postwar memory and west Berlin's Cold War identity. It also works well before a session inside KaDeWe further along the street.
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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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church 21 min
The camera takes in the damaged tower left standing after wartime bombing, and I explain the decision to leave it in ruin as a deliberate memorial rather than rebuild it.
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Kurfürstendamm boulevard 21 min
We walk the wide shopping boulevard nearby, and I point out how it developed into west Berlin's main high street during the years of division.
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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 9 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 Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and Kurfürstendamm boulevard 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.
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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