Anatomisches Theater der Tierarzneischule
iA.Savin (FAL)

Ready-made walk · Berlin

Hidden Mitte: Anatomy, Graves and Courtyards

5 stops · ~2 hr 15 min · 4.1 km

Hidden Gems

A quieter side of Mitte, beginning with the Charité’s museum of medical history and a historic anatomical theatre built for the veterinary school. Pause among the graves of the Dorotheenstadt cemetery, then walk past the gilded dome of the Neue Synagoge to the interlinked courtyards of the Hackesche Höfe.

The stops, in walking order

  1. Anatomisches Theater der Tierarzneischule
    iA.Savin (FAL)

    Stop 1: Anatomisches Theater der Tierarzneischule

    ~3 min here

    The Anatomical Theater of the Veterinary School is a protected historic building, created for teaching animal medicine.

  2. Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité
    idreizung (Public domain)

    Stop 2: Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité

    ~1 hr here

    Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité is a museum devoted to the history of medicine, best known for its collection of pathological-anatomical specimens preserved in fluid or dry form.

  3. Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof
    iUser:Kiko2000 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

    Stop 3: Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof

    ~3 min here

    The Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof is a historic burial ground, entered from Chausseestraße 126.

  4. Neue Synagoge
    iAnsgar Koreng (CC BY 3.0 de)

    Stop 4: Neue Synagoge

    ~15 min here

    The Neue Synagoge is a synagogue whose surviving street frontage gives you a glimpse of a building created for Berlin’s growing Jewish community.

  5. Hackesche Höfe
    iSchlaier (Public domain)

    Stop 5: Hackesche Höfe

    ~3 min here

    Hackesche Höfe is a connected courtyard complex entered through an arched gateway at Rosenthaler Straße 40.

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