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Berlin: What Vanished – and Came Back

A walk through the city that makes things disappear – thirteen stories from the Reichstag to the Nikolai Quarter

14 stops 95 min 4.2 km

At a glance

Distance
4.2 km
Duration
95 min
Stops
14
Languages
Deutsch, English
Start
Reichstag building, west side on Scheidemannstrasse (U Bundestag or S+U Brandenburger Tor)
Finish
Which one is the real one?
An audio walk through Berlin: from the Reichstag along the line of the Wall to the Brandenburg Gate, through the stelae of the Holocaust Memorial, down Wilhelmstrasse to the Gendarmenmarkt, across Bebelplatz and Unter den Linden to the Lustgarten, past the Humboldt Forum and into the Nikolai Quarter. Find out what the Reichstag's letters were cast from, who first said the word wall, why the gate did not open on the ninth of November – and how two towns became one. With scenes from history, up-to-date 2026 information and a finale in an old Berlin pub.
  • Runs in the browser — no app to install
  • Map with the route and your position
  • Stops play automatically when you arrive
  • 4 devices included — for you and your companions
  • Transcript of every stop
  • 12 months of access

Route

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Start: Reichstag building, west side on Scheidemannstrasse (U Bundestag or S+U Brandenburger Tor)

  1. 1

    Welcome to Berlinfree

    Berlin makes things vanish – and brings them back changed.

  2. 2

    Letters made of cannonsfree

    Letters cast from cannons – by a family later persecuted.

  3. 3

    The word nobody asked for full version

    Nobody intended to build it – eight weeks later it stood.

  4. 4

    Horses to Paris full version

    The Quadriga: kidnapped, brought back, recast.

  5. 5

    Immediately, without delay full version

    Immediately, without delay – and why the gate stayed shut anyway.

  6. 6

    The field full version

    A quiet place. Walk in.

  7. 7

    A place with no monument full version

    The street of power – now a car park.

  8. 8

    A poet in the West, his muses in the East full version

    A dome that isn't a cathedral – and a poet split from his muses.

  9. 9

    The empty library full version

    A writer watches his own books burn.

  10. 10

    A sentence that has to stay full version

    The lime trees that vanished – and a mother in bronze.

  11. 11

    Berlin's most famous empty lot full version

    A city that keeps rebuilding itself – and an empty plot.

  12. 12

    Too big for the museum full version

    The eighth wonder: a bowl too big for its museum.

  13. 13

    Which one is the real one? full version

    Palace, palace, palace: which one is the real one?

  14. 14

    Two towns and a beer full version

    Two towns become one – and a Berliner Weisse with a shot.

Narrated by a synthetic (AI) voice — script and facts by the tripto.de editorial team.

Questions and answers

Do I need to install an app?

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How does it work on the walk?

In Walk mode the map shows where you are and each stop starts by itself when you arrive. You can also listen without GPS and pick the stops yourself.

Can I listen offline?

Yes. Before you set off you can download the recordings to your phone and listen without internet.

Can two of us listen?

Yes. One purchase works on up to 4 devices — everyone listens on their own phone.

How long do I have access?

12 months from the first time you open it. Stop whenever you like and continue another day — the guide remembers where you left off.

Berlin: What Vanished – and Came Back

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