Babel Platz

Some pictures just around Babel Platz.

The bank that Lola robs in Run Lola Run (no longer a bank).


The State Opera House. Not much to look at from the outside, but supposedly tops on the inside. This isn't the original, it's a GDR rebuild. The original parts are the darkened bits.


The 18th c. Roman Catholic cathedral from Frederick the Great. Instead of ostricizing the Catholics as had previously been done, he welcomed them and even donated land for their cathedral in this very prominent square.


Humboldt University (Einstein, the Brothers Grimm, and Karl Marx). Babel Platz was the scene of the infamous Nazi book burning, many volumes coming from Humboldt. Shamefully, many staff and students were active in the event, destroying the only known volumes of important works. As a gesture of good will, the school runs a book sale out front everyday, selling many of the works that were not permanately lost for a very cheap price.