Hackesche Höfe
The eight interconnected early 20th-century inner courtyards of the residential and business complex were allowed to become dilapidated during the GDR era and had to undergo costly extensive renovation after the fall of the Wall. The Art Nouveau façades have been restored – the first courtyard is particularly interesting to see – and boutiques, designer shops and cafés have moved into spaces which once housed offices and workshops.
When the flow of tourists abates towards evening, the neighborhood comes alive again, and the bars, restaurants and cinema, as well as the cabaret theater and the Sophienclub, attract Berliners in particular.