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Attraction · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station in Berlin

Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station is an attraction in Berlin. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 7 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 30 m you'll find a bench.

Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station in Berlin
Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station in Berlin, photo 2
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The story

Audio tour · Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station

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You're standing on Askanischer Platz, in front of a lonely piece of façade that seems a little lost. Yet this is all that's left of the Anhalter Bahnhof, once the biggest railway station in Germany. Look up at the empty space above the entrance. That's where the station clock used to be. On either side sit two figures, Day and Night, by Ludwig Brunow. They're copies from 2004, because the originals had corroded too badly.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair
Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Topography of TerrorMuseum · 320 m away
  2. 2Gropius-BauMuseum · 340 m away
  3. 3Wall MuseumMuseum · 680 m away
  4. 4German Museum of TechnologyMuseum · 830 m away
  5. 5Jewish MuseumMuseum · 940 m away
  6. 6Berlinische GalerieMuseum · 1.1 km away
  7. 7Berlin Musical Instrument MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km away
  8. 8KulturforumAttraction · 1.1 km away
  9. 9PhilharmonieAttraction · 1.1 km away
  10. 10Memorial to Homosexuals persecuted under NazismMemorial · 1.2 km away
All 760 points of interest in Berlin →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Portico of the destroyed Anhalter Station, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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