Attraction · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Potsdamer Platz is an attraction in Berlin, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet, a bike pump and a water point.
Audio tour · Potsdamer Platz
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You're standing on Potsdamer Platz, right in the centre of Berlin. It's named after Potsdam, because the old road to Potsdam once passed through the city wall here. Look down at the ground. In places you'll spot a line of stones set into the pavement. It marks where the Berlin Wall used to run.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 13 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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Memorial to the Sinti and Roma victims of National SocialismMemorial · 910 m awayYes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 50 m and a water point at 160 m.
When you stand at Potsdamer Platz, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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