USEFUL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS OPEN SDGCLUB.BERLIN MEETING - FOR PARTICIPANTS AT THE HOSTED BY THE GERMAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ...
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USEFUL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR PARTICIPANTS AT THE
OPEN SDGCLUB.BERLIN MEETING
HOSTED BY THE GERMAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
MAY 7 – 9 2019
AT HOTEL ROSSI / DESIGN OFFICES
Berlin, April 23rd 2019 Dear participant, We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin for the Open SDGclub.Berlin meeting hosted by the German Council for Sustainable Development on May 7‐9 2019 at the Hotel Rossi/Design Offices in Berlin. On the following pages we have compiled useful and practical information on how to find your way around Berlin and some facts about the main sights in Berlin. Maps of Berlin will be available for you at the check‐in desk of the hotel. We wish you a safe trip to Berlin. With best wishes, Veronica Tomei Council for Sustainable Development
Travel Information
Hotel Rossi Hotel Motel One Hotel ibis Berlin
Berlin‐Hauptbahnhof Hauptbahnhof
Botschaft für Kinder
Invalidenstraße 54 Invalidenstraße 53
Lehrter Straße 66
10557 Berlin 10557 Berlin
10557 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 36410050 Tel. +49 30 7109600
Tel. +49 30 330993899
Tegel Airport – Hotel Schönefeld Airport – Hotel Berlin Central Station –
(ca. 30 min) (ca. 45 min) Hotel (ca. 10 min)
The Bus TXL (direction The ticket for the S‐Bahn can be bought at Walking to Hotel Rossi
Alexanderplatz) takes you the information desk for tourists at the from Berlin Central Station
directly from Tegel Airport to airport. Coming out of baggage claim, it is takes no more than 10
Berlin Central Station in ca. 25 situated on your right hand side. Tickets minutes.
min. Tickets can be bought at the can also be bought at the ticket machines Alternatively bus 123
ticket machine or on the bus for in the station. As the airport is located in (direction Saatwinkler
2,70€. tarif zone “C” the ticket costs 3,30€. The Damm) takes you from
ticket needs to be validated. Walking to Berlin Central Station to
Walking to Hotel Rossi from the S‐Bahn‐Station takes about 5 minutes. Seydlitzstraße. The hotel is
Berlin Central Station takes no Take the RE7 (direction Dessau, located on the left hand
more than 10 minutes. Hauptbahnhof) or RB14 (directionNAuen, side of the street.
Alternatively bus 123 (direction Bahnhof) to Berlin Central Station (ca. 40
Saatwinkler Damm) takes you min). Walking to Hotel Rossi
from Berlin Central Station to from Berlin Central Station
Seydlitzstraße. The hotel is Walking to Hotel Rossi from Berlin Central takes no more than 10
located on the left hand side of Station takes no more than 10 minutes. minutes.
the street. Alternatively bus 123 (direction Alternatively bus 123
Saatwinkler Damm) takes you from Berlin (direction Saatwinkler
Walking to Motel One from Damm) takes you from
Berlin Central Station takes no Central Station to Seydlitzstraße. The
hotel is located on the left hand side of Berlin Central Station to
more than 5 minutes. Take the Seydlitzstraße. The hotel is
exit “Europaplatz” and go left the street.
located on the left hand
until you see the hotel on the Walking to Motel One from Berlin Central side of the street.
right hand side of the street.
Walking to ibis Hotel from Berlin Station takes no more than 5 minutes. Walking to Motel One
Central Station takes no more Take the exit “Europaplatz” and go left from Berlin Central Station
than 3 minutes. Take the exit until you see the hotel on the right hand takes no more than 5
“Europaplatz”. You will find the side of the street. minutes. Take the exit
hotel on the opposite side of the “Europaplatz” and go left
street on you right. Walking to ibis Hotel from Berlin Central until you see the hotel on
Station takes no more than 3 minutes. the right hand side of the
Take the exit “Europaplatz”. You will find street.
the hotel on the opposite side of the
Optionally, going by taxi from the street on you right Walking to ibis Hotel from
airport to the hotel should cost Berlin Central Station
no more than Optionally, going by taxi from the airport takes no more than 3
25 €. to the hotel should cost no more than minutes. Take the exit
40€. “Europaplatz”. You will
find the hotel on the
opposite side of the street
on you right
Please note that travel inside Berlin is not covered by the organisers
Locations
1
3
2
4
1. Hotel Rossi (venue meeting days 7 and 8 May)
2. Motel One
3. Ibis Hotel
4. Design Offices (venue meeting day 9 May)
Walking distance:
Hotel Rossi – Design Offices about 15 minutes
Motel One – Design Offices about 10 minutes
Ibis Hotel – Design Offices about 10 minutes
How to buy a ticket at a ticket machine of the BVG
Where to buy? All regular tickets can be bought at ticket machines in U‐Bahn
and S‐Bahn stations, on trams and from bus drivers. German debit (EC) cards
are accepted but credit cards are not, and debit cards from outside Germany
might not work in the machines. The best thing to do is to have some cash
handy. All ticket machines can be operated in English. The machines offer the
bonus of also selling tickets to main tourist attractions, providing network
information and topping up pay‐asyou‐ go mobile phones. Machines on trams
only offer the basic services and no tourist offers. Please always remember to
validate your ticket before commencing your journey (does not apply to
monthly and annual season tickets or when you buy it on the bus).
Ticket machines are located in underground stations/S‐Bahn stations and at
selected points around the city and can be used to purchase tickets for the VBB
fare zone by cash or with your EC card. You need to buy a single ticket AB for
2,70 for a single journey unless you are coming from Schönefeld Airport, then it
is 3,30 €. Please always remember to validate your ticket before commencing
your journey (does not apply to monthly and annual season tickets).
Finding your way. The BVG homepage http://www.bvg.de/en has a nifty
journey planer right on the start page. Type in your starting point and
destination, choose a departure or arrival time, and it’ll tell you how to get
there.
Ticket‐machines on S‐Bahn stations usually look like this:
Ticket‐machines on U‐Bahn stations usually look like this:
Sightseeing Alexanderplatz The Alexanderplatz, commonly referred to as „Alex“ by Berliners, is a Central square and traffic junction of the eastern part of the city of Berlin. Up to the middle of the 19th century the Alexanderplatz was used as a military parade ground and as a market place for peasants and traders. After being devastated in World War II and then rebuilt, the square was used for large‐scale events. In the late 1980’s, the square witnessed the peaceful demonstrations against the GDR regime shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Television Tower The Berlin Television Tower (Fernsehturm), rising to a height of 368 meters is the tallest building and most striking emblem of Berlin. It was built as a national trans‐mitter station by the GDR. The observation platform at the height of 203 meters offers an outstanding view up to 40 km in good weather conditions. Situated on the top floor above is the restaurant “Telecafe” that rotates around its own axis within half an hour. Opening Times: 10.00 am – 12.00 pm Ticket prices: around 13€ East Side gallery An East German Trabant car, which appears to be breaking through the concrete, Honecker and Breschnew locked in a kiss of brotherly, socialistic love. With the East Side Gallery, a segment of the Berlin Wall has been turned into the longest open air gallery in the world. The Art mile is the longest segment of the Berlin Wall that is still standing. Right after the fall of the Berlin Wall, 118 artists from 21 different countries painted the East Side Gallery. Using various means, the artists commented on the political events that were taking place between 1989 and 1990 in over 100 works of art found on the eastern side of the wall.
Reichstag After the German reunification, the German Bundestag decided to use the building as the Seat of the Parliament again. Between 1994 and 1999, the Reichstag was redesigned and expanded by the British architect Sir Norman Foster as a modern Parliament building while retaining its extensive historical dimensions. The accessible glass dome, which initially generated a lot of controversy, has since become one of the landmarks of Berlin. Since 1999, the German Bundestag has been convening in the Reichstag building. The dome and the roof terrace are only open for registered visitors (minimum 2 days in advance). To register please click here: http://www.bundestag.de/ Opening hours service centre at Scheidemannstraße: 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Berliner Cathedral (Berliner Dom) The history of the Berlin Cathedral dates back to the Middle Ages. In World War II the Dom was severely damaged by a bomb and the reconstruction work just began 30 years later. The location of the cathedral is in the middle of the city within the Lustgarten on the “Museumsinsel”. The Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus) The Red Town Hall is one of the most popular sights of Berlin and accommodates the governing mayor of Berlin as well as the senate chancellery. It was severely damaged during World War II and rebuilt in the post‐war years. During the division of Berlin the Red Town Hall was hosting the municipal council of East Berlin, while the senate of West Berlin met at the town hall of Schöneberg. Since 1991, the Red Town Hall is again the seat of the government of whole Berlin.
Victory Column (Siegessäule) The Victory Column with the Roman goddess Victoria on its top is situated in the Tierpark and is also well known as an emblem of Berlin. It was built in 1873 at the former Königsplatz in front of the Reichstag as a National Memorial for the Prussian/German military victories against Denmark, Austria and France. In 1938, due to the urban planning of the National Socialists, the Siegessäule was moved to the Tiergarten and is since then located in the middle of a big roundabout called “Großer Stern”. Museum Island (Museumsinsel) Berlin's Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is a unique ensemble of five museums, including the Pergamon Museum ‐ built on a small island in Berlin's Spree River between 1824 and 1930. A cultural and Architectural monument of great significance, it was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 1999. Berlin's own Acropolis of the arts is considered unique because it illustrates the evolution of modern museum design over the course of the 20th century and its collections span six thousand years of human artistic endeavour. Holocaust Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe Located between Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburger Tor the “Holocaust Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe” was inaugurated on the 10th May 2005 after two years of construction on a wave‐like area of about 19.000 m², according to the design of the New York architect Peter Eisenman. Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) The monumental Brandenburger Tor, located at the Pariser Platz can look back over astounding 200 years of history. During the division it marked the border between East and West Berlin. While being a symbol for divided Berlin and Germany until 1989, it is today a national symbol of both, the German reunification and the end of the Cold War.
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