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The residential buildings in the typical Moscow 'gingerbread style' characterize Europe's only boulevard built after the war! Today, Karl-Marx-Allee, with the two striking towers of Frankfurter Tor, is a protected monument – it is Germany's longest contiguous architectural monument.

'The Legend of Paul and Paula' is one of the ultimate East German film classics!

They are the intellectual fathers of communism – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Pure nostalgia - all East German products can be found on the shelves of Ostpaket, which has now newly opened in Strausberg near Berlin.

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During GDR times, the Ketwurst was East Germany's hot dog. Nowadays, it can only be found in a few places in Berlin. One of them is the snack bar Alain Snack, directly opposite the Schönhauser Allee Arcaden.

Dederon Design in Kreuzberg invites you to browse. Many GDR products, such as Pfeffi candies or the popular shopping bag "Fallsbeutel", delight visitors.

In a former 'Konsum' retail store in Friedrichshain, you can view, buy, and exchange GDR products here.

At OSTEL, you quickly feel transported back to the past. Everything here is furnished in the old East German chic, with yellow patterned wallpaper, floor lamps with beige lampshades, and functional furniture.