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The ideal location in berlin, the mandala hotel

The ideal location in berlin, the mandala hotel

A historical location

In the past, the Potsdamer Platz was one of the busiest spots in Europe. Later on, the Berlin Wall parted and transformed into a desert. Today, the Potsdamer Platz is the modern center of the capital. You will find impressive architecture at every turn: the Sony Center, which is the showplace of the annual international film festival "Berlinale", the Potsdamer Platz arcades, theaters, casinos, cinemas and many cafés.

THE MANDALA HOTEL at the Potsdamer Platz is the perfect starting point to explore Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and the Holocaust memorial are within walking distance. It takes only 15 minutes to get to the famous former frontier control point ‘Checkpoint Charlie’. As you can see: at The Mandala Hotel Berlin you stay in the midst of the most exciting and fascinating districts of Berlin.

Arrival and Departure

Save valueable time

The Mandala Hotel is located in the center of Berlin and easily accessible via public transport. The station "Potsdamer Platz" is only 2 minutes on foot and offers tranfer to U- and S-Bahn as well as the local rail network of Deutsche Bahn. Your local connections:

Airport Tegel (TXL) – 10 km

Airport Schönefeld (SXF) – 22 km

Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) – 2 km

Messe Berlin / City Cube – 9 km

Subway and S-Bahn station "Potsdamer Platz"

bus station "Potsdamer Platz"

Discover Berlin: It’s on your doorstep

Discover Berlin on foot from the famous Potsdamer Platz. The Mandala Hotel is located in the immediate vicinity of the most significant cultural and political places of interest as well as many frequented lifestyle haunts. So on your walking shoes and discover Berlin as it unfolds beneath your feet.

  • 12 min Friedrichstrasse
  • 00 min Potsdamer Platz
  • 05 min Brandenburg gate
  • 01 min The Philharmonic
  • 15 minutes Gendarmenmarkt
  • 20 minutes Museum Iceland
  • 06 min The Reichstag
  • 04 min Holocaust Memorial
  • 15 min Checkpoint Charlie
  • 20 minutes to Berlin Cathedral
  • 02 min New National Gallery
  • 01 min Berlin’s largest shopping mall at Leipziger Platz
  • 04 min Martin-Gropius-Bau

The Potsdamer Platz and its history

From high-volume traffic junction to desert and back again

Potsdamer Platz received its city gate around 1838. Within 70 years, the square developed into the vibrant center of Berlin. The famous Tiergarten Villas were built and revived the square. The "Golden twenties" were the highlight, because the Potsdamer Platz became Europe’s transport hub number one. The S-and U-Bahns as 26 Trams and 5 bus lines departed from Potsdamer Platz. In 1924, the first traffic light in Europe was installed, which today shines inconspicuously in the middle of the square.

During the Second World War, the Potsdamer Platz was almost completely destroyed. Huth and the endangered Hotel Esplanade. The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, which ran directly across the square, sealed his fate and made him a wasteland in the middle of Berlin. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, this is a unique opportunity to redesign the center of a big city.

The Potsdamer Platz is today the outstanding result of the collaboration of world famous architects. With Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Hans Kollhoff, Rafael Moneo, Arata Isozaki, Ulrike Lauber and Wolfram Woehr he was able to win some of the most influential names for the redesign of Berlin City. The Potsdamer Platz was the largest construction site in Europe, before it became one of the city’s main attractions.

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