Hackesche Höfe
Eight interconnected Art Nouveau courtyards in Mitte, with colorful glazed-tile facades that hide design boutiques, a cinema and restaurants.
Built in 1906, the Hackesche Höfe consist of eight connected inner courtyards. The glazed-tile facade of the first courtyard was designed by Art Nouveau architect August Endell. The complex houses independent designer shops, a theater, a cinema, cafés and an Ampelmann shop selling merchandise featuring the little East German traffic-light figure. Next door, the graffiti-covered Haus Schwarzenberg alley contains small museums, including the Anne Frank Zentrum. Admission is free. It is just steps from S-Bahn Hackescher Markt.
Opening hours
Courtyard open all day; shop approx. 11:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Berlin Cathedral
- DDR Museum
- Humboldt Forum
- Museum Island
- Berlin TV Tower & Alexanderplatz
- Nikolaiviertel
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Berlin Wall Memorial