Galeries Lafayette put the first spot of colour to the old and new shopping mile Friedrichsstrasse.
It is the flagship of the Galeria Kaufhof chain and the prototype of a new type of department store for a cosmopolitan city.
The Dussmann ‘culture store’ on Friedrichsstrasse has the largest classical music department in the world.
Alexanderplatz is one of the most famous squares in Berlin as well as the largest in Germany.
From the “Golden Twenties” to the architecture of the New Berlin – Friedrichstraße is one of the city’s main arteries.
You’ll find not only plenty of boutiques and designer shops here but also international fashion chain shops like American Apparell and Urban Outfitters.
The diverse range of shopping possibilities offered by Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße is rounded off by numerous trend chain shops.
It is the true shopping paradise for all those on the look out for something special and outlandish
The centre is built to look like a luxury liner.
Gold-coloured canopies, sand arches, tasteful ornaments and wall decorations – the art déco design of the Alexa reminds of the 1920s.
It is the classic one among the shopping centres of the City West.
