Friedrichswerder - what sounds like a backwater in Brandenburg is, in fact, the historic name of a specific part of Mitte, precisely the area between Hausvogtei Square and Boulevard Unter den Linden. It's one of those neighbourhoods where Berlin doesn't feel like Berlin at all, and that's meant a lot more positively than it sounds. Here, real estate developers and architects really went to town - literally - giving it their all. Here, you'll find high-end designer stores ('Apool'), elegant little cafes ('Pax'), restaurants graced with Michelin stars ('Meisterstück') and for those lucky enough to call this neighbourhood their home, Ralph Lauren is ready to supply the furniture, as his Home Accessories boutique is located smack in the centre of Friedrichswerder.
Friedrichswerder also is the area where a year ago, Berlin's most expensive apartment to date had been sold for just over 6m Euros. In my book, it's the area where you'll find New Berlin's (read: post 1990) most interesting, if not most daring, architecture, the Embassy Quarter excepted.
Unfortunately, the photos below can only give you a faint idea of the architecture, I advise you, however, to enlarge each image by clicking on it:
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