Asisi Panorama "The Wall" in Berlin: tickets, opening hours and visit

Updated on October 15, 2026

Yadegar Asisi's panorama "Die Mauer" (The Wall) fills a 360° steel rotunda at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, a few steps from Checkpoint Charlie. From a 4-metre-high platform you stand in the middle of a 1:1-scale image: an imaginary autumn day in 1980s Kreuzberg, with everyday life on both sides of the Wall. Two small photo exhibitions complete the visit. Allow about an hour. It is the shortest and most visual way to grasp the divided city, and works well with Checkpoint Charlie and its museum, which go into more detail but take longer. Open every day from 10am to 6pm, from €14 for an adult (prices seen in October 2026).

Highlights

The rotunda and a section of the Wall

The cylindrical building stands out from afar thanks to its posters and, in front of the entrance, a painted segment of the Wall.

The panorama from the platform

From the 4-metre platform you follow the scene at eye level: an imagined autumn day in the 1980s, with everyday life on each side of the Wall. A soundtrack accompanies the image (sound design by Eric Babak).

The photos of Berliners

One exhibition gathers about 80 private photos taken by residents when the Wall went up in 1961: personal viewpoints rather than official images. A second photo exhibition covers the construction of the Wall, life in the divided city and its fall.

Practical info

Tips

Prices seen in October 2026: adults (21 and over) from €14, young people aged 17 to 20 and students aged 18 to 25 (with ID) €9, children aged 6 to 16 €5, free under 6; the Berlin WelcomeCard gives 25% off. Texts are in German and English. Book online in advance: the ticket is valid on the day you choose. Inside, the visit is calm and slow; you will not need more than an hour. To go further, walk to the Topography of Terror (about 10 minutes) or to the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, where you can see real pieces of the border. For a full day on this theme, see In the footsteps of the Berlin Wall and East Berlin and the GDR.

How to get there

Friedrichstraße 205, 10117 Berlin, at the corner of Zimmerstraße. U-Bahn U6, Kochstraße/Checkpoint Charlie station, 2 minutes on foot; U2 and U6, Stadtmitte station, about 5 minutes to the north. The Jewish Museum Berlin and the Kreuzberg district are about ten minutes' walk to the south-east.