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Bierpinsel Audio Guide for Berlin

Discover the 'Beer Brush,' a sci-fi landmark in Steglitz

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Welcome to the Bierpinsel

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Welcome to one of Berlin’s most unmistakable and bizarre landmarks. As you stand here in the Steglitz district, specifically in the Bismarckviertel area, look up at the towering structure rising forty-seven meters above the busy Schloßstraße shopping district. It is officially known as the Steglitz Tower Restaurant, but to locals, it has only ever been called the Bierpinsel, or the Beer Brush. This bold piece of futuristic architecture looks like it was plucked straight from a nineteen-seventies science fiction movie. It sits perched directly above the Joachim-Tiburtius-Brücke, a bridge following the path of a highway, making it look almost like an alien control tower overseeing the city’s traffic. Take a moment to orient yourself: you are at the heart of one of Berlin's most historic retail hubs, where mid-century modernism meets the experimental energy of West Berlin's cold war era.

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This Mappu audio guide for The Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Futuristic Pop-Art Tower highlights Welcome to the Bierpinsel, Space-Age Architecture and a Tree-Shaped Dream, and Why the Name 'Beer Brush'?, giving travelers a concise overview before exploring Berlin.

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    Welcome to the Bierpinsel

    In The Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Futuristic Pop-Art Tower, this section highlights Welcome to the Bierpinsel as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
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    Space-Age Architecture and a Tree-Shaped Dream

    In The Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Futuristic Pop-Art Tower, this section highlights Space-Age Architecture and a Tree-Shaped Dream as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
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    Why the Name 'Beer Brush'?

    In The Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Futuristic Pop-Art Tower, this section highlights Why the Name 'Beer Brush'? as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
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    From Classic Red to Street Art Canvas

    In The Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Futuristic Pop-Art Tower, this section highlights From Classic Red to Street Art Canvas as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
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    The Future of a Berlin Icon

    In The Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Futuristic Pop-Art Tower, this section highlights The Future of a Berlin Icon as a point to understand and notice during the visit.

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