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- German
- English
Step behind the monumental facades of East Germany's showpiece city and dive into the raw, booming reality of its industrial heart. This tour highlights the extreme contrast between the utopian socialist architecture that was supposed to glorify the worker and the soot-covered, deafening reality of the heavy engineering districts where these workers actually lived and toiled. Discover a world full of propaganda, pride, surveillance, and the struggle for survival.
- 5.8 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 159 min.
- Ideal for everyone interested in history, memory, and urbanism innovation
Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
- Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
From Magdeburg main station, travel towards Ernst-Reuter-Allee with local public transport. Walk the last few minutes from the nearest stop. Please check the current connection on the travel day with the local transport association.
Walk from Werk4 to the nearest stop and take local public transport back to Magdeburg Central Station. Please check the current connection on the travel day with the local transport association.
Itinerary
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1
The magnificent boulevard, presenting Magdeburg's reconstruction after the Second World War as a socialist showpiece city in the monumental 'baker's style'.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
The first newly built cultural center of the GDR, which was supposed to offer high culture to the industrial proletariat.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Housed in the former Krupp-Gruson factory, this museum displays the massive, deafening machines that were built and operated by the city's workers.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
The historical social center of the Buckau district, which reveals the dense, everyday reality of the working class.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
The narrowest part of the main street, which shows the cramped, pre-socialist industrial housing that survived the GDR's urban planning.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
A historic public bathhouse that was essential for the hygiene and social life of industrial workers without their own bathroom.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
The grand finale. The former site of the SKL plant, once the beating heart of the GDR heavy industry, is today a landscape of ruins and repurposing.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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