Amalienau Garden City
Description:
"Amalienau - the soul of Koenigsberg" - a unique tour of the area with well-preserved examples of German architecture of the early twentieth century.
Amalienau is a place that still retains the spirit of the former Koenigsberg. Luxury villas with turrets, balcony terraces, stucco and bas-reliefs, in which non-poor citizens lived, paved streets, age-old trees and fire hydrants... Park Louisenval and the Church of Queen Louise, Gemini Pond, Gotestrasse and Square of the Star; villas Honkamp, Leo, Schmidt, Haslinger, Ruth, Winter, Makowski; half-timbered and German romanticism, Neo-Baroque, Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau - during the tour you will get acquainted with the best examples of pre-war Königsberg buildings created by famous German architects, marvel at the variety of its styles, solutions and details, understand the German technology even a little talk! We will walk around North Amalienau, see what schools German children studied, look at the bas-reliefs on the houses, see the long-suffering “Child with a Cat”. Further, passing through the quiet streets and cozy squares, we will get to the main street of this German district and admire the villas of the Königsber and Kaliningrad rich. The duration of the walking tour is 1-2 hours.
The price includes:
This tour can be organized as a trip by car or pedestrian.
When ordering any other excursion, this walk can be free.
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