Between tradition and modernity.
Between tradition and modernity. The Wilmersdorf Mosque and its architectural neighbours. The tour includes an exclusive guided tour of the mosque’s interior
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Architekturführer Christian Fessel | Mann mit Hut Touren
Innenansicht (Detail) der Wilmersdorfer Moschee. Exklusive Architekturführungen von Christian Fessel | Mann mit Hut Touren
Das Apartmenthaus von Hans Scharoun. Architekturführungen von Christian Fessel | Mann mit Hut Touren
Aussenansicht der Wilmersdorfer Moschee. Exklusive Architekturführungen von Christian Fessel | Mann mit Hut Touren
Important: The meeting point is NOT at the mosque!
This will be specified in your confirmation email following registration.
The mosque on Brienner Straße in Wilmersdorf is a special place of remembrance. It is the oldest surviving mosque in Germany and is still used by the congregation today.
The route from Fehrbelliner Platz to the mosque was the scene of some highly unusual building projects in the mid-1920s. These projects shaped the ‘upmarket neighbourhood’ and bore witness to a new zeitgeist and the curiosity of the educated middle classes. You will learn about a religious building – which now exists only in photographs – that still surprises with its architecture today, and discover a residential building by Hans Scharoun, which illustrates the progressive spirit of the time through its unusual ideas.
The dome-shaped building is what was then Berlin’s largest crematorium, complete with its columbarium. The highlight of the tour is a visit to the Wilmersdorf Mosque, offering a comprehensive insight into the historical background of its construction as well as a look inside the building.
You will also take a virtual tour of another extremely unusual religious building, which unfortunately no longer exists. It was just as striking in this neighbourhood as the mosque itself, was built at almost the same time, and is likely to come as a surprise to many participants.
Perhaps even more surprising is the even larger, equally magnificent mosque project planned at the time in Charlottenburg – on Lake Lietzensee.
What is the background to this, and how does it relate to the Wilmersdorf Mosque? Join us on the tour.
The Wilmersdorf Mosque
It is sometimes quite confidently referred to as the ‘Berlin Mosque’. And: it is one of the most beautiful mosques anywhere. In the whole world. At least in your guide’s opinion.
It stands quite openly on a corner plot. And yet it is simply overlooked by many people passing by.
Those who do spot the Wilmersdorf Mosque are usually a bit wary. So beautiful, yet so unfamiliar.
Discover this architectural gem on an exclusive guided tour, concluding with a visit inside.
Additional information
The meeting point is NOT at the mosque!
It will be provided in your confirmation email following registration.
Please note:
- You must always take off your outdoor shoes inside the mosque. You usually walk around in mosques in your socks. Please do not go barefoot!
- Ladies do not need to wear head coverings.
Duration: approximately two hours.
Price: €25 per participant (unfortunately, no discounts are available).
Payment is due shortly before the tour, in cash (please provide the exact amount if possible), by card, or via a smart watch or mobile phone equipped for contactless payment.
Booking is required:
Preferably via the event website
or by email, stating
- your name so we can match your booking,
- the title of the tour,
- the date of the tour and
- the number of people
to: Reservierung@MannMitHutTouren.de
Meeting point:
You will be informed of this after registration.
Accessibility
Please ask for specific details. Generally, participants will be walking on level ground along paved paths. However, to enter the mosque (until accessibility improvements are completed), there are six steps to navigate.
Participating artists
Christian Fessel
Dates
September 2026
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