Berlin: area by area - East of the Centre - St. Nikolai Kirche

One of the most important sights is the 13th-century Nikolaikirche with its twin towers.
It has undergone much rebuilding in the course of its history: Schinkel for example carried out restructuring in 1807, and the towers were added from 1876–78.
The carefully restored interior is home to an annex of the City Museum, recounting the history of the city to the Thirty Years War.
The Ephraimpalais is one of the most important architectural landmarks in the Nikolaiviertel, a masterwork of Berlin palace architecture from the 18th century which now hosts changing exhibitions.
Rich ornamentation decorates the balconies of this gently curved building, which was dismantled in 1935/36 because of street widening, stored in numbered pieces, and then practically forgotten until it was replaced and rebuilt in 1983 after extensive negotiations.
The baroque Knoblauchhaus from 1760 is also worth a visit: filled with valuable furniture, its interiors offer a peek into the world of the upper middle class.