Kreuzberg: Prinzenstraße

Prinzenstraße runs through Kreuzberg and Mitte, marked by mixed-use buildings, nightlife and strong urban dynamics. The defining local feature of Prinzenstraße is the continuity of residential streets, courtyards, entrances and short routes to everyday services. How Prinzenstraße is used over the course of the day depends on the relationship between building scale, street greenery and the small spaces used repeatedly by residents. Prinzenstraße lies in the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, about 2.2 km south of central Berlin. From Prinzenstraße toward Wassertorplatz and Am Berlin Museum, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The immediate streets and open spaces give Prinzenstraße a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make the quality of ordinary daily life rather than a single landmark central to the identity of Prinzenstraße.