Lichtenberg - Berlin für Entdecker

The "Animal Palace", which was founded in 2001, provides a temporary home to as many as 2,000 animals. The futuristic installation of glass and concrete design houses Europe's biggest and most modern animal home, also serving as a set for many cinema films. The musical "Cats" was performed here to raise funds for the neutering of street cats.

Under the nationwide pilot project "Niedrigenergiehaus im Bestand" (pimping up old blocks into eco-buildings), the double high-rise apartment block at 35/37 Schulze-Boysen-Strasse has been converted to a low-energy building by the HOWOGE housing association, one of the largest municipal housing companies in Berlin. The result is the most environmentally-friendly building in Germany - and perhaps the most progressive.