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Culture in the "Ghetto"
Pulling into Wedding's S-Bahn station, the Ring practically mutates into a high-speed rail. Glass, steel, concrete: this station holds its own among the best of the Intercity-Express's railway station. Its architectural appearance finds its counterpart in a pharmaceutical corporation's neighboring buildings; it almost seems as though the train station were the international company's gate to the world ... by Gernot Schaulinski

Walkabout: En route from a pharmaceutical giant to the "stomach doctor"
Berlin's most modern Ringbahn station hovers over Müllerstraße, Wedding's major thoroughfare. Its southbound lanes lead past the premises of former Schering AG. The 15-story company headquarters wrapped in glittering sheet metal, hard to overlook, is a local landmark. Though it has since been swallowed up by the next-biggest pharmaceutical corporation, the company's history stretches back to 1851 when Ernst Schering first opened the "Green Pharmacy" here... by Gernot Schaulinski

Tips and Links for Wedding
It may not have the best reputation, but the district is well worth a visit. Colorful, loud, price-conscious: Wedding has even become a brand! A closer look reveals immigrant neighborhoods with surprising cultural corners to explore: Prime Time Theater | US-Military-Shop | Krematorium Wedding | Hausbrauerei Eschenbräu | Beuth Hochschule für Technik | Bei Ernst | Stadtbad Wedding | Kunst in den Gerichtshöfen e.V. | ...