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Lichtenberg is a district in the east of Berlin. It was merged together with Hohenschönhausen in 2001. Lichtenberg is mostly a residential district, but because of its heterogeneity there are all classes of people living there. The center of Lichtenberg where are some buildings left from the 19th century is home to the working class, as is the centre of Hohenschönhausen built mainly in the 70s in rather ugly GDR socialist building block architecture. The middle class resides in the greener areas like Friedrichsfelde, whereas in Karlshorst you can watch some smaller mansions of the upper class.Most interesting for tourists are the Stasi secret service of the GDR relics/museums, the Tierpark zoo and some remarkable architecture such as the Mies van der Rohe house.
Marzahn-Hellersdorf is a district in the northeast of Berlin. It is largely a residential district for the underclass and the middle class. It is famous for it's GDR socialist building block architecture, but often ignored are some old, village-like parts. In general it is a very green district. There are only a few interesting sites for visitors. Most interesting are maybe the "Gärten der Welt", the Gründerzeitmuseum and the Schlosspark Biesdorf with its small castle in late classical style. A more thorough description of the district can be found on the official website (http://www.berlin.de/ba-m...).
