Monopol-Siedlung, Cultural heritage housing complex in Mariendorf, Germany.
Monopol-Siedlung is a residential complex in Berlin-Mariendorf with houses between Ullstein and Eisenacher streets. The ensemble includes various house types across multiple blocks and presents different visual perspectives through its neighborhood arrangement.
The settlement was built between 1922 and 1923 as housing for employees of the Reich Monopoly Administration, which controlled spirits production and sales after World War I. The project emerged during a period when new housing forms for workers and employees were being experimentally developed.
The settlement follows garden city principles and displays expressionist architectural forms with double houses and terraced buildings. The houses are arranged so that green spaces and residential streets together create a well-thought-out living environment.
The area stretches across multiple streets with addresses on Monopolstrasse, Finkenweg, Lerchenweg, Schwalbenweg, and Ullsteinstrasse. Some sections have traffic restrictions, so walking is recommended to explore the individual houses and gardens at a comfortable pace.
Each house has both a decorative front garden facing the street and a utility garden behind it where residents originally grew vegetables. This dual-garden layout shows how housing and self-sufficiency were connected in that era.
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