Abhörstation, Listening station building in Mitte, Berlin, Germany

The Abhörstation is a corner building at Neustädtische Kirchstraße and Mittelstraße 41/42 on Neustädtische Kirchplatz in Berlin-Mitte, constructed in 1880. It stands opposite the former site of the American embassy, which the Stasi used the building to monitor. The listening equipment from that period is still kept inside.

The corner building at Neustädtische Kirchstraße and Mittelstraße 41/42 dates from 1880, when the Lemm family's smaller house on the site was demolished. From 1977 to 1989 the Stasi used it as a listening post against the US embassy across the street; the intercepting equipment is still inside. After 1989 it stood empty for 24 years.

The corner building at Neustädtische Kirchstraße and Mittelstraße 41/42 was used by the Stasi from 1977 to 1989 to listen in on the US embassy across the street. The listening equipment from that period is still kept inside the building, which stood empty for 24 years after the Wall fell.

The site is accessible by foot and visitors can explore the buildings and artwork independently or join guided tours for deeper explanations. Wear sturdy shoes as the hillside paths and concrete surfaces can be uneven and require careful footing.

The building at Neustädtische Kirchplatz is an 1880 corner house at Mittelstraße 41/42; before it was built, the plot belonged to the distiller George Lemm and his family, who lived there until the old house was demolished in 1880. After 1989 the building stood unused for 24 years.