Train station to Anhalt

Anhalter Bahnhof opened in 1880 as one of the largest and most opulent railway stations in Europe, a gateway for imperial-era travelers heading south, before Allied bombing reduced most of the building to rubble by the war's end; only a fragment of the original sandstone portico still stands today amid a quiet park. The site also carries a darker history, having been used for deportation transports during the Nazi period, and it sits within easy walking distance of other Cold War and WWII sites including the Topography of Terror and Checkpoint Charlie. Reviewers recommend it as a strong starting point for a self-guided history walk through this part of Berlin, given how much is clustered nearby. It's a brief stop on its own, best treated as one stop within a longer thematic route.