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This small village has managed to retain its original character to the present day.

Fantastic views can be had from the red Neo-Gothic brick tower, built in 1897 as a memorial to Kaiser Wilhelm I. It now houses a restaurant.

The “Uncle Tom’s Hut” settlement, developed in 1926–32 according to designs by Bruno Taut and others, was intended to create a modern housing estate for workers, unlike their old narrow, dark tenement blocks.

The campus of Berlin’s largest university, founded in 1948 as a rival to East-Berlin Humboldt University, covers large parts of Dahlem. It is worth looking at the 1950s Henry-Ford-Bau and the so-called Rostlaube (rusting hut), at present being redesigned by Sir Norman Foster.

Both the hill and the lake, the dark green Teufelssee, are popular destinations for a day out at the weekend, for flying kites, biking and sunbathing.

This charming stone church, built in 1834–7 by F A Stüler, resembles Russian-Orthodox churches. It is a popular venue for marriage ceremonies.

The log cabin, built in1819, was a present from King Friedrich Wilhelm III to his daughter Charlotte and his son-in-law, future Tsar Nicholas I. The wooden Russian-style dacha was restored after a fire in 1985.

The German playwright Kleist and his companion Henriette Vogel committed suicide by shooting themselves in 1811; they are buried here together (near the S-Bahn overpass).

The 14th-century Gothic church is a typical Berlin country church. Attractive murals depict scenes from the life of Saint Anna. Also on display are 11 late-Gothic figures of saints and a Baroque pulpit.

The main shopping street of Zehlendorf has managed to preserve its village character and its 1768 Baroque church.