A tourist boat on the Spree river alongside The Nikolaiviertel or St. Nicholas Quarter on a sunny day. Nicholas quarter with the berliner dom or cathedral in the background on a sunny day. The area contained some of the oldest building. The area got its name from the parish church in its centre, dating back to the 13th century. This district is just about the only part of Berlin that has a medieval look to it, with small gabled houses and narrow alleyways. Once the home of artists and writers, t