Berlin: the party goes on Berlin, Germany Hannibal Hanschke Updated 31 Jan 2017 28 images Advertisement From swing, salsa and sex to tango, transvestites and techno, Berlin's nightlife has something to offer everyone. 3 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Night after night thousands of Berliners and visitors head to hotspots like RAW, an old graffiti-covered train-repair site in the eastern part of the city that was once under Communist rule but is now home to clubs, bars and a pool replete with beer garden. There, in halls and sheds situated along railway lines, people dance to reggae, punk rock, dancehall, hardcore, metal, rap and hip-hop and techno in clubs with names like Cassiopeia and techno in Suicide Circus. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Admiralsbruecke bridge. "Berlin nightlife is like a big adventure. Every day you can explore something new," said Richard Shawn, a British expatriate living in Berlin. 2 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Nico Brodersen, head bouncer at Bassy Club, said it is the people who count. "Excessive, wild, free and never-ending - you can forget their names but never their faces," she said of those who like to hit Berlin's clubs in the evening. 5 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Interior of closed down club "Pogo Tussy”. There is some concern about how long it can last in a city where rents are rising and demand for space is increasing as the population grows. Several clubs have closed recently and others are expected to follow suit. In Prenzlauer Berg, a district once in the former Communist East that became a partygoer's paradise after the fall of the Berlin Wall, complaints about noise have triggered some closings. Residents talk about "Clubsterben", or "club death". 5 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke One of the recent victims is in the eastern district of Friedrichshain - a club called Pogo Tussy, which is being torn down to make way for new apartments. "It's so sad to give up after 13 years but that's the way it goes," said Simone Braun, the club's former owner. 28 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke But for now, in many parts of the city, the party continues. For techno fans, a night at the legendary Berghain club is a must - if they can get in. Queues stretching for one hundred metres are a regular sight outside the former power plant. Entrepreneurial locals do a roaring trade selling beers to those waiting. 30 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Italian musicians dance at Duncker club. For those who don't make it, there are plenty of alternatives. How about Salon Zur wilden Renate - a club spread over several floors in an old apartment building? Or About Blank - a club where the party spills out into a garden? Or Sisyphos, in former dog biscuit factory? 4 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke At a dimly-lit kinky club called Insomnia some people switch their everyday clothes for latex or leather in the changing rooms near the entrance while others strip off and head into a whirlpool. Some openly have sex while loud music pumps out. "Here people can be absolutely free and they can fulfil their hidden dreams. We are crossing borders. Almost the only important rule is: No means no!" said Dominique, who runs the Insomnia club with her husband. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Performers Ryan Stecken and Jacky-Oh Weinhaus pose at Rauschgold bar during drag queens and drag kings after-show party. In other clubs, discos throb and drag kings and queens strut their stuff in shows. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke But for those who prefer to while the night away in simple bars and lounges, there's the bustling street called Simon-Dach-Strasse in Friedrichshain, full of bars and restaurants, with tables and chairs lining the cobbled pavements. Diners can choose between Mexican, Mediterranean and Asian dishes or - this being Germany after all - Currywurst, a sliced pork sausage slathered in a sauce of ketchup and curry powder. 1 / 17 Slideshow 25 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People watch the sunset at Modersohnbruecke bridge. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Tourists buy drinks at a store on Schoenhauser Allee street. 3 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People wait for a city train at Warschauer Strasse station. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Guests at "Zum starken August", an events bar, sit outside as they watch a burlesque performer. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Performer Beatrice Baumann prepares backstage at "Zum starken August". 3 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke The band "PLeaSureDomE" performs at a pub at the Europa Center. 27 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People toast at an after-show party of drag queens and kings. 5 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People dance at the "Roller Skate Disko" at club SO36. 4 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People dance at Insomnia. 30 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People attend a concert at Bassy Club. 31 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Petra, who works behind the bar at Trinkteufel pub, enjoys a cigarette. 30 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke DJ Senay Gueler and his friends spend time at Amano Bar. 3 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People sit inside "Else”, an open-air club. 24 Aug 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People spend time on the rooftop bar of the "House of Weekend”. 6 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke Dawn lights the sky behind Crack Bellmer club in the RAW area of the city. 6 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke People walk over Warschauer Bruecke bridge in the early morning. 3 Sep 2016. Berlin, Germany. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke A man poses with the bottles he collected with a friend overnight.