Mitte

northern part of Spree Island in the Spree river in central Berlin

street in Berlin, Germany

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Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding.

locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany

park in Berlin, Germany

locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin

locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Friedrichstraße, or Friedrichstrasse (see ß; ) (lit. Frederick Street), is a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, forming the core of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood and giving the name to Berlin Friedrichstraße station. It runs from the northern part of the old Mitte district (north of which it is called Chausseestraße) to the Hallesches Tor in the district of Kreuzberg.

thumb|425px|A 1686 map of Berlin and neighboring cities with Cölln labelled "B" and highlighted in yellow

thumb|250px| and St. Nicholas Church, Berlin|St. Nicholas Church in the center of the image thumb|250px|Neighborhoods in [[Berlin-Mitte: Old Cölln [1] (with Museum Island [1a], Fisher Island [1b]), Alt-Berlin [2] (with Nikolaiviertel [2a]), Friedrichswerder [3], Neukölln am Wasser [4], Dorotheenstadt [5], Friedrichstadt [6], Luisenstadt [7], Stralauer Vorstadt (with Königsstadt) [8], Alexanderplatz Area (Königsstadt and Altberlin) [9], Spandauer Vorstadt [10] (with Scheunenviertel [10a]), Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt [11], Oranienburger Vorstadt [12], Rosenthaler Vorstadt [13] ]]

The Hansaviertel () is the smallest Ortsteil (district) of Berlin and is between Großer Tiergarten and the Spree River, within the central Mitte borough of Berlin.

public square in Berlin, Germany

public square in Berlin-Mitte, Germany

locality of Berlin

Wilhelmstraße, or Wilhelmstrasse (see ß; ; ) is a major thoroughfare in the central Mitte and Kreuzberg districts of Berlin, Germany. Until 1945, it was recognised as the centre of the government, first of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of the unified German Reich, housing in particular the Reich Chancellery and the Foreign Office. The street's name was thus also frequently used as a metonym for overall German governmental administration: much as the term "Whitehall" is often used to signify the British governmental administration as a whole. In English, "the Wilhelmstrasse" usually referre

street in Berlin-Mitte, Germany

street in Berlin, Germany

street in Berlin-Mitte and Berlin-Pankow, Germany

November 1989 demonstration against East German government

thumb|300 px|Dorotheenstadt (5) within the locality of Mitte in central Berlin thumb|300 px|Dorotheenstadt (E) within Berlin in 1688 is a historic zone or neighbourhood (Stadtviertel) of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality (Ortsteil) of Mitte within the borough (Bezirk) also called Mitte. It contains several famous Berlin landmarks: the Brandenburg Gate, the Pariser Platz, and Unter den Linden.

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, or Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse (see ß), is a major street in the central Mitte district of the German capital Berlin. It is named after Karl Liebknecht (1871–1919), one of the founders of the Communist Party of Germany. The street connects the Unter den Linden boulevard with the Prenzlauer Allee arterial road leading to the northern city limits. Although part of the street dates back to medieval times, most of the buildings at its side were built in the 1960s, when East Berlin's centre was redesigned as the capital of East Germany.

area in Berlin

monument in Berlin, Germany

lake in Mitte, Berlin, Germany

thumb|Köllnische Straße on the Fischerinsel, ca. 1900 thumb|Köllnischer Fischmarkt, 1886; Breite Straße now meets Gertraudenstraße at this point Fischerinsel (, Fisher Island) is the southern part of the island in the River Spree which was formerly the location of the city of Cölln and is now part of central Berlin. The northern part of the island is known as Museum Island. Fischerinsel is normally said to extend south from Gertraudenstraße and is named for a fishermen's settlement which formerly occupied the southern end of the island. Until the mid-twentieth century it was a well preserved p

former district of Berlin

thumb|Friedrichswerder Church, Berlin - interior thumb|300px|Neighborhoods in [[Berlin-Mitte: Old Cölln [1] (with Museum Island [1a], Fisher Island [1b]), Alt-Berlin [2] (with Nikolaiviertel [2a]), Friedrichswerder [3], Neukölln am Wasser [4], Dorotheenstadt [5], Friedrichstadt [6], Luisenstadt [7], Stralauer Vorstadt (with Königsstadt) [8], Alexanderplatz Area (Königsstadt and Altberlin) [9], Spandauer Vorstadt [10] (with Scheunenviertel [10a]), Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt [11], Oranienburger Vorstadt [12], Rosenthaler Vorstadt [13] ]]

square in Berlin

thumb|250px|Neighborhoods in [[Berlin-Mitte: Old Cölln [1] (with Museum Island [1a], Fisher Island [1b]), Alt-Berlin [2] (with Nikolaiviertel [2a]), Friedrichswerder [3], Neukölln am Wasser [4], Dorotheenstadt [5], Friedrichstadt [6], Luisenstadt [7], Stralauer Vorstadt (with Königsstadt) [8], Alexanderplatz Area (Königsstadt and Altberlin) [9], Spandauer Vorstadt [10] (with Scheunenviertel [10a]), Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt [11], Oranienburger Vorstadt [12], Rosenthaler Vorstadt [13] ]]

thumb|right|Schinkelplatz, 2010 thumb|right|The square in 2008 Schinkelplatz is a square in Berlin, Germany, named after Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

light installation

square in Berlin

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historic quarter in Mitte, Berlin

sculpture in Berlin, Germany

church building in Pankow, Germany

park

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urban park

park in Mitte, Germany

shopping center in Berlin, Germany

thumb|Molkenmarkt and Altes Stadthaus thumb|Molkenmarkt, ca. 1890

bridge in Berlin

street in Berlin, Germany

German think tank

public park near the River Spree in Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße, or Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Strasse (see ß), is a street in central Berlin. It runs from west to east between Wilhelmstraße and , and partially forms the southern edge of Gendarmenmarkt. The Berlin U-Bahn station Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße is located at its western end, and is served by the . A number of buildings in the street date to the mid-19th century (Gründerzeit) or were reconstructed after World War II, and are protected historic buildings.

thumb|Moabit Criminal Court|Moabit Courthouse, Turmstraße 91 thumb|Moabit Hospital, Haupteingang Turmstraße 21/22

bridge in Berlin, Germany

thumb|right|Lützowplatz in 2011

academy of arts in the GDR

Olof-Palme-Platz is a small square in central Berlin next to the Berlin Zoo, since 1991 named after the murdered Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.