Squares in Berlin

square in Berlin, Germany

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town square in Berlin, Germany

The is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural ensemble that includes the Berlin concert hall, along with the French and German Churches. In the centre of the square stands a monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller. The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Unger in 1773. The Gendarmenmarkt is named after a Prussian cuirassier regiment called the , which had stables at the square until 1773.

thumb|420px|General view of the Bebelplatz, taken from Unter den Linden with the State Opera to the left, [[St. Hedwig's Cathedral center-left, the Old Library (Alte Bibliothek) of Humboldt University center, and Humboldt's law school to the right]]

Breitscheidplatz () is a major public square in the inner city of Berlin, Germany. Together with the Kurfürstendamm boulevard, it marks the centre of former West Berlin and the present-day City West. It is named after Rudolf Breitscheid.

thumb|320px|Aerial view Nollendorfplatz (colloquially called Nolle or Nolli) is a square in the central Schöneberg district of Berlin, Germany.

park in Berlin, Germany

square in Berlin, Germany

public square in Berlin, Germany

thumb|right|300px|Wittenbergplatz as seen from the top floor of KaDeWe Wittenbergplatz is a square in the central Schöneberg district of Berlin, Germany. One of the main plazas in the "City West" area, it is known for the large Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) department store on its southwestern side. thumb|left|Wittenbergplatz, 1904 It was laid out between 1889 and 1892 in the course of the urban development in the western suburbs of Berlin's Wilhelmine Ring according to the Hobrecht-Plan. The square was then part of a major boulevard running from Kreuzberg to Charlottenburg with numerous secti

public square in Berlin-Mitte, Germany

square in Berlin-Mitte, Germany

thumb|Volksbühne, erected 1914. Architect: [[Oskar Kaufmann (rebuilt 1954 following a World War II bombardment.)]] thumb|Kino Babylon|Babylon cinema. Architect: [[Hans Poelzig]] thumb|250px|right|Karl-Liebknecht-Haus, headquarters of the German Left Party (Germany)|Left Party in 2007

thumb|Wilhelmplatz in the early 1900s with the Ordenspalais on the right, Reich Chancellery on the centre, and Palais Pless to the left thumb|The Mohrenstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)|U-Bahn station on Wilhelmplatz, early 1900s Wilhelmplatz was a square in the Mitte district of Berlin, at the corner of Wilhelmstrasse and Voßstraße. The square also gave its name to a Berlin U-Bahn station which has since been renamed Mohrenstraße. A number of notable buildings were constructed around the square, including the old Reich Chancellery (former Palais Schulenburg), the building of the Ministry of Finance and

thumb|Gardens and fountain at Viktoria-Luise-Platz Viktoria-Luise-Platz is a hexagonal place on Motzstraße in Schöneberg, Berlin. It was laid out in 1900. It is named after Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia 1892 - 1980, the daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Great-Grand daughter of Queen Victoria. It is served by Viktoria-Luise-Platz station on the U4 line of the Berlin U-Bahn.

thumb|330px|Theodor-Heuss-Platz with Blue Obelisk

square in Berlin

public park and former airfield in Berlin, Germany

urban square in Berlin, Germany

historic square in Berlin, Germany

thumb|Plaque commemorating Kennedy's speech next to the front entrance of Rathaus Schöneberg John-F.-Kennedy-Platz (John F. Kennedy Square), formerly Rudolph-Wilde-Platz, in the Schöneberg section of Berlin is the square in front of the former city hall of West Berlin (Rathaus Schöneberg). It was here, on June 26, 1963, that US President John F. Kennedy gave his famous speech to the Berliners, in which he stated: "Ich bin ein Berliner". The square was renamed John-F.-Kennedy-Platz on 25 November 1963, three days after Kennedy's assassination, and a large plaque dedicated to Kennedy, mounted on

square in Berlin

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

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square in Berlin

Mehringplatz is a round plaza (or circus) at the southern tip of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood of Kreuzberg district, Berlin. It marks the southern end of Friedrichstraße. Until 1970 both Lindenstraße and Wilhelmstrasse led into it. In 1947 it was renamed after the publicist Franz Mehring (1846–1919). thumb|left|Location of Mehringplatz within Friedrichstadt, Berlin Mehringplatz is one of three prominent squares laid out about 1730 in the course of the city's Baroque extension under King Frederick William I of Prussia, along with Pariser Platz (former Karree) and Leipziger Platz (Octagon). D

public square in Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany

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

Oranienplatz is a square in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.

Kollwitzplatz is a city square in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, district of Pankow. The square forms the center of the so-called "Kollwitzkiez". It was named, on 7 October 1947, after the German graphic artist and sculptor Käthe Kollwitz, who spent a large part of her life here in the house at Weissenburger Straße No. 25 (destroyed in the war, since 1947 property Kollwitzstraße No. 56a). Until then, it was called Wörther Platz; a name that was given to it when the area was planned for construction in 1875. Indirectly, this name is also a reminder of her husband Karl Kollwitz, who wor

Hermannplatz, located in the northern part of the Berlin district of Neukölln, is a town square named on September 9, 1885. The name is similar to Hermannstraße and refers to Hermann the Cheruscan, although there is a belief that it was named after the Rixdorf community leader Hermann Boddin. Only Karstadt department store section belongs to the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district; the rest of the plaza is owned by Neukölln (property numbers 1–9). As Kreuzberg's most southeastern point, the square is still regarded as the gateway to Neukölln.

thumb|Kemperplatz in winter Kemperplatz is situated in the Tiergarten subdivision of the Mitte district in Berlin, Germany. It leads to Lennéstraße, Ben-Gurion-Straße, Tiergartenstraße, and connects to the Tiergarten Spreebogen Tunnel.

town square in Berlin, Germany

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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.