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Breitscheidplatz
Sign in to saveBreitscheidplatz () 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.
Key facts
- Street.name
- Breitscheidplatz
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- Bikinihaus Berlin-1210760.jpg
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- General view of Breitscheidplatz
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- Breitscheidplatz with Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Upper West under construction, Zoofenster and Bikini-Haus in 2016
- Street.namesake
- Rudolf Breitscheid
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- Public square
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- Berlin, Germany
- Street.quarter
- Charlottenburg
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- West
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- East
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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.
==Location== Breitscheidplatz lies within the Charlottenburg district near the southwestern tip of the Tiergarten park and the Zoological Garden at the corner of Kurfürstendamm and its eastern continuation, Tauentzienstraße, leading to Schöneberg and the Kaufhaus des Westens on Wittenbergplatz. The Europa-Center mall and highrise closes off the Breitscheidplatz to the east. At its centre is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church with its damaged spire.