Gendarmenmarkt
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Key facts
- Street.name
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Street.image
- Gendarmenmarkt Panorama.jpg
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- Gendarmenmarkt at night
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- Gendarmenmarkt at night
- Street.type
- Public square
- Street.location
- Berlin, Germany
- Street.quarter
- Mitte
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Origins
- Französischer Dom
- Deutscher Dom
- Konzerthaus
- Panorama
- See also
- References
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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.
During World War II, most of the buildings were badly damaged or destroyed. They have all been restored.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gendarmenmarkt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.