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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- Origins
- Französischer Dom
- Deutscher Dom
- Konzerthaus
- Panorama
- See also
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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.