Kurfürstendamm
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The Kurfürstendamm (; colloquially '''''', ; ) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. The broad, long boulevard can be considered the of Berlin and is lined with shops, houses, hotels and restaurants. In particular, many fashion designers have their shops there, as well as several car manufacturers' show rooms.
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- Street.name
- Kurfürstendamm
- Street.image
- Berlin - Kürfurstendamm Gehsteig.jpg
- Street.image_alt
- Restaurants on the Kurfürstendamm
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- Restaurants on the Kurfürstendamm
- Street.type
- Avenue / Boulevard
- Street.location
- Berlin, Germany
- Street.quarter
- Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf, Halensee, Grunewald
- Street.direction_a
- East
- Street.direction_b
- West
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- Image
- Kurfürstendamm 2003.JPG
- Length
- 3500
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The Kurfürstendamm (; colloquially '''''', ; ) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. The broad, long boulevard can be considered the of Berlin and is lined with shops, houses, hotels and restaurants. In particular, many fashion designers have their shops there, as well as several car manufacturers' show rooms.
==Description== thumb|left|View over Kurfürstendamm The avenue includes four lines of plane trees and runs for through the city. It branches off from the Breitscheidplatz, where the ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church stand, and leads southwestward up to the district of Grunewald.