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2 Holocaust rededicated in 1993 to the
Denkmal memory of all victims of war
and dictatorship. Inside is an
Map 4 A2. & Brandenburger eternal flame and a granite slab
Tor. @ 100, 200, M85. over the ashes of an unknown
soldier, a resistance fighter and
Germany’s national Holocaust a concentration camp prisoner.
memorial was designed by In the roof opening is a copy
American architect Peter of the sculpture Mother with
Eisenman. Completed in 2005, it her Dead Son, by Berlin artist
is made up of a large field with Käthe Kollwitz.
dark grey steles of various heights
that symbolize the six million 8 Zeughaus
Jews and others murdered The 19th-century Neue Wache, now dedicated to the victims of war and dictatorship
by the Nazis in concentration Unter den Linden 2. Map 5 D2.
camps between 1933 and 1945. prestigious buildings, which 7 Neue Wache Tel 20 30 40. Hackescher Markt.
Visitors can walk their own have been restored in the years @ 100, 200, TXL. New wing:
route, and there is an infor ma tion following World War II. Unter den Linden 4. Map 4 C2. Open 10am–6pm daily.
centre underneath the memorial. Since the reunification of Hackescher Markt. @ 100, 200,
There are also memorials in Germany in 1990, Unter den TXL. Open 10am–6pm daily. This former arsenal was built in
nearby Tiergarten to murdered The iconic Brandenburger Tor is one of Germany’s national symbols. Linden has acquired several the Baroque style in 1706 under
homosexuals and murdered cafés and restaurants, as well as Designed by Karl Friedrich the guidance of Johann Arnold
Sinti and Roma people. 4 St-Hedwigs- 5 Unter den Linden many smart shops. The street Schinkel and built between Nering, Martin Grünberg,
has also become the venue 1816 and 1818, this monument Andreas Schlüter and Jean de
Kathedrale Map 1 F4, 4 A2, B2, C2, 5 D2. &
St Hedwig’s Cathedral Brandenburger Tor. @ 100, 200, TXL. for interesting outdoor events. is considered to be one of Bodt. A magnificent structure, its
It is usually crowded with the finest examples of Neo- wings flank an inner courtyard
Bebelplatz. Map 4 C2. Tel (030) 203 48 One of the most famous streets tourists and students browsing Classical architecture in Berlin. and its exterior is decorated with
10. & Friedrichstraße. @ 100, in Berlin, Unter den Linden the bookstalls around the The front of the monument is Schlüter’s sculptures, including
147, 200, TXL. Open 10am–5pm starts at Schloßplatz and runs Humboldt Universität and the dominated by a huge Doric masks of dying warriors. Home
Mon–Fri, 10am–4:30pm Sat,1pm–5pm down to Pariser Platz and the Staats bibliothek (State Library). portico with a frieze made up to the Museum für Deutsche
Sun & holy days. Brandenburg Gate. It was of bas-reliefs depicting Geschichte of the GDR since
once the route to the royal 6 Humboldt goddesses of victory. 1952, it became the Deutsches
This huge church is the Cath hunting grounds, which In 1930–31 the building Historisches Museum (DHM) in
olic Cathedral of the Roman were later transformed into Universität was turned into a monument 1990, housing an extensive
Archdiocese of Berlin. The initial the Tiergarten. Humboldt University to soldiers killed in World War I. exhibition on German history. A
design was similar to the Roman In the 17th century, the street Unter den Linden 6. Map 4 C2. & Following its restoration in modern glass and steel building
Pantheon. Construction began was planted with lime trees, Friedrichstraße. @ 100, 200, TXL. 1960, Neue Wache became designed by architect I M Pei
in 1747, although work to which it owes its name. the Memorial to the Victims of was added in 2003 and hosts a
Relief on the façade of the Staats oper continued on and off until 1887. Although the original trees The university building was Fascism and Militarism. It was range of temporary exhibits.
(Opera House), Bebelplatz It was damaged during World were removed around 1658, constructed in 1748–1766,
War II and rebuilt between 1952 four rows of limes were originally as a residence for
3 Bebelplatz and 1963. The building received planted in 1820. Prince Heinrich of Prussia. The
a reinforced concrete dome During the 18th century, overall design of the palace, with
Map 4 C2. & Friedrichstraße.
@ 100, 200, TXL. and its interior was refurbished Unter den Linden became the its main block and the courtyard
in a modern style. The crypt main street of the westward enclosed within two wings, has
Bebelplatz was intended to be contains bishops’ tombs and growing city and gradually been extended many times. Two
the focal point of the Forum a 16thcentury Madonna. came to be lined with marble statues by Paul Otto
Fridericianum – an area designed (1883) stand at the entrance;
to mirror the grandeur of these represent Wilhelm and
ancient Rome. Although the Wilhelm and Alexander Alexander von Humboldt.
plans were only partly imple von Humboldt Many famous scientists
mented, many important The Humboldt brothers rank among the have worked here, including
buildings were eventually most distinguished Berlin citizens. Wilhelm physicians Rudolf Virchow and
erected here. (1767–1835) was a lawyer and politician Robert Koch and physicists Max
In 1933, the square was on whose initiative the Berlin University Planck and Albert Einstein.
the scene of the infamous (later renamed Humboldt University) Graduates include Heinrich Heine,
bookburning act organized was founded in 1810. At the university, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
by the Nazis. Some 25,000 he conducted studies in comparative After World War II, the
books, written by authors and historical linguistics. His brother university was in the Russian
considered to be enemies of Alexander (1769–1859), a professor sector and the difficulties
the Third Reich, were burned. at the university, researched natural encountered by the students
Today, a monument in the science, including meteorology, of the western zone led to the
oceanography and agricultural science.
square commemorates this Alexander von Humboldt establishment in 1948 of the
dramatic event. Freie Universität. Part of the façade of the Zeughaus on Unter den Linden
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–3 and pp510–11
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