Friedrichstraße
The Friedrichstraße (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˌʃtʁaːsə] ⓘ) (lit. Frederick Street) is a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, forming the core of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood and giving the name to Berlin Friedrichstraße station. It runs from the northern part of the old Mitte district (north of which it is called Chausseestraße) to the Hallesches Tor in the district of Kreuzberg.
This downtown area is known for its expensive real estate market and the campus of the
Overview
As central Berlin's traditional shopping street, Friedrichstraße is three blocks east of the parallel
The Friedrichstraße was badly damaged during
In the East Berlin section, plans were put into place to widen the street to four lanes as was done to the
Friedrichstraße was rebuilt in the 1990s, and at the time it was the city's largest construction project; work continues north of Friedrichstraße station. From 1992 until 1996, construction works took place for a six-building, $800 million, multi-use complex developed by Tishman Speyer, among others.[1] The buildings have a city-imposed height limit of about 100 feet. A number of well-known architects contributed to the plans, including Jean Nouvel, who designed the Galeries Lafayette department store (Quartier 207); Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, who planned Quartier 206; and Oswald Mathias Ungers, who created Quartier 205.[2] Philip Johnson created parts of the American Business Center at Checkpoint Charlie, a $751 million five-building complex of offices, shops and apartments developed by Ronald Lauder and Central European Media Enterprises. The redevelopment received mixed reviews.
During the
In 2020, a section of Friedrichstraße was closed off for motorized traffic during a five-month trial period with the intent to revitalize urban space.[3]
References
- New York Times.
- New York Times.
- ^ Hessling, Vincent (22 August 2020). ""A Human Ribbon"". dash of thought. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
External links
- Friedrichstraße – Interactive 360° Panorama.
- Friedrichstraße Homepage (in English – partly).