Gendarmenmarkt
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The Gendarmenmarkt (
During World War II, most of the buildings were badly damaged or destroyed. They have all been restored.
Origins
The square was originally built in 1688. It was a marketplace and part of the city's Western expansion of Friedrichstadt, one of Berlin's emerging quarters.[1]
Französischer Dom
The
Deutscher Dom
The
Konzerthaus
The Konzerthaus Berlin is the most recent building on the Gendarmenmarkt. It was built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1821 as the Schauspielhaus. It was based on the ruins of the National Theatre, which had been destroyed by fire in 1817. Parts of the building contain columns and some outside walls from the destroyed building. Like the other buildings on the square, it was also badly damaged during World War II. The reconstruction, finished in 1984, turned the theatre into a concert hall. Today, it is the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin.
The Gendarmenmarkt hosts one of Berlin's most popular Christmas markets.[3]
See also
- Preussische Staatsbank
References
- ^ "Architecture". www.konzerthaus.de. Konzerthaus Berlin. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Gendarmenmarkt - History of the Square". www.gendarmenmarkt.de. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "10 Christmas markets in Berlin | DW | 27.11.2017". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-09-18.