Nikolaiviertel
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The Nikolaiviertel (ⓘ; 'Nicholas Quarter') is an old quarter of the German capital of Berlin, founded c. 1200. Together with nearby Cölln, they jointly make up Alt-Berlin, the reconstructed historical heart of the city. Located in the Mitte locality (in the homonymous district), it is five minutes away from Alexanderplatz.
Geography
Situated on the eastern shore of the river Spree, it is bounded by the streets Rathausstraße, Spandauer Straße and Mühlendamm. The neighborhood itself is named for the eponymous deconsecrated Nikolaikirche ('St. Nicholas Church') at its heart. This is Berlin's oldest church and was dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
History
The two settlements of Old Berlin as well as Cölln on the other side of the Spree originated along an old trade route, the Mühlendamm ('Mills Dam'), a
At Berlin's 750th anniversary in 1987 the house-building was restored in a peculiar mixture of reconstructed historic houses and
Places of interest
Beside Saint Nicholas' Church, the best-known building of the quarter is the Ephraim-Palais, built in 1766 for
On the other side of the Poststraße is the Knoblauchhaus from 1760, with a
On the banks of the Spree stands the red
See also
References
- ^ "Palaces for the people: five communist buildings". The Guardian. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
Further reading
- Hatherley, Owen (2015). Landscapes of communism: A history through buildings. New York: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-1620971888.