Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Coordinates: 52°31′37″N 13°24′40″E / 52.52694°N 13.41111°E / 52.52694; 13.41111
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Volksbühne, erected 1914. Architect: Oskar Kaufmann (rebuilt 1954 following a World War II bombardment.)
Babylon cinema. Architect: Hans Poelzig
Left Party
in 2007

Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, formerly the Bülowplatz, is a square in

Berlin-Mitte, Germany
.

History

The square is dominated by the

Berlin dialect to its unique character[1]
:

  Ich komme uff'n Bülowplatz
  und denke, wat is los?
  der hat ja Polizeibesatz
  Hier is 'ne Staatsaktion, mein Schatz!
  Hier jibt's Zussammenstoss.

The square was previously named Babelsberger Platz (1907–1910) and Bülowplatz (1910–1933), and was the focus of one of the last mass demonstrations in Berlin against the

communist-controlled East Berlin, was renamed Liebknechtplatz (1945–1947) after German communist Karl Liebknecht. It was then renamed Luxemburgplatz (1947–1969) after communist leader Rosa Luxemburg, until it was given the name Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz by the East German
regime in 1969.

German policemen lay a wreath on the monument to Captains Anlauf and Lenck during the Day of the German Police, January 16, 1937. In 1951, Erich Mielke, one of the murderers, ordered the demolition of the monument.

The square is noted as the scene of the

State Secretary in the newly formed Ministry of State Security.[2]

References

  1. ^ Azaryahu, Maoz (October 1986). "Street Names and Political Identity: The Case of East Berlin". Journal of Contemporary History. 21 (4): 584–585.
  2. ISBN 978-3-86676-141-4
    .

External links

52°31′37″N 13°24′40″E / 52.52694°N 13.41111°E / 52.52694; 13.41111

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