The Friedrichstraße (IPA: [ˈfʀiːdʀɪçˌʃtʀaːsə]) (lit. Unter den Linden ("under the linden trees" is a Boulevard in the centre of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Frederick Street) is a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, forming the core of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Geography Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighborhood and southwest of the historical suburb of Friedrichswerder. 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. Localities of the Mitte borough The new borough of Mitte consists of six localities Mitte (the former Mitte borough Moabit Kreuzberg, since 2001 part of the combined Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte, is one of the best-known areas of Berlin Due to its north-southerly direction, it forms important junctions with the east-western axes, most notably with Leipziger Straße and Unter den Linden. Leipziger Straße is a street in central Berlin, capital of Germany. Unter den Linden ("under the linden trees" is a Boulevard in the centre of Berlin, the capital of Germany. The U6 U-Bahn line runs underneath. Route Beginning in central Tegel U6 runs south to Borsigwerke station beside the Berliner Straße The Berlin de U-Bahn (de Untergrundbahn underground railway is a major part of the Public transport system of the German capital Berlin. During the Cold War it was bisected by the Berlin Wall and was the location of Checkpoint Charlie. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War
As central Berlin's traditional shopping street, Friedrichstraße is three blocks east of the parallel Wilhelmstraße, the historic heart of the old government quarter (Regierungsviertel) until 1945. The Wilhelmstrasse ( German Wilhelmstraße, see ß) is a street in the center of Berlin, the capital of Germany.
The Friedrichstraße was badly damaged during World War II and only partly rebuilt during the division of Berlin. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The section in West Berlin was partly rebuilt as a residential street; in the late 1960s, the remains of the former Belle-Alliance-Platz at the end of the Friedrichstraße, renamed Mehringplatz, were completely demolished and replaced with a concrete housing and office development designed by Hans Scharoun. Mehringplatz is a round plaza (or circus in Friedrichstadt, Berlin. Mehringplatz is a round plaza (or circus in Friedrichstadt, Berlin. Bernhard Hans Henry Scharoun ( September 20 1893 &ndash November 25 1972) was a German Architect best known for designing Despite its central location, this area remains relatively poor.
In the East Berlin section, plans were put into place to widen the street to four lanes as was done to the Leipziger Straße; the Hotel Unter den Linden (demolished 2006) and the original Lindencorso (demolished 1991) were the only structures built during this time with the wider profile of the street in mind. Leipziger Straße is a street in central Berlin, capital of Germany. The Grand Hotel Berlin, East Germany's top 5-star hotel, was built across from the Hotel Unter den Linden in 1987. Further plans were drawn up for a rebuilding of the street, and construction was well underway at the time of German reunification in 1990, when the East German Plattenbau-based construction was stopped and subsequently demolished; only a few buildings that were already complete and occupied were spared. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Plattenbau (plural Plattenbauten is the German word for a building whose structure is constructed of large prefabricated Concrete slabs The word The completed Berlin Casino building located at the corner of Leipziger Straße was torn down in 1994.
Friedrichstraße was rebuilt in the 1990s, and at the time it was the city's largest construction project; work continues north of Friedrichstraße station. A number of well-known architects contributed to the plans, including Jean Nouvel, who designed the Galeries Lafayette department store and Philip Johnson, who created the American Business Center at Checkpoint Charlie. Jean Nouvel (born 12 August 1945) is a French Architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding The Galeries Lafayette is a French Department store company History In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8 1906&ndash January 25 2005 was an influential American Architect. The redevelopment received mixed reviews, but the street once again became a popular shopping destination.
During the Cold War and division of Berlin, the Friedrichstraße underground station, despite being located in East Berlin, was utilized by two intersecting West Berlin S-Bahn lines and the West Berlin subway line U6. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the (bɛɐˈliːn ˈfʀiːdʀɪçˌʃtʀaːsə is a Railway station in the German city Berlin. East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 The Berlin S-Bahn is a Rapid transit system operated by S-Bahn Berlin GmbH, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn. West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 Route Beginning in central Tegel U6 runs south to Borsigwerke station beside the Berliner Straße The station served as a transfer point for these lines, and trains stopped there, although all other stations on these lines in East Berlin were sealed-off ghost stations (Geisterbahnhof), where trains passed through under guard without stopping. Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. At Friedrichstraße station, West Berlin passengers could transfer from one platform to another but could not leave the station without the appropriate papers. The section of the station open to West Berlin lines was heavily guarded and was sealed off from the smaller part of it serving as a terminus of the East Berlin S-Bahn and as a station for long-distance trains.
External links
- Friedrichstraße - Interactive 360° Panorama
- Friedrichstraße Homepage
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