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Gendarmenmarkt

Gendarmenmarkt around 1900Gendarmenmarkt with the Konzerthaus to the right and the German Church in the background, as seen from the top of the French Church, 2011
Location within Berlin
Former name(s)	Whole square: Lindenmarkt (17th century) Parts of the square: Friedrichstädter Markt (c. 1700–1786) Mittelmarkt (c. 1700–1786) Whole square: Neuer Markt (1786–1799) Part of the square: Schillerplatz (1871–1936) Whole square: Platz der Akademie (1950–1991)
Namesake	Gendarmen [de]
Type	Public square
Location	Berlin, Germany
Quarter	Mitte
Nearest metro station	Stadtmitte Hausvogteiplatz
Coordinates	52°30′49″N 13°23′34″E / 52.51361°N 13.39278°E / 52.51361; 13.39278
Major junctions	Charlottenstraße Französische Straße [de] Jägerstraße [de] Taubenstraße [de] Mohrenstraße Markgrafenstraße
Construction
Inauguration	Generally: c. 1700 Current name: 1799 and 1 December 1991 (1991-12-01)

The Gendarmenmarkt (German for 'Men-at-arms market') is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural ensemble that includes the Berlin concert hall, along with the French and German Churches. In the centre of the square stands a monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller. The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Unger in 1773. The Gendarmenmarkt is named after a Prussian cuirassier regiment called the Gendarmen [de], which had stables at the square until 1773.

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.

Französischer Dom

The French Cathedral (in German: Französischer Dom, where Dom refers to the "dome" and not to a cathedral. Neither the French nor the German Church was ever the seat of a bishop. The terminology is a relic of francophone Frederick the Great, who was instrumental in enhancing the Gendarmenmarkt) is the older of the two churches and was built by the Huguenot community between 1701 and 1705. It was modelled after the destroyed Huguenot church in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France. The tower and porticoes, designed by Carl von Gontard, were added to the building in 1785. The French Church has a viewing platform, a restaurant and a Huguenot museum.

Deutscher Dom

The German Cathedral (in German: Deutscher Dom) is located to the south of the Gendarmenmarkt. It has a pentagonal structure and was designed by Martin Grünberg and built in 1708 by Giovanni Simonetti. This church belonged to the Lutheran community. It too was modified in 1785 by Carl von Gontard, who built the domed tower. The German Church was completely destroyed by fire in 1945, during World War II. After German reunification it was rebuilt, finished in 1993 and re-opened in 1996 as a museum of German history.

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.

Panorama

See also

• Preussische Staatsbank

References

1. ^ "Gendarmenmarkt". Kauperts Straßenführer durch Berlin (in German). Kaupert [de]. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
2. ^ "Gendarmenmarkt". Berlin Lexikon (in German). Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
3. "Architecture". www.konzerthaus.de. Konzerthaus Berlin. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
4. "Gendarmenmarkt - History of the Square". www.gendarmenmarkt.de. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
5. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "10 Christmas markets in Berlin | DW | 27.11.2017". DW.COM. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

• Website of das Konzerthaus
• Der Gendarmenmarkt on Berlin Tourism
• Gendarmenmarkt Panorama

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