Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz
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The former horse market in downtown Hamburg has been called Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz since 1946 . The name of the square, the north side of which is bordered by the Thalia Theater , is reminiscent of the playwright Gerhart Hauptmann .
The horse market, located in the northeast of the old town between the corner of Alstertor / Rosenstraße (Hamburg) and Speersort , has been one of the largest and most important marketplaces in the city since the Middle Ages. After the Hamburg ramparts were built in the 17th century, the horse trade was relocated to the New Horse Market not far from the Heiligengeistfeld . Later the factory and penitentiary as well as the spinning house were located here at the Alstertor . The painter David Kindt lived in a house on the horse market in the 17th century. The painter Gerdt Hardorff lived at 155 horse market from 1816 to 1825 .
The former southern part of the square, separated by the course of Mönckebergstrasse , has been called Ida-Ehre-Platz since July 9, 2000 in memory of the actress and former director of the Hamburger Kammerspiele Ida Ehre .
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Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 5.5 ″ N , 9 ° 59 ′ 56.6 ″ E
