Kantplatz (Darmstadt)
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 Kantplatz on the right side of the picture |
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| place | Darmstadt |
| District | Martinsviertel |
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| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , road traffic |
The Kantplatz is a public square in Darmstadt . It was named after the philosopher Immanuel Kant .
location
The square is delimited by Pankratiusstrasse to the north, Schloßgartenstrasse to the west and Magdalenenstrasse / Lauteschlägerstrasse to the south. To the east, the square is delimited by buildings.
history
Until the Martinskirche was built in 1885, Kantplatz was the center of the Martinsviertel . The “Initiative lively Kantplatz”, which was founded in 2013, wants to liven up the Kantplatz.
A new building for the university is being built to the east of Kantplatz, where an empty bookshop was located. The four-storey building will contain laboratories, offices and seminar rooms for several disciplines.
Design
A kiosk was built by August Buxbaum on Kantplatz . This stands empty and crumbles.
Events
In June / July and September / October there is a flea market with a reading on the square.
On August 2, 2014, the second Africa Festival took place.
Public facilities
- Facilities of the Technical University of Darmstadt
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Lex: Initiative wants to revitalize Kantplatz. (No longer available online.) Darmstädter Echo , September 8, 2014, archived from the original on September 10, 2014 ; Retrieved September 9, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Echo Newspapers GmbH: TU Darmstadt is building a center for IT security at Kantplatz . ( echo-online.de [accessed on November 5, 2017]).
- ↑ sip: "Sensible urban planning integration". Realization competition for new building on Kantplatz decided. Technische Universität Darmstadt , July 7, 2014, archived from the original on November 20, 2014 ; Retrieved September 9, 2014 .
- ↑ Book and magazine flea market on Kantplatz. martinsviertel.wordpress.com, September 24, 2012, accessed September 9, 2014 .
- ↑ 2nd Africa Festival. actioner.de, accessed on September 9, 2014 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 39.6 ″ N , 8 ° 39 ′ 25.5 ″ E