Kennedyplatz (Darmstadt)

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Kennedyplatz
Coat of arms Darmstadt.svg
Place in Darmstadt
Kennedyplatz
Basic data
place Darmstadt
District Darmstadt center
Created 1950s
Newly designed 2000s
Confluent streets Rheinstrasse and Kasinostrasse
Buildings John F. Kennedy House , bronze sculptures and fountain
use
User groups Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , road traffic and local public transport
Technical specifications
Square area approx. 1,000 m²

The Kennedy Square is a place in Darmstadt .

description

The 40 m long and 30 m wide area was named after John F. Kennedy in the 1950s . The John F. Kennedy House is on the north edge of the square . In the middle of Kennedyplatz there is a small green area; in the middle of which there are three abstract bronze sculptures . There is a round fountain in the southwest corner . The fountain has a diameter of approx. 8 m. It consists of a concrete basin and an approximately 0.5 m high and 0.4 m wide rim made of red sandstone .

Monument protection

The Kennedyplatz is a listed building for architectural, architectural and urban historical reasons.

Individual evidence

  1. Darmstädter Echo, Monday, February 19, 2018, p. 9.

Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 19.9 "  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 41.1"  E