Nürnberger Platz (Berlin)
| Nürnberger Platz | |
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 The Nürnberger Platz in Wilmersdorf |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Wilmersdorf |
| Created | 1870 |
| Confluent streets |
Schaperstrasse , Grainauer Strasse , Geisbergstrasse , Nürnberger Strasse , Spichernstrasse |
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| User groups |
Pedestrians , cyclists , road traffic , public transport |
The Nuremberg court is located in the Berlin district of Wilmersdorf . The Schaperstrasse , Grainauerstrasse , Geisbergstrasse , Nürnbergerstrasse and Spichernstrasse flow to it . After the destruction of the Second World War , it is hardly recognizable as a square today, especially since the Spichernstrasse, which was considerably widened for the “ car-friendly city ”, completely dissolved the original closed structure due to traffic planning in the post-war period .
It was built in 1870 by Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn as a north-eastern representative and decorative square in the " Carstenn figure " he designed, an urban ensemble that includes the Prague , Nikolsburger and Fasanenplatz . In 1901 it was given the name in memory of the Franconian Hohenzollerns who were burgraves of Nuremberg before they were appointed to the Mark Brandenburg . The naming of the square is therefore related to the nearby Hohenzollerndamm . In continuation of Nürnberger Straße there is also Burggrafenstraße. The naming of Nürnberger Platz and Nürnberger Straße also corresponds to the Bavarian Quarter to the southeast .
The perimeter development was in the Wilhelminian style . In 1904 there was a large congress center on the square, the Grand Halls of the West . In October 1913, the Nürnberger Platz underground station was opened with a stone entrance portal based on plans by Alfred Grenander . The architect lived from 1905 until his death in 1931 in an apartment with a view of Nürnberger Platz in the house at Prager Straße 36 (II). The house at Grainauer Strasse 1 (at the corner of Geisbergstrasse) stands today, as this part of Prager Strasse was renamed after the Second World War.
During the Second World War, the development on the edge was almost completely destroyed by Allied air raids . It was rebuilt in a modern way after 1945. The square shrank to a right-angled green area with trees and a seating area east of Nürnberger Strasse. In June 1959, the underground station was closed under this name after a new transfer station went into operation 100 meters away on Spichernstrasse and integrated the extended previous platform.
It is reported that the writer Erich Kästner , who lived nearby from 1927 to 1929, wrote his books in Café Carlton on Nürnberger Platz and also liked to order poppy seed or apple strudel at midnight.
literature
- Fred Oberhauser, Nicole Henneberg: Literary Guide Berlin: With numerous. Figures, maps and registers . Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M, Leipzig 1998, ISBN 3-458-33877-2 .
- Aris Fioretos (Ed.): Berlin above and below days. Alfred Grenander, the subway and the culture of the metropolis . Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung Berlin, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89479-344-9 , here: pp. 120–123.
Web links
- Nürnberger Platz. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Nürnberger Platz in the district lexicon at berlin.de
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 '53.9 " N , 13 ° 20' 4.9" E