Richard-Wagner-Platz (Berlin)
| Richard-Wagner-Platz | |
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 View of the buildings of the square |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Charlottenburg |
| Created | 20th century |
| Newly designed | in 1970s |
| Confluent streets |
Otto-Suhr-Allee , Wintersteinstrasse, Richard-Wagner-Strasse, Schustehrusstrasse |
| Buildings | Charlottenburg Town Hall |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , public transport |
The Richard-Wagner-Platz (formerly William place ) is located in the Berlin district of Charlottenburg the district Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf . The former market square is now mainly perceived as a traffic junction, only a small square segment in the direction of Schustehrusstraße is regularly used for weekly market purposes.
history
In 1824 the former market square was named Wilhelmplatz . Since there was already a prominent square of the same name in Berlin-Mitte , the Charlottenburg area was renamed Richard-Wagner-Platz after the composer Richard Wagner on December 12, 1934 . Its buildings were regularly renewed in accordance with the applicable architectural styles and until 1945 consisted mainly of Wilhelminian-style buildings.
After the extensive destruction during the Second World War , a large number of modern buildings were erected, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.
architecture
To the west of Richard-Wagner-Platz is the Charlottenburg Palace and immediately to the east on Otto-Suhr-Allee is the Charlottenburg Town Hall , built in 1905 . Only a few of the former Wilhelminian-style buildings have been preserved, mostly new buildings shape the face of the square. A residential and commercial building at the eastern end of Schustehrusstrasse was designed in 1907/1908 by the architect Gustav Seibt and is now a listed building .
traffic
The streets Otto-Suhr-Allee and Winterstein- / Richard-Wagner-Straße cross at Richard-Wagner-Platz. The site received 1,906 own subway station from 1,974 to 1,978 by today Richard-Wagner-Platz was replaced, where several buses of BVG hold.
Web links
- Richard-Wagner-Platz. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 2.6 ″ N , 13 ° 18 ′ 23.6 ″ E