Rotebühlplatz

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Artwork by Mark di Suvero in front of the meeting point at Rotebühlplatz

The Rotebühlplatz is a square in the center of Stuttgart .

location

Rotebühlplatz is located in the western part of downtown Stuttgart in the Stuttgart-Mitte district . Him the cross Theodor-Heuss-Straße ( B 27 ), which the west of the square is named Rotebühlstraße, and the Fritz-Elsas-Straße. The square is lined to the north by the Rotebühlplatz cultural center , which houses the Stuttgart Adult Education Center and the Stuttgart Music School . To the west is the Rotebühlbau(the former Rotebühl barracks), which houses several Stuttgart tax offices and part of the Karlsruhe regional tax office. To the south of the square is the City Plaza office and commercial building , to the east is the Calwer Passage , which is expected to be renovated by the end of 2020. To the east of the square, numerous bars and restaurants begin along the “party mile” Theodor-Heuss-Straße.

The square is not a delimited open space, but also includes streets. Rotebühlplatz stretches to the south to Königstrasse , to the west to the junction with Paulinenstrasse.

history

The Rotebühlplatz goes back to the Alte Postplatz , where a Thurn-und-Taxis post office was once located. The square was known as the “old” Postplatz from 1851, when a new post office was built between Fürstenstrasse and Bolzstrasse. The plans to redesign the square and the surrounding streets go back to the 1930s. The square got its present form in the period after the Second World War . A historic street island with an Art Nouveau pavilion and fountain once located on the square was not removed until the early 1960s.

The street area at the old Postplatz was given the name Rotebühlplatz in 1960. The town gate to Calwer Chaussee, which was once there, was adorned with a striking red image of a saint, which is why the gate was called the “Rotebildtor” by the population. By shifting the sound, the red picture became the red Bühl .

Transport-related importance

The square is one of the central traffic areas in downtown Stuttgart. The B 27a passing the square is part of the Stuttgart City-Ring at Rotebühlplatz .

To the east of the square is the “ Stadtmitte ” S-Bahn stop , which is served by seven Stuttgart S-Bahn lines . The S-Bahn passes under Rotebühlplatz in an east-west direction under Theodor-Heuss- / Rotebühlstrasse in the tunnel of the connecting line . In a north-south direction, the Stuttgart light rail passes under the square . A total of four tram lines pass the Rotebühlplatz (Das Gerber) stop on their way between the Berliner Platz and Rathaus or Österreichischer Platz stations.

Rotebühlplatz from above (Rotebühlbau)

The passage under the Rotebühlplatz to connect the underground and the S-Bahn is also called the Rotebühlpassage . It houses numerous shops and restaurants.

Web links

Commons : Rotebühlplatz (Stuttgart)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart Germany: Construction site at Rotebühlplatz: Demolition at Calwer Passage begins. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
  2. ^ Website of the municipal Stuttgart Marketing GmbH .
  3. ↑ Schukraft 1986, pp. 129-132.
  4. ↑ Schukraft 1986, p. 129.
  5. ↑ Schukraft 1986, pp. 150/151.

literature

  • Harald Schukraft: Stuttgart Street History (s) , Stuttgart 1986

Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 28.8 ″  N , 9 ° 10 ′ 17 ″  E