Central gymnasium (Prinzenstrasse)
The central gym on Prinzenstrasse was the first urban gym in Berlin .
history
The initiative to build the sports hall went back to Heinrich Kochhann , who also initiated the hospital in Friedrichshain . The building was erected in 1864 at what was then Prinzenstrasse 56 according to plans by the architect Adolf Gerstenberg .
On October 18, the facility was opened with a ceremonial act.
The gym was in operation until World War II and was destroyed by a bomb in February 1945.
today
The building was located at the current address at Heinrich-Heine-Straße 30 in Berlin-Mitte . Today a Lidl supermarket is built on the property .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kochhann biography
- ↑ Gerstenberg
- ↑ Berlin district history, page 2 (.pdf) with a photo of the facade
- ↑ TBV, LvB Chronicle
Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 10.8 " N , 13 ° 24 ′ 37.5" E