| Hansaviertel and Tiergarten (Berlin) | |
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| Region | East Germany |
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Hansaviertel and Tiergarten are two districts of the central district of Berlin.
To know
Geographical notes
Hansaviertel and Tiergarten border the district of to the north Moabit, to the east with those of the center and of Kreuzberg, south with Schöneberg and southwest with Charlottenburg.
Background
The construction of a new city wall between 1658 and 1674 left out the current area of Tiergarten which was located in correspondence with the Potsdam gate. The first to settle in the area were Jews of Austria and Huguenots expelled from France who rushed to Berlin thanks to the edict of tolerance issued by the elector of Brandenburg Frederick William I who thus intended to repopulate Berlin devastated by the Thirty Years' War (1618–48). The gate served as a customs house where duties were levied on products placed in the city. The area developed in a chaotic way with the Huguenots who opened catering stalls for merchants of agricultural products from the countryside.
A first arrangement of the square dates back to 1830 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel who erected buildings in the form of Doric temples. At the same time numerous private villas were built, commissioned by wealthy bourgeois to Schinkel's pupils. The first railway reached Tiergarten in 1838 and others followed. The district was renowned for its greenery and tranquility but became congested starting in 1871, the year of the proclamation of the German empire. There arose department stores and large hotels, theaters and various clubs that contributed to conferring international fame to the district.
In 1861 Tiergarten was incorporated into the metropolitan area of Berlin. In 1884 it took the official name of "new district of Tiergarten". In its eastern part there was a large parade ground, the "Spreebogen", later transformed into Königsplatz (today Piazza della Repubblica / Platz der Republik) on which the Parliament building was erected between 1884 and 1894 (Reichstag). The square was decorated in the center by the Victory column which was then moved to its current location in Großer Stern (Great Star).
During the Nazi regime, many embassies were moved to the neighborhood. According to the "Berlin world capital" project (Welthauptstadt), developed by Hitler himself with the assistance of his architect Albert Speer, Tiergarten had to be demolished and rebuilt by virtue of the hypothetical victory achieved by Germany over the Allies at the end of World War II. Among other things, the project included the construction of the Große Halle (Great Hall) o Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Glory) surmounted by a huge dome remodeled according to the Pantheon of Rome. Many buildings were demolished but the negative trend of World War II thwarted the realization of the project.
Few buildings survived the destruction of World War II. These include the church of San Matteo, several embassy sites and the federal ministry of defense. After the war Tiergarten was assigned to the British sector but the Potsdamer Platz area that marked the border with East Berlin was left in ruins and only after the fall of the wall was it rearranged with modern buildings that brought it back to its pre-war splendor.
The Hansaviertel was also destroyed by Allied bombings but was rebuilt after the war by a team made up of the most famous architects of the time as part of an international building exhibition (Interbau) which was held in West Berlin in 1957. The following year the congress hall on the banks of the Spree was completed. In 1963 the Berlin Philharmonic was completed, in 1968 the Neue Nationalgalerie and in 1978 the current "Haus Potsdamer Straße" of the Staatsbibliothek.
With the decision of the federal parliament of 20 June 1991 to transfer the capital from Bonn to Berlin, Tiergarten once again became the government and diplomatic quarter of reunified Germany. Construction works were undertaken which attracted the attention of the world press. The Reichstag was restored and equipped with a large glass dome designed by Sir Norman Foster. The new Chancellery building was built a short distance away in the bend of the Spree River. The Paul Löbe Haus was inaugurated in 2001, a 61,000 m² building housing the offices of the 275 members of the federal parliament.
The reorganization of Potsdamer Platz was launched by the Berlin senate with the division of the square into four lots. Sony and the Daimler auto industry won the two largest lots. The first entrusted the design of its headquarters in Europe to the architect Helmut Jahn who built a glass and steel complex considered one of the best examples of modern architecture in Berlin. Daimler AG commissioned the architect Renzo Piano to draw up a master plan for the construction of 19 buildings by other architects including the British architect of Italian origin. Richard Rogers.
How to orient yourself
How to get
How to get around
What see
- 1 Reichstag building, Platz der Republik 1 (Bundestag station
), ☎ 49 30 227 32152, 49 30 227 35908. 
Free admission. It can also be visited online after registering. 
- 2 Victory Column (Siegessäule), Großer Stern (Hansaplatz station
). Inaugurated on September 2, 1873, the column commemorates the victory of Prussia in the war of 1864 against the kingdom of Denmark. It is crowned by a bronze sculpture of Victory 8.3 m high and 35 tons heavy. The statue was added to celebrate Prussia's victories over Austria and France.
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Free admission. It can also be visited online after registering.
). Inaugurated on September 2, 1873, the column commemorates the victory of Prussia in the war of 1864 against the kingdom of Denmark. It is crowned by a bronze sculpture of Victory 8.3 m high and 35 tons heavy. The statue was added to celebrate Prussia's victories over Austria and France.- Originally the column faced the Reichstag but was moved to the center of Tiergarten park as a worthy perspective of the Brandenburg Gate.
- Via a staircase of 285 steps you can reach the top which offers spectacular views over Berlin.
- 3 Kollhoff-Tower (Potsdamer Platz station
). - 4 Legoland Discovery Center, Potsdamer Str. 4 (Sony Center), ☎ 49 30 3010400.
Mon-Sun 10 am-7pm.
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Mon-Sun 10 am-7pm.Museums
- 5 Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Potsdamer Straße 2 (Metro: Potsdamer Platz), ☎ 49 30 300 9030.
- 6 Bauhaus-Archiv, Klingelhöferstraße 14 (U-Bahn stop: Nollendorfplatz), ☎ 49 30 254 0020.
Kulturforum
- 7 Neue Nationalgalerie. The museum is part of the Kulturforum complex and houses 19th and 20th century art collections. There are exhibited works by Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Giorgio De Chirico, Salvador Dalí, Otto Dix.
- 8 Gemäldegalerie. Picture gallery with collections of paintings by European artists from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century, such as Botticelli, Raphael, Mantegna, Lippi, Tiziano, Caravaggio, Antonello da Messina, Van Eyck, Petrus Christus, Dürer, Rubens, Vermeer and Rembrandt.
- 9 Kupferstichkabinett. Collections of prints and engravings collected by the electors of Brandenburg starting from 1652
- 10 Museum of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbemuseum).
- 11 Museum of musical instruments (Musikinstrumenten-Museum). Collections of musical instruments from the 16th century. There are about 750 pieces on display, including violins by Amati and Stradivari.
- 12 Schwules Museum, Lützowstraße 73. A museum dedicated to the history of the LGBT community in Berlin. The collections cover a span of two centuries from 1790 to 1990.
What to do
Shopping
- 1 [link not working]Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, Alte Potsdamer Straße, Tiergarten. Mon-Sun 10 am-9pm. Shopping center on 40,000 square meters of commercial space, with 130 shops, bars and cafes and restaurants.
How to have fun
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- 1 Philharmonie. Berlin concert hall, located in the Kulturforum. Home to the Berliner Philharmoniker, the structure was designed by the German architect Hans Scharoun in the 1960s.
- 2 House of World Cultures (Haus der Kulturen der Welt), John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10 (Bus 100). Cultural center where events and shows by artists from Africa, Asia and Latin America are organized. At the center are also screened films in competition at the international film festival.
Theaters and cinemas
- 3 Berlinale Palast (Theater am Potsdamer Platz), Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, ☎ 49 30 259290. The Berlinale Palast is a theater inaugurated on June 5, 1999 for cabaret and musical works. In conjunction with the international film festival, it is transformed for two weeks into a screening room for the previews of the films in competition. The opening ceremony of the festival and the awarding of official prizes are also held at the Berlinal Palast. The hall has a capacity of 1600 seats and a screen of 17.6 m × 8.0 m.
- 4 CinemaxX Berlin, Potsdamer Straße 5, ☎ 49 40 80806969. The CinemaxX was inaugurated on 2 September 1998. The multiplex houses 19 cinemas with a total capacity of 3539 seats. Films in competition at the international film festival (Berlinale) are shown here.
- 5 CineStar Original and IMAX, Potsdamer Straße 4 (Sony-Center), ☎ 49 451 7030200. The IMAX cinema was inaugurated on January 20, 2000 in the Sony Center and rebuilt in 2011. It is used for preview screenings of films. The room now has 350 seats, an IMAX laser projector and a 300 m² screen. It is set up in the basement of the Sony Center CineStar Original.
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Tiergarten Those, Bachstraße, (Tiergarten station ), ☎ 49 30 3927615. Mon-Fri 16: 00-00: 00 Sat-Sun 12: 00-01: 00. Beer garden with traditional German dishes.
Average prices
- 2 Joseph-Roth-Diele, Potsdamer Str. 75 (Kurfürstenstraße station
), ☎ 49 30 26369884. Mon-Fri 10: 00-00: 00. German cuisine restaurant with a retro atmosphere.
), ☎High prices
- 3 Restaurant II Sorriso, Kurfuerstenstr. 76 ("Wittenberg Platz" underground station), ☎ 49 30 2621313. Italian restaurant with delicious first courses such as tagliolini with truffles and egg tagliatelle with prawns and pistachio but definitely salty.
- 4 Essenza restaurant, Potsdamer Str. 1, ☎ 49 30 25796856. Classy Italian restaurant with minimalist portions.
Where stay
Moderate prices
- 1 Jugendgästehaus Berlin International, Kluckstrasse 3, ☎ 49 30 747 687 910, @[email protected]. in dormitories from € 15 per night (up to 20 years). This is a typical youth hostel with shared dorm rooms at a very affordable price. There are numerous offers for under 26s
- 2 Lützow Hotel, Keithstraße 38, ☎ 49 30 491022620.
High prices
- 3 Grand Hyatt Berlin Hotel, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, ☎ 49 30 2553 1234.
- 4 Berlin Marriott Hotel, Inge-Beisheim-Platz 1, ☎ 49 30 20000.
- 5 Das Stue, Drakestraße 1. Boutique hotel in the former Danish embassy building.
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