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Mehringplatz

Mehringplatz is a round plaza at the southern tip of the neighborhood of district, . It marks the southern end of Friedrichstraße.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Berlin
  • Also known as: “Belle-Alliance-Platz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berlin Peace Column and Jewish Museum Berlin.

Fountain
Photo: Slimark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Peace Column is a column located in Mehringplatz in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Christian Gottlieb Cantian and erected in 1843, the 19-meter column is topped with a brass statue of Victoria, goddess of victory, designed by Christian Daniel Rauch.

Museum
Photo: Slimark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On 3,500 square metres of floor space, the museum presents the history of the Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, with new focuses and new scenography. is situated 440 metres northeast of Mehringplatz.

Photo: Adrian Purser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West. is situated 1 km north of Mehringplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Möckernkiez and Friedrichstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
Photo: Tanweer Morshed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an independent suburb of , and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Mehringplatz

Latitude
52.49896° or 52° 29′ 56″ north
Longitude
13.39178° or 13° 23′ 30″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Named after
Franz Mehring
Open location code
9F4MF9XR+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 573431900
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
11749594
Wiki­data ID
Q470930
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Mehringplatz” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “梅林廣場”
  • Danish: “Belle-Alliance-Platz”
  • Danish: “Mehringplatz”
  • Dutch: “Mehringplatz”
  • Finnish: “Mehringplatz”
  • French: “Mehringplatz”
  • German: “Belle-Alliance-Platz”
  • German: “Das Rondell”
  • German: “Mehringplatz”
  • Italian: “Belle-Alliance-Platz”
  • Italian: “Mehringplatz”
  • Japanese: “メーリング広場”
  • Portuguese: “Mehringplatz”
  • Swedish: “Mehringplatz”

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