Margarete Lesser
Margarete Lesser is a memorial in Berlin, Berlin. Margarete Lesser is situated nearby to the church Jerusalemskirche, as well as near the memorial Stele in memory of the Jerusalemkirche.- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Margarete Lesser geb. Glaser”
- Inscription: “Hier wohnte Margarete Lesser geb. Glaser Jg. 1878 deportiert 1942 Riga ermordet 8.9.1942”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Checkpoint Charlie and Jewish Museum Berlin.
Checkpoint Charlie
Photo: Adrian Purser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Checkpoint Charlie was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known Berlin Wall 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. Checkpoint Charlie is situated 520 metres west of Margarete Lesser.
Jewish Museum Berlin
Museum
Photo: Slimark, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jewish Museum Berlin 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. Jewish Museum Berlin is situated 550 metres south of Margarete Lesser.
Berlinische Galerie
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Berlinische Galerie is a museum of modern art, photography and architecture in Berlin. It is located in Kreuzberg, on Alte Jakobstraße, not far from the Jewish Museum. Berlinische Galerie is situated 350 metres south of Margarete Lesser.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Friedrichstadt
Quarter
Photo: Tanweer Morshed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.
Mitte
Mitte, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.
Margarete Lesser
- Category: historic site
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.50701° or 52° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
13.39801° or 13° 23′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9F4MG94X+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13968517087OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jerusalemskirche and Stele in memory of the Jerusalemkirche.
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