Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein

Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein is a memorial in Berlin, Berlin. Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein is situated near GDR Watchtower, as well as near the library Bibliothek der Stiftung Topographie des Terrors.

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Type: Memorial
Description: listed architectural structure in Berlin-Mitte
Also known as: “Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein”, “Standbild des Freiherrn vom und zum Stein”, and “statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein”
Inscription: “Dem Minister Freiherrn vom Stein das dankbare Vaterland”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Topography of Terror and Brandenburg Gate.

Topography of Terror

Museum

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The Topography of Terror is an outdoor and indoor history museum in Berlin, Germany. It is located on Niederkirchnerstrasse, formerly Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse, on the site of buildings which during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 were the SS Reich Security Main Office, the headquarters of the SiPo, SD, Einsatzgruppen, and Gestapo. Topography of Terror is situated 240 metres southeast of Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein.

Brandenburg Gate

Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany. One of the best-known landmarks of the country, it was erected on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Brandenburg Gate is situated 1 km north of Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein.

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 610 metres east of Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friedrichstadt and Dorotheenstadt.

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, who founded it in 1691 as the third expansion of the Berlin-Cölln city centre, after Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder.

Dorotheenstadt

Quarter

Photo: Fridolin freudenfett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.

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.

Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein

Categories: monument, sculpture, built structure, and historic site
Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.5073° or 52° 30′ 26″ north

Longitude

13.38137° or 13° 22′ 53″ east

Established

2003

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F4MG94J+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 393372276

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q61769307

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In Other Languages

“Statue Freiherr Karl vom und zum Stein” goes by many names.

German: “Stein-Denkmal”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: GDR Watchtower and Bibliothek der Stiftung Topographie des Terrors.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Karl August von Hardenberg and Beba.

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