Saint James the Greater statue
Saint James the Greater statue is a work of art in Berlin, Berlin. Saint James the Greater statue is situated nearby to St. Jacobi church, as well as near the community center Bona Peiser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: sculpture by Emil Hopfgarten in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
- Also known as: “Apostel Jakobus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jewish Museum Berlin and Checkpoint Charlie.
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 800 metres west of Saint James the Greater statue.
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 1¼ km west of Saint James the Greater statue.
Berlinische Galerie
Museum
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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 570 metres west of Saint James the Greater statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichswerder and Friedrichstadt.
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.
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.
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.
Saint James the Greater statue
- Categories: statue and tourism
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.50457° or 52° 30′ 17″ northLongitude
13.4066° or 13° 24′ 24″ eastInception
1844Open location code
9F4MGC34+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4559858218OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q123224425
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In Other Languages
“Saint James the Greater statue” goes by many names.
- German: “Apostel-Jakobus-Statue”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Jacobi church and Bona Peiser.
Nearby Places
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