Water stairs

Water stairs is a fountain in Berlin, Berlin. Water stairs is situated nearby to the apartment building Eternit building, as well as near the square Oswald-Schumann-Platz.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berlin Hbf and Siegessäule.

Berlin Hbf

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Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the railway hub and main station of Berlin. Although the station isn't large, the multi-level station may appear confusing for first-time visitors.

The Victory Column is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory over Denmark in the Second Schleswig War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria and its German allies in the Austro-Prussian War and France in the Franco-Prussian War, giving the statue a new purpose. Siegessäule is situated 370 metres southeast of Water stairs.

Bellevue Palace

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Bellevue Palace, located in Berlin's Tiergarten district, has been the official residence of the president of Germany since 1994. The schloss is situated on the banks of the Spree river, near the Berlin Victory Column, along the northern edge of the Großer Tiergarten park. Bellevue Palace is situated 530 metres east of Water stairs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hansaviertel and Westfälisches Viertel.

Hansaviertel

Suburb

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The Hansaviertel is the smallest Ortsteil of Berlin and is between Großer Tiergarten and the Spree River, within the central Mitte borough of Berlin. The district was almost completely destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt from 1957 to 1961 as a social housing project by international master architects such as Alvar Aalto, Egon Eiermann, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, and Sep Ruf.