Großfürstenplatz

Großfürstenplatz is a square in Berlin, Berlin. Großfürstenplatz is situated nearby to the Triton Fountain, as well as near the work of art ‪Die Elbe‬.

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Type: Square
Description: square in Berlin, Germany
Also known as: “Denkmalgruppe Großfürstenplatz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bellevue Palace and the Triton Fountain.

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 410 metres west of Großfürstenplatz.

the Triton Fountain

Fountain

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Siegessäule

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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 680 metres southwest of Großfürstenplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moabiter Werder and Tiergarten.

Moabiter Werder

Quarter

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Moabiter Werder is a quarter.

Tiergarten

Suburb

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Tiergarten is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin. Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin.