Gendarmenmarkt

The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in and the site of an architectural ensemble that includes the , along with the and German Churches.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Berlin, Germany
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Konzerthaus Berlin and French Cathedral.

Theater building
The is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the square in the central district of the city, it was originally built as a theater.

The French Church of Friedrichstadt is in at the , across the and the . The earliest parts of the church date back to 1701, although it was subsequently expanded.

The , is located in on the across from French Church of Friedrichstadt. Its parish comprised the northern part of the then new quarter of , which until then belonged to the parish of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church. is situated 100 metres south of Gendarmenmarkt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friedrichswerder and Friedrichstadt.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood, situated in the locality of , part of the . It is identical to the town of , founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.

Quarter
was an independent suburb of , and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.

Quarter
is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central , , which forms part of the locality of within the borough also called .

Gendarmenmarkt

Latitude
52.51361° or 52° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
13.39229° or 13° 23′ 32″ east
Named after
Gensdarmes
Open location code
9F4MG97R+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 844740667
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q170103
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Gendarmenmarkt” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Armenian: Ժանդարմենմարկտ
  • Basque: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Belarusian: Жандармэнмаркт
  • Breton: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Catalan: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Chinese: 御林广场
  • Chinese: 御林廣場
  • Czech: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Danish: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Dutch: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Egyptian Arabic: جيندارمينماركت
  • Finnish: Gendarmenmarkt
  • French: Gendarmenmarkt
  • German: Berlin/Gendarmenmarkt
  • German: Gendarmenmarkt
  • German: Gensd’armen-Markt
  • German: Gensdarmenmarkt
  • German: Platz der Akademie
  • Hebrew: ז’נדארמן מארקט
  • Hebrew: ז’נדארמנמארקט
  • Hebrew: ז’נדארמנמרקט
  • Hebrew: ז’נדרמנמארקט
  • Hebrew: ז’נדרמנמרקט
  • Hebrew: שוק הז’אנדרמים
  • Hebrew: שוק השוטרים
  • Italian: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Japanese: ゲンダーメンマルクト
  • Japanese: ジャンダルメンマルクト
  • Japanese: ジャンダルメンマルクト広場
  • Korean: 잔다르멘마르크트
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Norwegian: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Polish: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Russian: Жандарменмаркт
  • Russian: Жандармский рынок
  • Slovenian: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Spanish: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Swedish: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Tagalog: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Thai: ฌันดาร์เมินมาคท์
  • Turkish: Gendarmenmarkt
  • Ukrainian: Жандарменмаркт
  • Welsh: Gendarmenmarkt

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