Schinkelplatz
Schinkelplatz is a square in Berlin, Germany, named after Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
The square in 2008
On one side of the square stands the Bauakademie, under wraps waiting to be rebuilt, and on the other, the neo-Gothic Friedrichswerder Church. In front of both buildings, there is a statue of Schinkel. More recent buildings include a block of apartments, offices, shops and restaurants designed by Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank; Rafael Moneo; and the firm Hemprich Tophof.[1]
The square also has statues of Albrecht Thaer and Christian Peter Wilhelm Beuth.
References
- Richard Holledge (December 3, 2015), Berlin Development Designed to Hold Its Own With History New York Times.
External links
Media related to Schinkelplatz (Berlin-Mitte) at Wikimedia Commons
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