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The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin, and the site of the Konzerthaus and the French Cathedral and German Cathedrals. The centre of the Gendarmenmarkt is crowned by a statue of Germany's poet Friedrich Schiller. The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Unger in 1773. The Gendarmenmarkt is named after the Prussian regiment Gens d'Armes.

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Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin

During World War II, most of the buildings were badly damaged or destroyed. Today all the buildings are restored to their former state.

The Gendarmenmarkt hosts one of Berlin's most popular Christmas markets.

  • Berlin - Gendarmenmarkt - around 1900

    Gendarmenmarkt around 1900

  • Gendarmenmarkt Berlin 2009

    Gendarmenmarkt at dusk

  • German Cathedral and Concert Hall

    German Cathedral and Concert Hall

Images for kids

  • Panorama Gendarmenmarkt-Berlin-Huntke-2008

    2008 panorama of the Gendarmenmarkt, showing the Konzerthaus, flanked by the German Church (left) and French Church (right)

  • View of the Gendarmenmarkt and Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral) from the Top of Französischer Dom (French Cathedral)

    View of Gendarmenmarkt with the Konzerthaus to the right and the German Church in the back, as seen from the top of the French Church, 2011

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