Alexanderplatz

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Alexanderplatz is a major public square and transport hub in central Berlin, known for its historic role in the city’s social and political life and its surrounding modernist architecture.

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Alexanderplatz canonical 15
Alexanderplatz area 1
Alexanderplatz square 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
transport hub
coordinateLocation 52.5219°N 13.4132°E
country Germany
formerName Ochsenmarkt
Ochsenmarkt
surface form: Ochsenplatz
hasArchitecturalStyle modernist architecture
socialist classicism (surrounding buildings)
hasFunction commercial center
major transport interchange
tourist attraction
hasLandmark Brunnen der Völkerfreundschaft
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
surface form: Fernsehturm Berlin

World Time Clock
hasNearbySquare Marx-Engels-Forum
hasNearbyStreet Alexanderstraße
Grunerstraße
surface form: Dircksenstraße

Grunerstraße
Karl-Marx-Allee
hasRailwayStation Berlin Alexanderplatz station
hasShoppingCenter Alexa shopping mall
Galeria Kaufhof
surface form: Galeria Kaufhof am Alexanderplatz
inception 13th century
locatedIn Berlin
Mitte
central Berlin
namedAfter Alexander I of Russia
near Berlin Cathedral
Rotes Rathaus
notableFor large open pedestrian spaces
role in Berlin’s political demonstrations
role in Berlin’s social life
surrounding high-rise buildings
partOf historic city center of Berlin
renamedInHonorOf Alexander I of Russia's 1805 visit to Berlin
servedBy Berlin S-Bahn
Berlin U-Bahn
bus lines
regional trains
tram lines
significantEvent site of the 1989 Alexanderplatz demonstration in East Germany
timezone Central European Time
touristRegion Berlin
surface form: Berlin city centre
underwentMajorRedevelopment 1960s
1970s
post-1990 reunification period
wasIn East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
wasPartOf East Berlin

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East Berlin hadCentralSquare Alexanderplatz
Mitte contains Alexanderplatz
Mitte, Berlin contains Alexanderplatz
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) locatedNear Alexanderplatz
subject surface form: Berlin TV Tower
Karl-Marx-Allee connects Alexanderplatz
Berlin-Mitte locality contains Alexanderplatz
Hackescher Markt near Alexanderplatz
Telecafé offersViewOf Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz station locatedIn Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz station connectsWith Alexanderplatz
this entity surface form: Alexanderplatz square
Marienkirche locatedNear Alexanderplatz
subject surface form: Marienkirche (Berlin)
Mitte district contains Alexanderplatz
subject surface form: Mitte
Fischerinsel neighborhood locatedSouthOf Alexanderplatz
this entity surface form: Alexanderplatz area