Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin
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Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin was a major government street in central Berlin that historically housed key Prussian, German, and later Nazi ministries and administrative offices.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government district
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street → |
| associatedWith |
German foreign policy establishment
→
Nazi leadership → Prussian bureaucracy → |
| country |
Germany
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| crosses |
Unter den Linden vicinity
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| damagedDuring |
World War II
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| hasBuilding |
Foreign Office of the German Empire
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New Reich Chancellery → Prussian State Ministry → Reich Chancellery → Reich Finance Ministry → Reich Ministry of Aviation vicinity → Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda → Reich Ministry of the Interior → Reich Presidential Palace vicinity → |
| hasCurrentUse |
mixed government, residential, and commercial area
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| historicalRole |
major government street in central Berlin
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seat of German Empire ministries → seat of Nazi Germany ministries → seat of Prussian government ministries → seat of Weimar Republic ministries → |
| knownFor |
concentration of government and administrative offices
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location of key German ministries → location of key Nazi ministries → location of key Prussian ministries → |
| languageOfName |
German
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| literalMeaningOfName |
William Street
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| locatedIn |
Berlin
→
Germany → Mitte, Berlin → |
| namedAfter |
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
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| near |
Brandenburg Gate vicinity
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Potsdamer Platz → |
| partOf |
historic government quarter of Berlin
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| periodOfGreatestImportance |
19th century
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Nazi era → early 20th century → |
| politicalSignificance |
symbol of German state power in 19th and 20th centuries
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| postwarStatus |
area redeveloped with new buildings
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many original government buildings destroyed or demolished → |
| runsThrough |
historic center of Berlin
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| usedByGovernment |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Prussia → Nazi Germany → Weimar Republic → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Marble Gallery
("Wilhelmstrasse government quarter")
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Reich Chancellery ("Wilhelmstraße") → |
locatedIn |
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Foreign Office of Nazi Germany
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headquartersLocation |
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Wilhelmstrasse Trial
("Wilhelmstrasse, the street of many German government ministries in Berlin")
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namedAfter |