Mehringplatz

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Location of Mehringplatz within Friedrichstadt, Berlin
Location of Mehringplatz within Friedrichstadt, Berlin

Mehringplatz, is a round plaza (or circus)[1] in Friedrichstadt, Berlin. It is named after after Franz Mehring, in 1947.

Mehringplatz had two previous names: initaly Rondell in reference to its circular shape; in 1815, it was renamed Belle-Alliance-Platz after an alternative name for the Battle of Waterloo that was then popular in Germany.

[edit] See also

Commons:Belle-Alliance-Platz

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ A circus is "circular open space at a street junction"
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Coordinates: 52°29′56″N 13°23′30″E / 52.49889, 13.39167

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