Berlin-Hansaviertel Travel Guide
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Berlin-Hansaviertel Overview
The Hansaviertel is a small neighborhood in Berlin (Berlin vacation rentals | Berlin travel guide) between the Tiergarten park and the Spree river. Destroyed in the Second World War, the Hansaviertel was redesigned and rebuilt by a group of internationally renowned architects between 1955-1960. If you’re planning a stay of at least two months, we feature an exquisitely furnished modern studio apartment in the heart of Germany’s capital!
The Hansaviertel is a small locality between the Tiergarten park and the Spree river within the central Mitte borough of Berlin. It was almost completely destroyed during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1957 to 1961 as a housing estate project of international master architects like Alvar Aalto, Egon Eiermann, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer etc., called Interbau. The whole ensemble is now protected as a historic monument.
Right besides the U-bahn train station is Hansaplatz square. Now a non-discernible traffic junction, this was an active plaza before the war. Lead by Kolleg X students from the Bauhaus in Dessau (Dessau vacation rentals | Dessau travel guide), there is an active movement to reclaim this Plaza as a community space and share it with the cars and bicycles that currently dominate.
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Things to See in Berlin-Hansaviertel
Hansaplatz
Kaiser Friedrich Memorial Church
Moabiter Brücke
Hansaviertel is an old city featuring numerous old houses
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Berlin Hansaviertel
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More about the History of Berlin-Hansaviertel
The quarter received its name for its streets named after Hansa cities, with the Hansaplatz in the centre. This square contains a small shopping arcade, a library and the Grips-Theater. The Hansaplatz subway station was already built in 1957, though the U9 line did not open before 1961. Some Gründerzeit buildings remained north of the Stadtbahn railway. The Altonaer Straße, named after Altona (Altona vacation rentals | Altona travel guide), Hamburg (Hamburg vacation rentals | Hamburg travel guide), leads to the Victory Column. Schloss Bellevue, the residence of the German President is nearby.
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