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Gendarmenmarkt

Three Historic Buildings

Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin where Frederick William I stationed troops in 1736. There is a statue of Schiller in the center the square, surrounded by the Konzerthaus Berlin, the French Church and the German Church, all of which were restored and repaired after World War II.

One of Berlin’s most beautiful city squares, the Gendarmenmarkt (Gendarmes Market) was named because Frederick William I stationed his Prussian troops there in 1736.

Gendarmenmarkt is surrounded by Three Historic Buildings: the Konzerthaus Berlin on the front, the French and German churches on north and south side. All three buildings were restored after the Second World War, when the Gendarmenmarkt was badly damaged. In the middle of the square is the Statue of the Great German Poet Friedrich Schiller.

The Konzerthaus Berlin is a neoclassical building first built in 1821 as an opera house, but was rebuilt as a concert hall.

The French Church (Französischer Dom) and German Church (Deutscher Dom) are located at the north and south ends of the square, which were designed and built in 1701. In 1785, the two churches added a dome tower with the same appearance simultaneously, all of which were preserved when rebuilt after the war. Today there is an exhibition on German history in the German church, and the French church has a restaurant, a viewing platform and Huguenot museum.

Each year the Gendarmenmarkt hosts different types of shows and parties, with the Christmas market being the busiest time during the whole year.