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Gendarmenmarkt
Berlin's most beautiful square, with the concert hall framed by the twin French and German domed churches.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 BerlinDirections
- Getting There
- Hausvogteiplatz or Stadtmitte station.
Why Go
Laid out in the late 17th century, the square has Schinkel's Konzerthaus between two matching domed churches. In winter, it holds one of the city's finest Christmas markets.
It's a short walk from the grand boulevard Unter den Linden.
Nearby in Berlin
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