Unter den Linden ( German Unter den Linden - “Under the Limes”) - one of the main and most famous of the boulevards of Berlin , received its name thanks to the adorned lindens .
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The street is 1,390 meters long and has a maximum width of 60 meters. The street runs from the Brandenburg Gate and Paris Square to the east to the River Spree , where Unter den Linden is replaced by Friedrich Wilhelm Street, renamed after the Second World War in the GDR in Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse .
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History
Lindens appeared on the site of a modern boulevard in 1647 by order of Friedrich Wilhelm . The Great Elector rode along this road from the royal palace to his hunting grounds in the Tiergarten . 1000 linden trees and 1000 walnut trees formed an alley in six rows. In 1770 Frederick II decided to build up the alley with ceremonial buildings. To this end, 44 houses were demolished, which did not correspond to the king's ideas. In their place was built 33 mansions for the highest nobility and spacious houses for wealthy citizens. The dusty road turned into an elegant street, which has become the hallmark of the Prussian capital.
The western part of the street, which runs from the Brandenburg Gate to the west and passes through the Big Tiergarten Park, is now called June 17th Street in memory of the tragic events in the GDR on June 17, 1953 (the Communists suppressed a popular uprising).
Attractions
The rich history of Germany is reflected in buildings that include (from west to east):
- Brandenburg Gate and Paris Square
- United States Embassy, on the contrary - the United Nations and the French Embassy
- hotel "Adlon"
- Madame Tussauds museum
- Embassy of the Russian Federation
- Palace of the Crown Prince , now a museum
- Princess Palace , now the gastronomic complex Opernpalais
- Berlin State Opera
- Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great
- Old palace
- Humboldt University (formerly Palace of Prince Heinrich)
- Neue Vahe (New Guard)
- Zeihgauz , now the Historical Museum
- Lustgarten Park, followed by the colonnade of the Old (Royal) Museum
- Berlin Cathedral ,
further beyond the Palace Bridge over the River Spree enters Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse .
In culture
- “In fact, I don’t know a more majestic look than the one that opens from the bridge in the direction of“ limes ”; one magnificent building is crowded here by another , ”wrote Heinrich Heine , who studied law in Berlin in 1821–1823 .
- Leonid Utesov 's song “On Unter den Linden” is dedicated to the life of Berliners during the Great Patriotic War - from the beginning of the campaign to the east to the devastating bombardments .
- The street is mentioned in the pre-war editions of Samuel Marshak ’s famous Poem.
- Impressed by Unter den Linden, the Tatar and Bashkir poet Nazar Najmi , who visited Berlin during World War II, wrote the poem “Ufa limes” ( tat. Ufa ukul юre ), which formed the basis of the song performed by Alsou .
- One of the paintings of Konstantin Vasilyev is called “The Sky Over Unter den Linden”.
- Street end of the 20s-beginning of the 30s. XX century. mentioned in the autobiographical story of Yuri Korintsa “Greetings from Werner”: “My mother and I walked a lot in Berlin, much more than in Moscow. We walked along the streets of Leipzigerstrasse, which had many shops, and Unter den- Linden, where huge old-time lime trees grew. “Unter den Linden” means “Under the lime trees.” This is Berlin’s main street, it looks like a long square, although cars are rushing along it. There are many cafes on this street - tables stand right on the asphalt under the lime trees - and restaurants. And most importantly - on this street, in the house No. 7, our Soviet embassy was located, where we went almost every day . "