THE ROAD(S) TO THE KING'S HEART

Today in Berlin: April 16, 1827

Apr 16, 2025

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undefined — Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt with the streets named after four royals and one wealthy Berliner - map of the city in 1875. Image in public domain via Wikipedia.

On this day in 1827 several streets in a new Berlin district - Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt - were given proper names. These were: Karlstraße, Albrechtstraße, Luisenstraße, Marienstraße and Schumannstraße. But for the first one they still bear those names. Karlstraße became Reinhardtstraße to honour the famous theatre director who owned and/or ran several great Berlin theatres in the area.

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