Wilhelmstrasse

Wilhelmstraße (William street) in Berlin became during the 19th century the governmental neighbourhood of Prussia. This function was kept in Imperial Germany (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1918–1933) and the Third Reich (1933–1945). Most important ministries were located along the street, including the Foreign ministry Auswärtiges Amt, and also many foreign embassies.

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Berlin - 19th century - Prussia - Imperial Germany - 1871 - 1918 - Weimar Republic - 1933 - Third Reich - 1945 - Ministries - Auswärtiges Amt - Embassies

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The street and its buildings were devastated by aerial bombing during World War II. Then, when Germany, and Berlin were split in two after the war the city planners of East Germany rebuilt much of it according to communist doctrines of aesthetics and architecture.

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World War II - East Germany - Communist - Aesthetics - Architecture

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After the fall of the Wall and the reunification of Germany the street was once more the object of renovation efforts, with many buildings in the postmodern style popping up like the British Embassy, but there are also past-war GDR-buildings.

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Reunification of Germany - Postmodern - GDR

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Wilhelmstraße has crossings with Unter den Linden and Leipziger Strasse. Three blocks east of Wilhelmstraße is the shopping district of Friedrichstrasse.

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Unter den Linden - Leipziger Strasse - Friedrichstrasse

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