Am Kupfergraben

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Former name(s)
  • Am Ludwigsgraben
  • (16th century–c.1700)[1]
NamesakeKupfergraben
TypeStreet
Lengthc.500 m (1,600 ft)
Am Kupfergraben
Am Kupfergraben in 2016
Former name(s)
  • Am Ludwigsgraben
  • (16th century–c.1700)[1]
NamesakeKupfergraben
TypeStreet
Lengthc.500 m (1,600 ft)
LocationBerlin, Germany
QuarterMitte
Nearest metro station
Coordinates52°31′16″N 13°23′40″E / 52.5211°N 13.3944°E / 52.5211; 13.3944
Northwest end
Major
junctions
Southeast end
  • Hinter dem Gießhaus
  • Bodestraße
  • Am Zeughaus
Am Kupfergraben, 1835
Tram line 71 in 1972
Magnus-Haus, Am Kupfergraben 7

Am Kupfergraben is the name of an almost 500-metre (1,600 ft) long street in the Berlin district Mitte of the borough of the same name. It is located in the historic Dorotheenstadt district.

Am Kupfergraben runs as a riverside road along the Kupfergraben, a section of the Spreekanal which gives the street its name, and the Spree between the streets Hinter dem Gießhaus and Geschwister-Scholl-Straße with the Ebertsbrücke. The Monbijou Bridge (Monbijoubrücke) and the Eiserne Bridge (Eiserne Brücke) connect the street Am Kupfergraben with the Museum Island (Museumsinsel).

History

A first development Am Kupfergraben was already carried out around 1580, as a contemporary depiction shows: The Kupfergraben was called Ludwigsgraben for a while after its former owner, the Privy Councillor of State. The artillery barracks, completed in 1773 [No. 1-3], occupy the largest part of the street. Opposite the barracks on the Graben is the royal gunsmith's shop [No. 8]. (Ernst Fidicin)[2]

However, most of the buildings were erected in the 18th century, after the regulation of the Spree arm, in the southern part of the street.

Am Kupfergraben has been used by trams since the 1930s, initially only as the terminus of line 75. Since 1997, tram lines M1 and 12 have been running on the street between Dorotheenstraße and Georgenstraße.

Buildings and memorials

Prominent personalities

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