Am Kupfergraben
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- Am Ludwigsgraben
- (16th century–c. 1700)[1]
Am Kupfergraben in 2016 | |
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| Former name(s) |
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| Namesake | Kupfergraben |
| Type | Street |
| Length | c. 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Quarter | Mitte |
| Nearest metro station | |
| Coordinates | 52°31′16″N 13°23′40″E / 52.5211°N 13.3944°E |
| Northwest end |
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| Major junctions |
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| Southeast end |
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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.
