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Gendarmenmarkt

The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in central Berlin presided over by the Konzerthaus, built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and completed in 1821, home to the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. On either side stand two buildings with twin domes: the Französischer Dom, built by the Huguenot community between 1701 and 1705, which has a viewing platform, a restaurant and a Huguenot museum; and the Deutscher Dom, pentagonal in plan, rebuilt after the Second World War and reopened in 1996 as a museum of German history. At the centre of the square stands the monument to the poet Friedrich Schiller, by Reinhold Begas. The square, created in the late 17th century as a market, takes its name from the Gendarmes cuirassier regiment and was redesigned in 1773 by Georg Christian Unger. It also hosts one of Berlin's most popular Christmas markets.

Things to do at Gendarmenmarkt: 2 missions

• Discover the home of the Konzerthausorchester BerlinDiscover that the building is now the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin.
• See the Schiller MonumentSee the Schiller Monument in front of the Konzerthaus, a work by the sculptor Reinhold Begas.

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