ALEXANDERPLATZ, Alexanderplatz
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Language: English / USA
Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Alexanderplatz.
Alexanderplatz is the largest square in Berlin, and one of the largest in Europe.
The history of this large open space dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was a cattle market, which gave the square its original name, Ochsenmarkt, meaning “oxen market”.
It was renamed Alexanderplatz by order of Frederick William III of Prussia, in honor of the visit by the Russian emperor, Alexander I, to Berlin on October 25, 1805.
It was not until the end of the 19th century, however, with the construction of the large railway station and a huge indoor market, that Alexanderplatz became the center of trade and social life in Berlin....