18th March Square (Berlin)

Germany / Berlin / Berlin / Ebertstraße
 square, invisible
In German: Platz des 18. März
The square is named after the 1848 March Revolution.

The square has had several names
* Square in front of the Brandenburger Tor - Platz vor dem Brandenburger Tor (1800-1934)
* Hindenburg Square - Hindenburgplatz (1934-1958)
* Square in front of the Brandenburger Tor - Platz vor dem Brandenburger Tor (1958-2000)
* 18th March Square - Platz des 18. März (Since Juni 15th 2000)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848_in_the_German_states
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   52°30'58"N   13°22'37"E

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  • Immediately in front of the Brandenburg gate you can see a double line of cobbled stones in the street running in a semi-circle around the square. These mark the location of the wall that split Berlin in two during the cold war.
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