Richard-Wagner-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Richard-Wagner-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn
station located on the in the Charlottenburg
district.
The original station opened on May 14, 1906 under the name Wilhelmplatz, together with Deutsche Oper
the first of several U-Bahn stations designed by Alfred Grenander
. At the time it was the western terminus of the first Berlin U-Bahn line (Stammstrecke) after the line's extension from Knie
(today Ernst-Reuter-Platz) to the Charlottenburg town hall. However, further extensions in 1908 branched off at Deutsche Oper straight westwards to Reichskanzlerplatz (today Theodor-Heuss-Platz
) and the affluent Westend
area, so the track to Wilhelmplatz remained a stub. In 1935 the station was renamed after the composer Richard Wagner
.
A short-distance train from Deutsche Oper served the station until it was finally closed and demolished in 1970. The new Richard-Wagner-Platz station opened on April 28, 1978 with the extension of the U7 line from Fehrbelliner Platz
. It features several Byzantine style mosaic
s of medieval historic figures, the decoration from Beer palaces (Bayernhof, Rheingold, Pschorr)
Potsdamer Platz
that had been demolished in 1975. As the old tunnel has been preserved there is still a direct connection to the at Deutsche Oper, used solely for maintenance purposes. The next station is Bismarckstraße
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Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...
station located on the in the Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
district.
The original station opened on May 14, 1906 under the name Wilhelmplatz, together with Deutsche Oper
Deutsche Oper (Berlin U-Bahn)
Deutsche Oper is a station of the Berlin U-Bahn located in the Charlottenburg district on the line. It is named after the Deutsche Oper Berlin.-Overview:...
the first of several U-Bahn stations designed by Alfred Grenander
Alfred Grenander
Alfred Frederik Elias Grenander, , was one of the most prominent architects during the first building period of the Berlin U-Bahn in the first half of the twentieth century....
. At the time it was the western terminus of the first Berlin U-Bahn line (Stammstrecke) after the line's extension from Knie
Ernst-Reuter-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Ernst-Reuter-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the in the Charlottenburg district.The station, originally designed by Alfred Grenander, opened on 14 December 1902 as the western terminus of the first Berlin U-Bahn line to Warschauer Brücke...
(today Ernst-Reuter-Platz) to the Charlottenburg town hall. However, further extensions in 1908 branched off at Deutsche Oper straight westwards to Reichskanzlerplatz (today Theodor-Heuss-Platz
Theodor-Heuss-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Theodor-Heuss-Platz is a station of the Berlin U-Bahn located in the Westend district on the line.-Overview:When the station first opened on March 29, 1908 it was named Reichskanzlerplatz after the eponymous square laid out between 1904 and 1908, referring to the office of Chancellor of Germany...
) and the affluent Westend
Westend (Berlin)
Westend is a locality of the Berlin borough Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf situated on the Spandauer Berg, the northern peak of the Teltow plateau between the river valleys of Spree and Havel...
area, so the track to Wilhelmplatz remained a stub. In 1935 the station was renamed after the composer Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
.
A short-distance train from Deutsche Oper served the station until it was finally closed and demolished in 1970. The new Richard-Wagner-Platz station opened on April 28, 1978 with the extension of the U7 line from Fehrbelliner Platz
Fehrbelliner Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Fehrbelliner Platz is a station of the Berlin U-Bahn located in the Wilmersdorf district on the and the .The U3 section was opened on October 12, 1913 as one of the line's original stations, the U7 section on January 29, 1971 with the line's extension from Möckernbrücke...
. It features several Byzantine style mosaic
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
s of medieval historic figures, the decoration from Beer palaces (Bayernhof, Rheingold, Pschorr)
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag , and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park...
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag , and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park...
that had been demolished in 1975. As the old tunnel has been preserved there is still a direct connection to the at Deutsche Oper, used solely for maintenance purposes. The next station is Bismarckstraße
Bismarckstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Bismarckstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located in the Charlottenburg district on the and lines.The two-level station opened on 28 April 1978 in the course of the extension of the U7 line from Fehrbelliner Platz to Richard-Wagner-Platz at the interchange with the U2 built in 1908...
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