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It was not called that until 8 July 1831, but the area outside the Potsdam Gate began to develop in the early 19th century as a district of quiet villas, for as Berlin became even more congested, many of its richer citizens moved outside the customs wall and built spacious new homes around the trading post, along the newly developing boulevards, and around the southern edge of the Tiergarten.

(It was demolished on 29 January 1953.What was not apparent from the western side however, was that East Berlin's construction boasted its own illuminated display board facing east, whose messages comprised the version of the news that the Communist authorities in the east wanted their citizens to believe. Over the next two years, West Berlin would regularly raise or lower its sign to make it more easily visible from the East again – and then East Berlin would raise or lower its own construction to obscure it once more.More significantly, living and working conditions in East Germany were rapidly worsening under During its 28 years in limbo, Potsdamer Platz exuded a strange fascination towards many people on the western side, especially tourists and also visiting politicians and After the initial opening of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, Potsdamer Platz became one of the earliest locations where the Wall was "breached" to create a new The crossing required the dismantling of both the inner and outer walls and the clearance of the Potsdamer Platz in 2005, with the replica of Germany's first traffic lights. Es gab einigen Flurschaden. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. Dort hat bis zu ihrem Umzug im Frühjahr die Dort hat bis zu ihrem Umzug im Frühjahr die Deutsche Rentenversicherung (Riester-Behörde) gearbeitet. The eastern half of the former Millionaires' Quarter, including Stüler's Matthiaskirche, would have been totally eradicated. This road, both north and south of the platz, was named The railway first came to Berlin in 1838, with the opening of the Just three years later a second railway terminus opened in the vicinity. Entrance hall (one of two) of the new underground regional train station (After 1990, the square became the focus of attention again, as a large (some 60 hectares), attractive location which had suddenly become available in the centre of a major European city.

East German officer monitors traffic returning to East Berlin, November 1989. COVID-19 Travel restrictions may apply in Germany.
The By the second half of the 19th century, Berlin had been growing at a tremendous rate for some time, but its growth accelerated even faster after the city became the capital of the new Also, a very large government presence, with many German imperial departments, Prussian state authorities and their various sub-departments, came into the area, taking over 26 former palaces and aristocratic mansions in Leipziger Platz, Leipziger Straße and Wilhelmstraße. Certainly its long term success and viability have become much harder to judge since the recent worldwide economic downturn, a situation compounded by the actions of its two principal owner-occupiers. All IC trains have first and second class carriages, power sockets and toilets, and most have a bistro cafe or restaurant. Consisting of a wooden palisade at first, it was later replaced with a brick and stone wall, pierced by 14 gates (later increased to 18), where roads entered the city. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bahn AG were due to relocate to a purpose-built new structure at Berlin's new main train station (Essentially, four major roads, in the east-west direction, Potsdamer Straße and Leipziger Straße, and in the north-south direction, Ebertstraße and Stresemannstraße, lead the motorized individual traffic to Potsdamer Platz. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance). Back in 1797 had come the first of two proposed schemes that would have afforded the future Potsdamer Platz the appearance of a proper square. While the resulting development is impressive in its scale and confidence, the quality of its architecture has been praised and criticised in almost equal measure. The The Potsdamer Platz five-sided 8.5 m high traffic tower was designed by The traffic problems that had blighted Potsdamer Platz for decades continued to be a big headache, despite the new lights, and these led to a strong desire to solve them once and for all.