The Gendarmenmarkt is a public square in the heart of Berlin, Germany. Located in the Mitte district, it is one of the most beautiful squares in the city and is home to some of the city's most iconic landmarks. The square is surrounded by the Konzer
The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural ensemble that includes the Berlin concert hall, along with the French and German Churches. In the centre of the square stands a monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller. The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Unger in 1773. The Gendarmenmarkt is named after a Prussian cuirassier regiment called the Gendarmen, which had stables at the square until 1773.