Walter-Benjamin-Platz

Walter-Benjamin-Platz features buildings over 30 meters high and incorporates stone facades with carefully detailed window surrounds and colonnades.

The square, designed by architect Hans Kollhoff, opened on April 25, 2000, as part of a larger urban development project in Berlin.

The site bears the name of Walter Benjamin, a German Jewish philosopher and cultural critic who lived from 1892 to 1940.

The square includes retail spaces, cafes, and pedestrian paths, connecting to public transportation networks throughout the Charlottenburg district.

An inscription of a poem lies under an olive tree within the plaza's pavement, requiring visitors to actively search for its location.

Location: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Inception: April 25, 2000

GPS coordinates: 52.50186,13.31356

Latest update: March 5, 2025 08:26