Westend, Residential district in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany
Westend is a residential area in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf combining grand homes, contemporary apartment buildings, and tree-lined streets spread across a northern plateau landscape. Theodor-Heuss-Platz serves as a central focal point organizing the neighborhood's layout.
The area began as a planned villa settlement in 1866, named after London's West End to reflect its upscale character. Connection to Berlin's Ringbahn rail network in 1877 transformed it into a preferred residence for affluent families.
The neighborhood draws creative professionals and thinkers drawn to its architectural variety and open spaces. The visible blend of grand homes, apartment blocks, and public areas shapes how residents move through and use the district daily.
The area has good transport connections via Westend S-Bahn station and several U-Bahn lines for quick trips downtown. Walking is easy thanks to wide streets and many parks that make navigation straightforward and pleasant.
The Interbau exhibition project contains Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation from 1957, an experimental residential building that embodied revolutionary modern design ideas of its time. The structure demonstrates how post-war architects experimented with entirely new approaches to living.
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