Koppenplatz

Koppenplatz features bronze furniture installations on a parquet floor, including chairs and a table with a book of matches and cigarette.

The square, named after Christian Koppe who established a cemetery for poor citizens in 1704, underwent transformation into a public park by Erwin Barth in 1927.

The bronze sculpture 'The Deserted Room' by Karl Biedermann and Eva Butzmann displays Nelly Sachs' poetry, commemorating Jewish deportation victims from the Scheunenviertel.

Two underground wartime bunkers remain beneath the square's surface, creating slight elevation changes in the current park landscape.

The memorial combines everyday furniture elements cast in metal with poetry to represent the sudden disappearance of Jewish residents during World War II.

Location: Berlin-Mitte

Architects: Erwin Barth

GPS coordinates: 52.52830,13.39780

Latest update: March 3, 2025 14:04