Pariser Platz

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Pariser Platz

Pariser Platz with the Brandenburg Gate
Location within Berlin
Former name(s)	Viereck or Quarree (1734–1814)[1]
Namesake	Paris, France
Type	Public square
Area	c. 1.5 ha (3.7 acres)[1]
Location	Berlin, Germany
Quarter	Mitte
Nearest metro station	Brandenburger Tor
Coordinates	52°30′59″N 13°22′44″E / 52.5164°N 13.3789°E / 52.5164; 13.3789
West end	Straße des 17. Juni Platz des 18. März Brandenburg Gate
East end	Unter den Linden
Construction
Inauguration	1734 (1734)

Pariser Platz (transl. Paris Square) is a square in the historic center of Berlin, Germany, situated by the Brandenburg Gate at the end of the Unter den Linden. The square is named after the French capital of Paris to commemorate the victory of the Sixth Coalition over the French Empire at the Battle of Paris (1814), and is one of the main focal points of the city.