Unter den Linden

Unter den Linden
Unter den Linden from above
Unter den Linden from Berlin Cathedral to Brandenburg Gate and Tiergarten park, view from Fernsehturm, 2005
Unter den Linden is located in Berlin
Unter den Linden
Location within Berlin
Former name(s)
  • Erste Straße
  • (1673–1674)
  • Neustädtische Allee
  • (c. 1674–1690)
  • Lindenallee
  • (1690–1723)
  • Lindenstraße
  • (1723–1734)[1]
Part of
NamesakeLinden trees
TypeBoulevard
Length1,480 m (4,860 ft)[2]
Width60 m (200 ft)[3]
LocationBerlin, Germany
QuarterMitte
Nearest metro station
Coordinates52°31′00″N 13°22′52″E / 52.51658°N 13.381°E / 52.51658; 13.381
West end
Major
junctions
  • Wilhelmstraße
  • Schadowstraße
  • Neustädtische Kirchstraße
  • Glinkastraße
  • Friedrichstraße
  • Charlottenstraße
  • Universitätsstraße
  • Bebelplatz
  • Hinter dem Gießhaus
  • Oberwallstraße
  • Niederlagstraße
  • Am Zeughaus
  • Schinkelplatz
East end
Construction
Inauguration1573 (1573)

Unter den Linden (German: [ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈlɪndn̩] , "under the linden trees") is a boulevard in the central Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Running from the Berlin Palace to the Brandenburg Gate, it is named after the linden trees (known as lime in the UK and Ireland, not related to citrus lime) that line the grassed pedestrian mall on the median and the two broad carriageways. The avenue links numerous Berlin sights, landmarks and rivers for sightseeing.

  1. ^ "Unter den Linden". Kauperts Straßenführer durch Berlin (in German). Kaupert [de]. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Rot-Rot-Grün will Unter den Linden zur Fußgängerzone machen" [Red-Red-Green wants to make Unter den Linden a pedestrian zone]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Unter den Linden". berlin.de (in German). State of Berlin. Retrieved 17 October 2024.