Kurfürstendamm
One of the most famous avenues in Berlin, running through the western city centre from the Memorial Church. It is lined with shops, cafes and theatres, and in the 1920s it was the centre of Berlin's nightlife.
- Where
- Berlin, Germany
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.5008, 13.3128
Get the Kurfürstendamm stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kurfürstendamm. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Berlin volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kurfürstendamm
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church 1.6 km
A church on Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, bombed in 1943. The ruined west tower was kept as a memorial, and a modern octagonal hall of blue glass by Egon Eiermann was added next to it in 1961. Locals call the ruin the hollow tooth.
Berlin Zoological Garden 1.9 km
The oldest zoo in Germany, opened in 1844 in the Tiergarten in western Berlin. It keeps more species than any other zoo in the world, and has a famous aquarium and an elephant gate with Indian style architecture.
Charlottenburg Palace 2.5 km
A Baroque palace in western Berlin begun in 1695 as a summer home for Sophie Charlotte, the wife of the later King Frederick I. The dome is topped with a gilded statue of Fortuna, and the grounds hold a landscaped park.
Victory Column 2.9 km
A 67 metre column topped by a golden statue of Victoria in the middle of the Tiergarten in Berlin. It was built from 1864 to 1873 to mark Prussian military victories, and visitors can climb 285 steps to a viewing platform.
Gemäldegalerie 3.6 km
An art museum at the Kulturforum in Berlin that shows European painting of the 13th to 18th century, opened in its present building in 1998. Its collection includes works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio and Botticelli.
Großer Tiergarten 4.0 km
The large inner city park of Berlin, once a royal hunting ground and opened to the public in the 19th century. It covers about 210 hectares of lawns, lakes and woodland, and has the Victory Column and Bellevue Palace at its edge.
Potsdamer Platz 4.4 km
A public square and busy crossing in central Berlin, about a kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate. It was a no man's land beside the Wall and was rebuilt in the 1990s with the Sony Center, offices, cinemas and the Berlinale Palast.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe 4.7 km
A field of 2,711 concrete slabs of different heights near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, designed by Peter Eisenman and opened in 2005. An information centre below ground tells the stories of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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Questions
Where is Kurfürstendamm?
Kurfürstendamm is in Berlin, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (1.6 km), Berlin Zoological Garden (1.9 km), Charlottenburg Palace (2.5 km).
How do I get the Kurfürstendamm stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kurfürstendamm and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Berlin volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kurfürstendamm before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Berlin volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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