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first king of Prussia after his coronation at Kbnigsberg in 1701.
— Through the left colonnade the Gontard-Strasse leads to the
Central Market. Behind the colonnade, to the N.W., is the
Alexander-Platz Station (PI. R, 26; see pp. 1, 12).
Tramways (pp. 15-21) from the station and from the Alexander-Platz
(on the E.; Nos. 3, 5, 11, 22, 31, 35, 36, 37, 41, 4!)) to: Anhalt Station
(17, 59, 62, 63), Donhoff-Platz (17, 59, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69. 71, 72, 71),
Gendarmen-Markt (60, 61, 70, 73, 75, 81), Gesundbrunnen (35, 36, 11),
Gorlitz Station (11, 22, -16), Hackeschcr Markt (16, 19), Halle Gate (ill,
73, 75), Kreuzberg (35, 36, 37, 11), Moabit (5, 11, 16, 19), Liitzow-Platz
(3, 17, 63, 66, 67, 81), Neues Tor (11, 16, 19), Nollondorf-Platz (3, 60, 61,
64, 75), Potsdam Station (60, 61, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72, 74, 81), Rixdorf (22,
46, 49, 58), Schloss-Platz (17, 60, 61, 63, 70, 73, 75, 81), Schoneberg (3, 5,
41, 59, 60, 61, 62, 69, 71, 72, 71), Spittelmarkt (58, 59, 62, 64-67, (',9-72,
74), Stettin Station (11, 16, 19, 68).
The Konig-Strasse passes under the Stadtbahn and ends at the
spacious Alexander-Platz (PI. R, 29). The N.W. side of the Platz
is bounded by one of Tietz's Stores (comp. p. 31), built by Cremer
& Wolffenstein. In front of it stands a colossal copper figure of
Berolina, by Hundrieser (1895; statue and pedestal each 25 ft.
high). To the S. are the Police Headquarters (PI. R, 29), a huge
pile covering an area of about ls,s7(t sq. yds., erected in 1885-90.
The niches at the N.E. corner contain bronze statues of the Great
Elector, King Frederick I., Emperor William I., and Emperor
Frederick III. On the E. side of the Platz, Alexander-Str. 41, is the
office of the Berliner Lehrerverein, with an educational museum.
— At No. 10 in the street 'Am Konigsgraben', diverging from the
Alexander-Platz to the N., arc a bust and tablet commemorating
the fact that Lessing completed 'Minna von Barnhelm' here in 1765.
To the N.E. of the Alexander-Platz, between the Landsberger-
Str. and the Neue Kbnig-Str., is the Church of St. George
(PI. R, 29), built in a Transition style by O/zen in 1895-9K. The
principal tower (341) ft.), rising high above the surrounding houses,
admirably fills in the vista along the Konig-Strasse.
To the N. of the Konig-Strasse in the Neue Markt (PI. R, 26)
rises the *Luther Monument, begun by Otto (d. 1893) and
completed by Toberentz in the year of his death (1895). The
figure of the great reformer, Bible in hand, stands upon a lofty
granite pedestal, at the foot of which are seated figures of Jonas and
Cruciger, Reuchlin and Spalatin, and standing figures of Melanchthon
and Bugenhagen, while at the sides of the steps are statues of Ulrich
von Hutten and Franz von Sickingen.
In the same square is the Marien-Kirche (l'l. R, 26), built
in the 13th cent., rebuilt in the 14th, and restored in 1892-94. The
singular Gothic spire of the tower (295 I't.i was added in 1790. In
front of the W. entrance is an expiatory cross for the murder of a
Prior of Bernau (1325). The exterior of the church is plain, but