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elaboration of the materials obtained by observations from the astro¬
nomical stations of N. Germany (comp. p. 199), and the Royal Photo¬
metric Institute, with a collection of about 12,600 views of inter¬
esting buildings and monuments; the plates (on sale) may be seen
on Tues. and Frid. 5-7 p.m.
To the S. of the Bau-Akademie, beyond the Werder-Str., whence
the Schleusen-Briicke leads to the E. to the Schloss-Platz (p. 69), lies
the Unterwasser-Str., which contains the (First) Gerson Bazaar
and (Nos. 2-4) the Royal Mint (PLR, 25; no admission). The sand¬
stone frieze of the latter, executed by Schadow in 1798 from designs
by Gilly, represents the processes of obtaining and treating the
metals, and was enlarged in 1871 by Siemering and Hagen.
The Werder'sche Markt, to the W. of the Bau-Akademie, con¬
tains numerous shops, including (Nos. 5-0) the (Secotul) Gerson
Bazaar. On the N. side is the Friedrichs -Werder Church
(PL R, 22), a brick structure erected by Schinkel in 1824-30. The
exterior, in modified Gothic, is not happy, but the vaulted interior
is more pleasing. (Sacristan, Oberwall-Str. 21.)
In the Jager-Strasse, to the S. of the Werder'sche Markt, rises
(No. 34) the Deutsche Reichsbank, or Bank of the German
Empire (PL R, 22, 25), a noble brick and sandstone edifice, built
by Hitzig in 1869-76. The bank, which has been enlarged several
times, now occupies an entire block; the office for securities in the
Hausvogtei-Platz (S.W.; see below) was built in 1K94 from designs
by Emmerich and Hasak. — At the corner of the Jager-Str. and
Oberwall-Str. is the large Central Telegraph and Telephone Office
(PLR, 22; p. 26).
The Hausvogtei-Platz (PL R, 25) takes its name from the 'Haus¬
vogtei', an old house of detention which in its time held many poli¬
tical prisoners aud has since been replaced by the Reichsbank (see
above). The remaining three sides of the 'Platz', which is a centre
of the dress-making trade, are occupied by large business-houses.
Underground Railway approaching completion (see p. 14). — From
the Hausvogtei-Platz we may proceed either to the W. by the
Mohren-Str. to the Gendarmen-Markt (p. 121) and Wilhelm-Platz
(p. 123), or to the S. by the Jerusalemer-Str. to the Donhoff-Platz
(p. 126), or to the S.E. by the Niederwall-Str. to the Spittel-Markt
(PL It, 25), a small but very busy square, surrounded by large
business-houses. In the centre of the Spittel-Markt rises the
Spindler-Brannen, a fountain of red and grey granite. Near it
to the N.E. is the Gertraudten-Briicke (p. 128).
Tramways (pp. 15-22) run from the Spittel-Markt to the Alexander-
Platz (50, 59, 02, IS4-72, 74), Anhalt Station (59, 62), Brandenburg Gate
(6, 9), Gesundbrunnen (38), Gorlitz Station (91, 92), Hackescher-Markt (38,
47, 48), Halle Gate (38, (il), Kreuzberg (38), Lehrte Station and Moabit
(6, 9), Rathaus I3S, 47. -IS, 58, 59, 02, 64-72, 7-1), Rixdorf (17, 48, 58),
Silesian Station (6, 9, 76, 78, 79). — To the Gendarmen-Markt, Nollendorf-