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former Oranienburg Gate (PL R, 24) begins the Chaussee-Strasse,
until 1880 the chief seat of the Berlin engine works.
The Old Dorotheenstadt Cemetery (PI. R, 21, 24), at the beginning
of the Chaussee-Str. to the left, contains many handsome monuments
and interesting graves. Near the E. wall repose the philosophers Fichte
(d. 1814) and Hegel (d. 1831); to the left of the main walk are the graves
of Schinkel (d. 1841; monument designed by himself), Rauch (d. 1857),
Stuler (d. 1865; monument by Strack), A. Borsig (d. 1854; monument by
Schadow), and G. Schadow (d. 1850); to the right of the main walk is
the grave of Beuth (d. 1853).
No. 6 Chaussee-Str. is Borsig's Office, built by Reimer & Korte;
the Borsig Factory, formerly Chaussee-Str. 1, afterwards in Moabit,
was in 1898 transferred to Tegel (p. 201). Farther on the Chaussee-
Str. intersects the Invaliden-Str., leading to the left to the Scientific
Museums mentioned on pp. 162-64, and to the right to the Stettin
Railway Station (PL R, 24; see p. 1), with a station for suburb¬
an traffic (p. 13) beside it on the W.
Tramways (pp. 15-22): Nos. 2, 10, 11, 51, 57, 68, Q, and V; also a
(Garten-Str.) and Nos. 16, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, and 43 (Chaussee-Str.).
Omnibus 5 (at night see p. 23) to Friedrich-Strasse Station, Potsdam
Station (also 13), and 7 to Alexander-Platz and Gorlitz Stations.
. The Chaussee-Strasse leads to the suburb of Wedding (PL B, 17;
station of the Nord-Ring, see p. 13). In the N., to the E. of the
Milller-Str. leading to Tegel (p. 201), a Schiller-Purk is being laid
out. To the W., near the Putlitz-Str. Station of the Nord-Ring
(p. 13), on the Spandau ship-canal, is the Institute for Infectious
Diseases founded by Prof. Koch. — Here also is the municipal
Rudolf ■Virchow Hospital (PL B, 14,15; chief entrance in the
Augustenburger-Platz), erected in 1899-1906 by L. Hoffmann,
with 62 buildings, the tasteful simple architecture of which is
admirably adapted to the surrounding gardens. It covers an area of
63 acres; the expense including the equipment amounted to 95,0001.
(2000beds, 80physicians; hoursof adm. Sun., Wed.,&Sat. 2-3p.m.).
Tramways Nos. 29, 42, 68 (See-Strasse), h (Augustenburger-Platz).
For the quarters of the town situated in the Northern part of
Old Berlin, the chief centre of traffic is the small Hackesche Markt
(PL R, 26), situated near the Bbrse Station (p. 12) and the Mon-
bijou-Platz (p. 146).
Tramways (pp. 15-21): Nos. 16, 19, 28, 29, 30, 33, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47,
48, 52-56, III.
From the Hackesche Markt the Rosenthaler-Str. runs to the
former Rosenthal Gate, passing (Nos. 23-31) a large store of A.
Wertheim (p. 125), built in a thoroughly modern style by Messel,
and a Wall Fountain, with the figure of a girl drawing water, by
K. von Uechtritz.
A little to the W. of the Rosenthaler-Str. rises the Sophien-Kirche
(PI. R, 27), founded by Queen Sophia Louise in 1792 and rebuilt in 1892.
The churchyard contains the tombs of Zelter, the composer (d. 1832), and