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of Leopold von Ranke, the historian (d. 1886). — To the E. in the Kleine
Rosenthaler-Str. (PI. R, 27) is the Old Garrison Church yard, with the
graves of F. de la Motte-FouqtU, the poet (d. 1843), and of General von
LiitZOW (d. 1834).
At Brunnen-Str. 107a is the Allgemeine Elektrizitdts-Gesell-
svhaft (PL B, 23), founded in 1883 by E. Rathcnau, one of the
largest of its kind (share-capital 5,000,000 I.; 30,000 workmen and
officials); comp. pp. 165, 201. — Beyond it is the —
Humboldthain (PL B, 20, 23), a park 90 acres in area, laid
out in 1869-76. Near the Brunnen-Str. are a group of large erratic
boulders, dedicated to Alexander von. Humboldt, and a marble
bull by M. Geyger. The botanical section (adm. Wed. & Sat. 1-6;
strangers at other times also) is on the S. side, near the manager's
office; it contains a department in which plants are grown to be
used in object-lessons at schools. Here also is a Geological Wall
(explanation 10 pf.). — Beyond the park is the Gesundbrunnen
Station of the Nord-Ring, the Stettin line, the Nordbahn, and the
Kremmen and Wittstock line (PL B, 23; comp. pp. 13, 201), which
traverses to the E. the Sioinemiinder-Brucke, 250 yds. in length
and borne by one pier only.
Beyond the station is the suburb of Gesundbrunnen (PI. B, 19, 22),
which has its name from a mineral spring discovered in 1701.
Outside the former Schonhausen Gate, in the Schonhauser Allee
(PL R, 27, 30), is a marble monument to A. Senefelder, the inventor
of lithography (1771-1834), by Pohle (1892). At Schonhauser Allee
Nos. 36-39 is the large Schultheiss Brewerg (PI. B, 30), which pro¬
duced 27 million gallons of beer in 1907.
About 3 M. beyond the Schonhausen Gate (tramways Nos. 5, 47, 49,
51, 57) lies the village of Pankcrw (PI. B, 25, 26; Linder's Restaurant),
a favourite resort in summer (35,000 inhab.), with a station on the Stettin
railway and on the Nordbahn (pp. 201, 204). — About 3/4 M. further on is the
village (12,200 inhab.) of Nieder-Schonhausen (Rest. lAedemit), with
a royal chateau built by Eosander von Goethe and long occupied by the
wife of Frederick the Great. — To the W. of Pankow lies (l'/4 M.) Schon¬
holz, a station on the Nordhahn (p. 201), with a large park belonging to
the Berlin riflemen's society and a frequented restaurant.
The E. and N.E. quarters of the old town of Berlin are of little
interest to strangers. The more important points are here men¬
tioned in order from S. to N.; most of them are most conveniently
reached by means of the tramway (p. 14).
Near the Spree lies the Silesian Railway Station (PL R, 31),
with which the Wriezen Station is connected on the E. side.
Tramirai/s (pp. 14-22): Nos. 9, 31, 80; also 1, 2, 3, 1, 6, 22 (Andreas-
Str.), 16, 78, and 79 (GrUner-Weg); d to Stralau and Treptow (p. 170).
In the Andreus-Platz (PL R, 31) are two bronze groups: Work¬
man and his son, by Haverkamp, and Woman of the working-class
with her child, by Gormanski. — Near the beginning of the Grosse