Berlin Old Ostbahnhof
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The old Berlin Ostbahnhof, sometimes also named Küstriner Bahnhof, was a short-lived passenger railway terminus
in Berlin
, Germany
. It was situated in Friedrichshain
, close to the current Ostbahnhof
and to the former Wriezener Bahnhof
.
(now Kaliningrad
), Its roof was projected by Adolf Lohse
and Hermann Cuno. As a passenger station it worked until 1882 when the Stadtbahn was opened and the Ostbahn traffic moved to the Schlesischer Bahnhof
. Some years after the closure the Ostbahnhof was used as a shelter of the Red Cross
.
In 1929 the building was converted to a variety theatre, named "Plaza", used from 1938 by the Nazi
leisure organization "Kraft durch Freude". The building was destroyed by bombings during the Second World War
. Some years later, on the ground where the terminus was, it was built the office building of the newspaper Neues Deutschland
.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was situated in Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain is a part of Berlin's borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, and like Kreuzberg across the river it has its own distinct character, with the result that the new double name is hardly ever used outside government administration. From its creation in 1920 until Berlin's 2001...
, close to the current Ostbahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof is a mainline railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is in Friedrichshain, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, and has undergone several name changes in its history. It was known as Berlin Hauptbahnhof from 1987 to 1998, a name now applied to Berlin's new central station...
and to the former Wriezener Bahnhof
Berlin Wriezener Bahnhof
Berlin Wriezener Bahnhof was a passenger railway terminus in Berlin, Germany. The station was situated close to the modern Ostbahnhof, and its good station was extended between it and Warschauer Straße station...
.
History
Opened in 1867 as a terminus of the Prussian Eastern Railway (Ostbahn) to KönigsbergKönigsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
(now Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
), Its roof was projected by Adolf Lohse
Adolf Lohse
Adolf Lohse was a Prussian master builder and architect. He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and one of his projects was the Schloss Albrechtsberg in Dresden....
and Hermann Cuno. As a passenger station it worked until 1882 when the Stadtbahn was opened and the Ostbahn traffic moved to the Schlesischer Bahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof is a mainline railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is in Friedrichshain, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, and has undergone several name changes in its history. It was known as Berlin Hauptbahnhof from 1987 to 1998, a name now applied to Berlin's new central station...
. Some years after the closure the Ostbahnhof was used as a shelter of the Red Cross
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
.
In 1929 the building was converted to a variety theatre, named "Plaza", used from 1938 by the Nazi
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
leisure organization "Kraft durch Freude". The building was destroyed by bombings during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Some years later, on the ground where the terminus was, it was built the office building of the newspaper Neues Deutschland
Neues Deutschland
Neues Deutschland is a national German daily newspaper. It was the official party newspaper of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany , which governed the German Democratic Republic , and as such served as one of the party's most important organs...
.