Gendarmenmarkt

Gendarmenmarkt is a historic square in Berlin featuring a unified architectural trio: the Konzerthaus concert hall, the French Church, and the German Church. A monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller stands at its center. The square hosts one of Berlin's most popular Christmas markets.

Don't miss

• The Konzerthaus Berlin, built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1821 as a theatre and rebuilt as a concert hall in 1984.
• The French Church (Französischer Dom), built 1701–1705 by the Huguenot community, with a tower and porticoes added in 1785.
• The German Church (Deutscher Dom), a pentagonal structure from 1708, rebuilt after WWII destruction and reopened in 1996 as a museum of German history.
• The central statue of poet Friedrich Schiller.
• The square's symmetrical ensemble of the concert hall flanked by two domed churches.

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Gendarmenmarkt

Cheapest way inPanoramapunkt Berlin Admission Ticket4.2★ · 117 travelers~1 hourFree cancellationFrom$10 per personSee dates →Most bookedDiscover Berlin Half-Day Walking Tour4.9★ · 10,055 travelers~4 hoursFree cancellationFrom$21 per personSee dates →Private & flexiblePRIVATE BEHIND THE BERLIN WALL and COLD WAR BERLIN TOUR5★ · 36 travelers~4 hoursFree cancellationFrom$169 per personSee dates →

Getting there

Know before you go

• Neither domed church was a bishop's seat; here, Dom refers to the dome rather than a cathedral.
• Parts of the Konzerthaus reuse columns and outer walls from the National Theatre destroyed by fire in 1817.
• The French and German churches create the square's deliberate architectural symmetry.

A bit of history

Created in 1688 as a marketplace called Linden-Markt during Berlin's Friedrichstadt expansion, the square was later reconstructed in 1773. It was named after a Prussian cuirassier regiment that had stables there until 1773. Most buildings were badly damaged or destroyed in World War II and have since been restored.