Hackescher Markt
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Overview
Originally a marsh north of the city fortifications on the road to Spandau, the Prussian king Frederick the Great about 1750 had a market square laid out under the surveillance of Townmajor Hans Christoph Friedrich Graf von Hacke in the course of a northern town expansion. It was officially named after Hacke on 23 July 1840.
In 1882 the area received access to the Script error: No such module "Lang". railway line at Berlin Hackescher Markt station, then called Script error: No such module "Lang". after the nearby stock exchange. The station was renamed Script error: No such module "Lang". during the GDR era.[1] The railway tracks of the S-Bahn along the eastern and northern sections of Script error: No such module "Lang". between the stations Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". are built where the ramparts, walls, moats and glacis of the Berlin Fortress, a 17th century bastion fort around the historic city limits, had been.
Formerly a rather neglected area, Script error: No such module "Lang". with its old buildings has developed into a cultural and commercial centre after German reunification, famous for its nightlife[2] centered on the Script error: No such module "Lang". courtyard ensemble. The square is also served by several tramway and night bus lines. A weekly market is still held every Thursday and Saturday.
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