Breitenbachplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)

Metro Station Breitenbachplatz is a Berlin U -Bahn station of subway line U3 under the Breitenbachplatz in the district of Dahlem on the border of the districts of Steglitz (both in the Steglitz- Zehlendorf ) and Wilmersdorf in the district of Charlottenburg -Wilmersdorf. The station went as the other railway stations in the Wilmersdorf - Dahlem - speed railway on 12 October 1913 in operation. Simultaneously with the construction of the railway station and the above-ground space was created. This originally named as Rastatt Place Oval was renamed with the opening of lying under the square subway station in Breitenbachplatz.

History and Structure

Metro Station Breitenbachplatz was created as part of the construction of Wilmersdorf - Dahlem subway between Wittenberg Platz and Thielplatz in the south of Dahlem. Just as the very similarly designed Rüdesheim Train Station Square and the Metro station Heidelberger Platz was designed and the Metro Station Breitenbachplatz by architect Wilhelm Leitgebel.

For the two original entrances to the north and the south Leitgebel designed similar to Rüdesheim square stone pylons with lamp attachment and a Steinumwehrung. For the access gates made ​​of metal Leitgebel chose Andrew's crosses and floral medallions as design features. The center aisle at the Schldhornstraße was already provided in 1909, but was only completed in 1969. This leads to an above-ground stone and glass pavilion.

The station hall is designed as a central platform. The walls are divided into a red-brown ceramic base, a bright wall with semicircular niches and a dark brown Kamingesims as financial statements. In the niches nameplates and paintings by Joachim Szymczak alternate, which since 1988 thematize instead of advertising signs the 150th anniversary of the Prussian State Railways and the eponymous president of the railway company, Paul von Breitenbach. There are depictions of animals, plants and scientific instruments can be found on the pillars between the niches as a reference to the original nearby institutes of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society in Dahlem.

The hall ceiling is designed as a cassette-shaped ceiling, which is supported by Doric pillars granitverblendeten in the middle of the platform. In the cassette are octagonal tiles of mosaic with geometric patterns. Through four elliptical openings daylight falls on the covered with granite slabs platform.

During the Second World War, the station remained largely intact. Only the northern entrance area was rebuilt damaged and only partially simplified. From the original equipment, there are still three wooden benches double as well as southern entrance the earlier switch house. The station is now a protected monument.

The underground station is wheelchair accessible. The equipment with an elevator was put into operation on 7 October 2010; construction costs for this amounted to 340,000 euros. A reactive control system is also available.

Connection

At the metro station is a transfer possibility from the U3 to the bus line 101, 248 and 282 of the Berlin Transport Authority.

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