Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz

The former Pferdemarkt (Horse Market) is located at the junction of the streets of Mönckebergstraße, Spitalerstraße and Alstertor.

The southern part of the square was renamed into Ida-Ehre-Platz (Ida Ehre Square) on 9 July 2000, in honour of the actress and intendant of Hamburger Kammerspiele.

The square was renamed after dramatist and novelist Gerhart Hauptmann after his death in 1946.

Major retailer Karstadt has its Hamburg central department store at the corner of Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz and Mönckebergstraße, often called Karstadt Mö by the Hamburg inhabitants.

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Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz in 2011, Thalia Theater in the background