Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz (Gerhart Hauptmann Square) is a central square inAltstadt quarter,Hamburg,Germany. The formerPferdemarkt (Horse Market) is located at the junction of the streets ofMönckebergstraße,Spitalerstraße and Alstertor. The southern part of the square was renamed intoIda-Ehre-Platz (Ida Ehre Square) on 9 July 2000, in honour of the actress andintendant ofHamburger Kammerspiele.[1]
The square was first mentioned in 1260 asPferdemarkt.[2] Horse trading was later relocated toNeuer Pferdemarkt (New Horse Market) square inSt. Pauli after construction ofHamburg city walls. The square was renamed after dramatist and novelistGerhart Hauptmann after his death in 1946.[3] In the 1970s the square was redesigned with a wavy surface, which was partly flattened in the 2000s, because the square should be used regularly for a Christmas market and other events.
Thalia Theater is located at the square since 1843. Major retailerKarstadt has its Hamburg central department store at the corner of Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz and Mönckebergstraße, often calledKarstadt Mö by the Hamburg inhabitants.
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