Marquardtbau
The Marquardtbau (German for Marquardt Building) on Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...'s Schlossplatz is a former hotel and now houses the theatre Komödie im Marquardt. Today, the building has around 20,000 m2 of floor space and is used as an office, retail and cultural building. References Bibliography * Uwe Bogen (text); Stefan Bukovsek (photos): ''Die Königstraße. Wo Stuttgarts Herz schlägt''. Gudensberg-Gleichen 2006, p. 43–45 * Uwe Bogen (text); Thomas Wagner (photos): ''Stuttgart. Eine Stadt verändert ihr Gesicht''. Erfurt 2012, pp. 8–9 * Ernst Marquardt: ''Das Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart 1840–1938. Ein firmen- und familiengeschichtlicher Versuch'' (with a preface by R. Vierhaus) I. Part of: ''Tradition. Zeitschrift ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marquardtbau 2013 Blue
The Marquardtbau (German for Marquardt Building) on Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...'s Schlossplatz is a former hotel and now houses the theatre Komödie im Marquardt. Today, the building has around 20,000 m2 of floor space and is used as an office, retail and cultural building. References Bibliography * Uwe Bogen (text); Stefan Bukovsek (photos): ''Die Königstraße. Wo Stuttgarts Herz schlägt''. Gudensberg-Gleichen 2006, p. 43–45 * Uwe Bogen (text); Thomas Wagner (photos): ''Stuttgart. Eine Stadt verändert ihr Gesicht''. Erfurt 2012, pp. 8–9 * Ernst Marquardt: ''Das Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart 1840–1938. Ein firmen- und familiengeschichtlicher Versuch'' (with a preface by R. Vierhaus) I. Part of: ''Tradition. Zeitschrift ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Schlossplatz (Stuttgart)
Schlossplatz is the largest square in Stuttgart Mitte and home to the Neues Schloss which was built between 1746 and 1807. From its construction until the mid-1800s it was used as a military parade ground and not open to general public use. It stands next to two other popular squares in Stuttgart: Karlsplatz to the south and Schillerplatz to the south west. The Königstraße (King Street) bisects the plaza from north to south. The Neues Schloss Palace and grounds have been public property since 1918. Along with much of Stuttgart Mitte, Neues Schloss was heavily damaged during the Allied Bombing of World War II and the building was restored from 1958-1964 with a modernized interior that houses the ministries of Culture and the Treasury for the government of Baden-Württemberg. Until the 1960s the King Street that bisects the plaza carried auto and truck traffic. Since that time the Stuttgart underground has built an underground station and tunnels were built to redirect traf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |