Schinkelplatz is a square in

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, Germany, named after Karl Friedrich Schinkel. On one side of the square stands the

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, under wraps waiting to be rebuilt, and on the other, the neo-Gothic Friedrichswerder Church. In front of both buildings, there is a statue of Schinkel. More recent buildings include a block of apartments, offices, shops and restaurants designed by

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and

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; Rafael Moneo; and the firm Hemprich Tophof.Richard Holledge (December 3, 2015)
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''. The square also has statues of Albrecht Thaer and

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* Mitte Squares in Berlin {{Berlin-stub