Rüdesheimer Platz
Where the fountain of wine springs
Rüdesheimer Strasse is one of the most beautiful streets in Europe - at least that's what the New York Times wrote. And Rüdesheimer Platz is undoubtedly one of the most charming squares in the whole of Berlin. georg Haberland designed the square in 1905, influenced by the English country house style. Small front gardens, decorative façades and gables adorn the houses.
Rüdesheimer Platz is the centre of the so-called Rheingauviertel. No wonder it is adorned with a large fountain featuring Siegfried, a wine queen and Father Rhine.
Bookworms can stock up in the "Villa Libris" book cell. Anyone can deposit their books here so that others can borrow them.
And there is also a piece of typical, almost extinct Berlin to discover: a historic toilet block from 1900 called Café Achteck.
The wine fountain
In summer, the wine fountain bubbles in the square: Winegrowers from the Rheingau pour wines in a small wooden hut. Local residents and friends come with picnic baskets, enjoy the wine and sit on the square, which becomes a large open-air terrace.
Around the Rüdesheimer Platz
The Little Theatre performs biographies of well-known personalities. A short walk away is the cemetery in Stubenrauchstraße, where Berlin's most famous daughter, Marlene Dietrich, is buried.
Read more about the Berlin district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.
