Hausvogteiplatz

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  View of the Hausvogteiplatz in Berlin-Mitte.

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  The sun shines through the sculpture "Dancing Berolina", which stands on Hausvogteiplatz.

Hausvogteiplatz became famous as the center of Berlin's ready-to-wear industry. The Hausvogteiplatz fashion center memorial on the square is a reminder of this.

Berlin is an important location for the fashion and textile industry. A memorial on Hausvogteiplatz in Berlin-Mitte is a reminder that the industry has long played an important role in the city.

Center of the Berlin ready-to-wear trade

Since the late 19th century, Hausvogteiplatz has been the center of Berlin's fashion and clothing industry. The industry was one of the city's most important economic sectors in the mid-19th century. Jewish textile merchants and traders in particular had settled around Hausvogteiplatz. From 1933, people of the Jewish faith were banned from working in the fashion industry. Jews were forced to sell their property. Those who were unable to flee in time were deported. During the Second World War, most of the buildings on Hausvogteiplatz were destroyed.

In memory of Jewish fashion entrepreneurs: Denkzeichen Modezentrum

Today, the "Denkzeichen Modezentrum" monument on Hausvogteiplatz commemorates the textile industry that was once based there. The monument itself is in three parts. The main part consists of three mirrored surfaces facing each other. They symbolize the fashion and textile industry and are reminiscent of dressing mirrors. Metal plates are also embedded in the floor of Hausvogteiplatz. The history of the Jewish textile industry can be read on them. The third part of the memorial is located in the Hausvogteiplatz subway station. If you walk up the 19 steps carefully, you can read the names of Jewish textile manufacturers, house numbers and dates. The 19 steps commemorate the Jewish textile manufacturers who were based on Hausvogteiplatz until their expulsion.

Hausvogtei gives the square its name

Before Hausvogteiplatz was given its current name, it was popularly known as Schinkenplatz. Frederick II had the Hausvogtei, a prison, built in 1750. This is where the square got its name. The Hausvogtei was demolished in 1891. More and more buildings were then built around the square. The four-storey houses are considered exemplary for the architecture of the late 19th century. Today, several buildings from the 1890s are listed buildings.

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