Kennedyplatz

Kennedyplatz is a plaza in the German city of Essen. It was laid out on a previously densely-built site which had been destroyed in the Second World War. Today, the area serves as an inner-city event space.

Previously known as the Gildenplatz, the square was renamed on 17 December 1963[1] in memory of US president John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated the previous month.

References

  1. ↑ Erwin Dickhoff (2015), Stadt Essen–Historischer Verein für Stadt und Stift Essen (ed.), Essener Straßen (in German), Essen: Klartext-Verlag, ISBN 9783837512311

51°27′23″N 7°00′40″E / 51.4565°N 7.011028°E / 51.4565; 7.011028


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