Vintage 1890s Berlin Alexanderplatz custom Postcard

Great 1890s belle époque view of the famous Berlin Alexanderplatz. riginally a cattle market outside the city fortifications, it was named in honour of a visit of the Russian Emperor Alexander I to Berlin on 25 October 1805 by order of King Frederick William III of Prussia. The square gained a prominent role in the late 19th century with the construction of the Stadtbahn station of the same name and a nearby market hall, followed by the opening of a department store of Hermann Tietz in 1904, becoming a major commercial centre. The U-Bahn station of the present-day U2 line opened on 1 July 1913.