| Architect |
1907 Emil Schaudt Enlarged 1929 - 30 by Schaudt and Stroeming |
| Date Built |
1907 - enlarged
1929 - rebuilt 1950 - enlarged again 1976 |
| Location |
Tauentzienstraße in Berlin |
| Description |
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| The KaDeWe (abbreviation for Kaufhaus
des Westens or Department Store
of the West) is the second largest department
store in Europe. It sits
on Tauentzienstraße in Berlin between
Wittenbergplatz and Breitscheidplatz. The
original store was founded in 1905 and the
building, that Emil Schaudt designed, opened in
1907 . It had an area of 24,000 square
metres but in 1929 work began on an expansion of
the store under the direction of the
architectural practice of Schaudt
and Stroeming. During WWII the building
suffered extensive damage including a fire
started when an American bomber crashed into the
building. Reconstruction began in 1950 and by 1956 all seven floors were reopened. A further expansion happened in 1976-78 when it nearly doubled in size to 44,000 square metres. |
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The
KaDeWe - Tauentzienstrasse, Berlin, Germany
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