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The Gendarmenmarkt ("Gendarmes' Market") is a famous square in central Berlin, overlooked by the twin churches of Deutscher Dom and Französischer Dom, as well as the Konzerthaus. The square, which also houses the statue of Schiller, is considered one of the most beautiful in Berlin for the harmony of its monuments.
The square was created by Johann Arnold Nering at the end of the seventeenth century as the Linden-Markt and reconstructed by Georg Christian Unger in 1773. The Gendarmenmarkt is named after the cuirassier regiment Gens d'Armes, which had stables at the square until 1773. During World War II, most of the buildings were badly damaged or destroyed. Today all of them have been restored.