Friedrichstraße

Friedrichstraße
Friedrichstrasse
	View north towards Friedrichstraße station
	Location within Berlin
Former name(s)	North of the Spree:; Der Damm; (1688–c. 1700); Dammstraße; (c. 1700–1786); Near the Spree:; An der Potsdamer Brücke; (c. 1688–c. 1705); South of the Spree:; Querstraße; (c. 1700–c. 1705);
Namesake	Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg
Type	Shopping street
Length	3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Location	Berlin, Germany
Quarter	Mitte, Kreuzberg
Nearest metro station	Oranienburger Tor; ; ; Friedrichstraße; Unter den Linden; Stadtmitte; Kochstraße; Hallesches Tor;
Coordinates	52°31′00″N 13°23′21″E / 52.516666666667°N 13.389166666667°E
North end	Chausseestraße; Hannoversche Straße; Torstraße;
Major; junctions	Oranienburger Straße; Schiffbauerdamm; Dorotheenstraße; Unter den Linden; Behrenstraße; Französische Straße; Jägerstraße; Mohrenstraße; Leipziger Straße; Checkpoint Charlie; Kochstraße;
South end	Mehringplatz
Construction
Inauguration	Generally:; 1688; Current name:; c. 1705;

Friedrichstraße, or Friedrichstrasse (see ß; German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˌʃtʁaːsə] ^ⓘ) (lit. Frederick Street), is a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin, forming the core of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood and giving the name to Berlin Friedrichstraße station. It runs from the northern part of the old Mitte district (north of which it is called Chausseestraße) to the Hallesches Tor in the district of Kreuzberg.

This downtown area is known for its expensive real estate market and the campus of the Hertie School of Governance. Due to its north-southerly direction, it forms important junctions with the east-western axes, most notably with Leipziger Straße and Unter den Linden. The U6 U-Bahn line runs underneath. During the Cold War it was bisected by the Berlin Wall and was the location of Checkpoint Charlie.