Kurfürstendamm

Kurfürstendamm
	Restaurants on the Kurfürstendamm
	Location within Berlin
Former name(s)	(unnamed); (1542–c. 1767); Churfürsten Damm; (by c. 1767);
Namesake	Joachim II Hector,; Prince-elector of Brandenburg;
Type	Avenue / Boulevard
Length	3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Width	53 m (174 ft)
Location	Berlin, Germany
Quarter	Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf, Halensee, Grunewald
Nearest metro station	; Kurfürstendamm; ; Uhlandstraße; ; Adenauerplatz; ; Halensee;
Coordinates	52°30′03″N 13°18′46″E / 52.500833333333°N 13.312777777778°E
East end	Tauentzienstraße; Breitscheidplatz;
Major; junctions	Rankestraße; Joachimsthaler Platz; Joachimsthaler Straße; Fasanenstraße; Uhlandstraße; George-Grosz-Platz; Olivaer Platz; Leibnizstraße; Adenauerplatz; Lewishamstraße; Brandenburgische Straße; Lehniner Platz; Agathe-Lasch-Platz; Joachim-Friedrich-Straße; Henriettenplatz;
West end	Rathenauplatz; Hubertusallee;
Construction
Inauguration	1542

The Kurfürstendamm (German pronunciation: [ˌkuːɐ̯fʏʁstn̩ˈdam] ^ⓘ; colloquially Ku'damm, [ˈkuːdam] ^ⓘ; English: Prince Elector Embankment) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former Kurfürsten (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. The broad, long boulevard can be considered the Champs-Élysées of Berlin and is lined with shops, houses, hotels and restaurants. In particular, many fashion designers have their shops there, as well as several car manufacturers' show rooms.