Niederkirchnerstraße

Niederkirchnerstraße
Niederkirchnerstrasse
A preserved section of the Berlin Wall adjacent to Niederkirchnerstraße in 2014
The same location showing Reich Security Main Office (Prinz-Albrecht-Straße No.8) in 1933.
Location within Berlin
Former name(s)
  • Verlängerte Zimmerstraße
  • (to 1891)
  • Prinz-Albrecht-Straße
  • (1891–1951)
NamesakeKäthe Niederkirchner
TypeStreet
LocationBerlin, Germany
QuarterMitte
Nearest metro station
Coordinates52°30′26″N 13°22′57″E / 52.5072°N 13.3825°E / 52.5072; 13.3825
East end
West endStresemannstraße

Niederkirchnerstraße, or Niederkirchnerstrasse (see ß; German: [ˈniːdɐkɪʁçnɐˌʃtʁaːsə]), is a street in Berlin, Germany and was named after Käthe Niederkirchner. The thoroughfare was known as Prinz-Albrecht-Straße until 1951 but the name was changed by the East German government. The street was the location of the SS Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), the headquarters of the Sicherheitspolizei, SD, Einsatzgruppen and Gestapo. The site is now marked by the Topography of Terror memorial and a museum, which includes a permanent exhibition showing the crimes of Nazism.