But hey, we are on the crossing with… Olivaer Platz, the Oliva square, which is named after my beloved district of Oliva. It was actually named after the Treaty of Oliva, 1660, which was signed in the Cistercian monastery and ended the Second Northern War, the war that was pretty successful for the prince-elector of Branderburg. The square originally only encompassing the area between Konstanzer and Bayerische Strasse was laid out in 1892 and 1907–1910 according to a design approved in 1906 by the city gardener Richard Thieme. At that time, Olivaer Platz was considered the most modern square in Berlin and the surrounding area. (previous | next | back to album | 2020:09:28 13:35:43 | 49% of an album)