View from the main station via Schützenstraße in the direction of Karlsplatz (Stachus)
Design by David Chipperfield Architects, London/Berlin, with Atelier Loidl Landschaftsarchitekten, Berlin, from 2022
Karstadt Schützenstraße
Opposite Bahnhofplatz is the historic Hermann Tietz department stores', known as "Hertie". The department stores' was appreciated for its extensive range of goods and the fact that you could walk comfortably and safely through the shops to Karlsplatz. The building is currently empty. Plans from 2022 envisaged converting the site in line with its listed status. The windowless extension from the 1970s along Schützenstrasse was to be replaced by a new building. A more open architecture was to make Schützenstraße a more pleasant place to spend time. It is currently unclear what use will be made of the former Karstadt department stores'.