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Boulevard der Stars
52°30′33″N 13°22′26″E / 52.5093°N 13.3739°E
The Boulevard der Stars ("Avenue of the Stars") is a continuously growing monument in honor of famous German personalities from the film and television industry. The monument is located near the Berlin square Potsdamer Platz and extends along Potsdamer Straße from Potsdamer Platz to Ben-Gurion-Straße. In front of some buildings, it is widened on both sides.
The monument was designed according to the example of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and honors famous personalities with a star. The cornerstone was laid on February 5, 2010, on the occasion of the Berlinale 2010 Film Festival. The first star, in honor of Marlene Dietrich, was presented to the public on February 12. When the monument was officially inaugurated on September 10, 2010, an additional 39 stars were awarded.
Film historian Gero Gandert had the idea for the Boulevard der Stars back in 2002. However, an initial competition for the design of the memorial site failed in 2004 due to local conditions. As a result, the framework was modified and an initial selection process was carried out, in which 153 applicants from Germany and mainly from other European countries took part. In February 2009, the Berlin Senate announced a competition for the design of the future boulevard from among the seven remaining participants. The design by the Berlin offices Graft and ART+COM was unanimously chosen as the winner. Around one million euros are available for the realisation of the project; the money comes primarily from EU economic development funds. The non-profit organisation "Boulevard of the Stars GmbH", headed by Georgia Tornow, will be responsible for the maintenance costs in the future . The costs are to be covered primarily through donations.
Since the median strip of Potsdamer Straße was declared in the 2003 Urban Development Plan for Transport of the City of Berlin as a route clearance for the planned tram line towards the Kulturforum, according to the passenger association IGEB, this is therefore a temporary location for the artwork. The Urban Development Plan for Transport, amended on March 29, 2011, provides for the implementation of the construction measures starting in 2014.
Due to increasing pollution and aesthetic reasons, the square came under criticism in 2013:
"The 'Boulevard der Stars' is a panopticon of shabbiness. An unsightly, unkempt stretch of median strip that one only voluntarily enters to quickly get to the other side of the street. If this boulevard is advertising, then it is merely for competing film locations." In August 2013, the authorities announced that the boulevard would be resurfaced. For this reason, the installation of ten new stars was postponed for a year in September 2013. On 4 September 2014, the renovated boulevard was finally reopened and 20 new stars were inaugurated for 2013 and 2014.
In 2015, the non-profit organization did not have enough money for an honor. Therefore, four more people were not honored until September 2016. These were the last stars to be added to the boulevard .
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Boulevard der Stars
52°30′33″N 13°22′26″E / 52.5093°N 13.3739°E
The Boulevard der Stars ("Avenue of the Stars") is a continuously growing monument in honor of famous German personalities from the film and television industry. The monument is located near the Berlin square Potsdamer Platz and extends along Potsdamer Straße from Potsdamer Platz to Ben-Gurion-Straße. In front of some buildings, it is widened on both sides.
The monument was designed according to the example of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and honors famous personalities with a star. The cornerstone was laid on February 5, 2010, on the occasion of the Berlinale 2010 Film Festival. The first star, in honor of Marlene Dietrich, was presented to the public on February 12. When the monument was officially inaugurated on September 10, 2010, an additional 39 stars were awarded.
Film historian Gero Gandert had the idea for the Boulevard der Stars back in 2002. However, an initial competition for the design of the memorial site failed in 2004 due to local conditions. As a result, the framework was modified and an initial selection process was carried out, in which 153 applicants from Germany and mainly from other European countries took part. In February 2009, the Berlin Senate announced a competition for the design of the future boulevard from among the seven remaining participants. The design by the Berlin offices Graft and ART+COM was unanimously chosen as the winner. Around one million euros are available for the realisation of the project; the money comes primarily from EU economic development funds. The non-profit organisation "Boulevard of the Stars GmbH", headed by Georgia Tornow, will be responsible for the maintenance costs in the future . The costs are to be covered primarily through donations.
Since the median strip of Potsdamer Straße was declared in the 2003 Urban Development Plan for Transport of the City of Berlin as a route clearance for the planned tram line towards the Kulturforum, according to the passenger association IGEB, this is therefore a temporary location for the artwork. The Urban Development Plan for Transport, amended on March 29, 2011, provides for the implementation of the construction measures starting in 2014.
Due to increasing pollution and aesthetic reasons, the square came under criticism in 2013:
"The 'Boulevard der Stars' is a panopticon of shabbiness. An unsightly, unkempt stretch of median strip that one only voluntarily enters to quickly get to the other side of the street. If this boulevard is advertising, then it is merely for competing film locations." In August 2013, the authorities announced that the boulevard would be resurfaced. For this reason, the installation of ten new stars was postponed for a year in September 2013. On 4 September 2014, the renovated boulevard was finally reopened and 20 new stars were inaugurated for 2013 and 2014.
In 2015, the non-profit organization did not have enough money for an honor. Therefore, four more people were not honored until September 2016. These were the last stars to be added to the boulevard .
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