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Kaiserallee
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This article is about the street Kaiserallee in Karlsruhe-Weststadt. For other uses, see Kaiserallee (disambiguation).
Kaiserallee (translated literally “Emperor's Avenue”) is a street in Karlsruhe.
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Extent
The street begins at Mühlburger Tor as the western continuation of Kaiserstraße. From there, it leads as a major east-west thoroughfare to Philippstraße in the city district of Mühlburg, from where it continues as Rheinstraße.
House numbers
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| Trompeter von Säckingen | 99 |
Location
The major part of Kaiserallee between Mühlburger Tor and the crossing with Herderstraße/Händelstraße extends through the city district of Weststadt. The part west of this crossing to Philippstraße lies within Mühlburg.
This place in the City map:
Public Transport
There are several tram stops on Kaiserallee, e.g.
 next stop: Mühlburger Tor
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| next stop: Yorckstraße
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Surroundings
 Kaiserallee seen westward from Grashofstraße |
 Mühlburger Tor, Unverschämt disco at the corner of Hans-Sachs-Straße |
 View from house no. 47 towards Mühlburger Tor/Christuskirche |
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 House no. 83-85 at the corner of Grillparzerstraße |
Street name
The street is named after Wilhelm I, German Emperor (German: Deutscher Kaiser).
History
Kaiserallee received its current name in 1886. Previously it had borne the names Mühlburger Straße, Mühlburger Chaussee and Mühlburger Landstraße.
External links
- The English Wikipedia about “Wilhelm I, German Emperor”
