Bebelplatz
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The Bebelplatz is a public square in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Following World War II, the square was renamed after August Bebel, a founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the 19th century.
General view of the Bebelplatz, taken from Unter den Linden with the State Opera to the left, St. Hedwig's Cathedral center-left, the Old Library (Alte Bibliothek) of Humboldt University center, and Humboldt's law school to the right
Plaque at Bebelplaz commemorating Nazi book burning, 10 May 1933
Platz am Opernhaus, c. 1880
A memorial to the Nazi book burning by Micha Ullman set into the Bebelplatz
August Bebel
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Ferdinand August Bebel was a German socialist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (SDAP) in 1869, which in 1875 merged with the General German Workers' Association into the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (SAPD). During the repression under the terms of the Anti-Socialist Laws, Bebel became the leading figure of the social democratic movement in Germany and from 1892 until his death served as chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Bebel, c. 1900
August Bebel, c. 1910
Bebel's tombstone at Sihlfeld cemetery, Zurich