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The Paradeplatz is located in the center of the city and is probably the most famous of all quadrants.
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It is located directly at the intersection of Kurpfalzstraße, which is more commonly known as "Breite Straße" among Mannheim residents, and the so-called Planken - Mannheim's main shopping street - and thus forms the quadrant O1.
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Until the 1880s it was used as a troop assembly point, which finally gave the parade ground its name.
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What many don't know: The Nazi regime ordered the construction of several air-raid shelters in Mannheim in the fall of 1940. This included a underground bunker under the parade ground.
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After the war was over, it was supposed to serve as an underground parking lot, but it was used as a hotel, where there was also a restaurant and a hairdresser's shop.
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After the hotel closed in the 1950s, the bunker was temporarily repaired during the Cold War and was later to be upgraded for an impending nuclear war.
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Since 1743 the center of the Paradeplatz has been adorned by the so-called Grupello Pyramid. This is a cast bronze sculpture created in the early 18th century by Gabriel Grupello.
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It is complemented by a fountain, which provides a fresh flair in Mannheim's city center during the warm months.
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This makes Paradeplatz a popular meeting place, not only for locals but also for shopping enthusiasts and tourists.
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In addition, there is hardly any other stop in Mannheim where so many train lines stop as at the Paradeplatz Mannheim.