Europaplatz (formerly Lorettoplatz) forms the western end of the pedestrian zone on Kaiserstrasse and stretches between Karlstrasse and Douglasstrasse. Here you will find the "Post Galerie" in the building of the former Imperial Post Office (later the main post office) and the Universum-City cinema. was previously considered the city center, but this function shifted more and more to the market square. However, Europaplatz and its surroundings still house most of Karlsruhe's nightlife. The square is dominated by the Post-Galarie - this neo-baroque building from 1900 housed the Karlsruhe main post office of the Federal Post Office or German Post.
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The main post office (also "Post Office 1") in Karlsruhe was the name given to the post office building on what is now Europaplatz, which was opened on October 18, …

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Europaplatz is one of the busiest squares in Karlsruhe's city center.
Europaplatz has had its name since 1979, previously it was called Hauptpostplatz and before that Lorettoplatz. Europaplatz is flanked …

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