Google Maps Brings Back 'Adolf Hitler Square'

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Online mapping service Google Maps temporarily mislabeled a square in central Berlin with its former Nazi-era name: Adolf Hitler Square. Google couldn't explain the error when contacted by reporters but said they were looking into the matter.

Anyone using Google Maps on Thursday evening could have been treated to an unfortunate trip down memory lane. The popular online mapping service mislabeled Theodor-Heuss-Platz, in the western Charlottenburg district of Berlin, with the name it held from 1933 to 1945: Adolf-Hitler-Platz.

Google couldn't explain the error when approached by German mass-circulation daily B.Z., which first reported the story, but a Google representative said they were looking into the matter. The square had been returned to its current name by 9 p.m. on Thursday night.

The square was originally called Reichskanzlerplatz when it was constructed in the early 1900s. In April of 1933 it was renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz, which it retained until the Nazis were defeated in World War II. The square's name returned to Reichskanzlerplatz from 1947 to 1963, when it was given the name of the first federal president of Germany, Theodor Heuss.

[mota bhai 2,675]

It's a lot easier to say than Reichskanzlerplatz.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It's a lot easier to say than Reichskanzlerplatz.

I bet you can't really say that at all. The proper name is Theodor Heuss Platz, though.

Edited January 10, 2014 by Mr. Big Dog

[mota bhai 2,675]

Adolf Hitler is still easier to say. Google is all about an easy user experience.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Adolf Hitler is still easier to say. Google is all about an easy user experience.

They should have left it then but it seems they changed it back.