The Wendish Quarter or Sorbian Quarter (

Lower Sorbian Lower may refer to: * ''Lower'' (album), 2025 album by Benjamin Booker *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is sit ...

: ''Serbski běrtyl'',

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: ''Wendisches Viertel'') is a historical

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and district in the center of

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History

The Wendish Quarter was (re)built by the

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government between 1984 and 1989 between Berliner Square and Oberkirche Square. The construction took place on an existing site of historical Sorbian settlement and made use of the

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technique. Its architecture is influenced by traditional Sorbian motifs and style. The quarter contains a number of decorative

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made by Sorbian and German artists.

References

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History

See also

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