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Kaufhaus des Westens (commonly abbreviated KaDeWe) is a department store in Berlin, the largest in all of continental Europe.With over 60,000 square meters of floor space and more than 380,000 articles available it attracts 40,000 to 50,000 visitors every day.
History
The store was originally founded in 1905 by Adolf Jandorf, who persuaded the famous architect Emil Schaudt to construct his store.It opened in 1907. In 1927, the ownership changed to the Hertie company.
Mostly destroyed in World War II, the re-opening was celebrated in 1950. "KaDeWe" became soon a symbol of the re-gained economic power of Germany at the times of the Wirtschaftswunder. In 1994, the KarstadtQuelle AG corporation acquired Hertie and with it KaDeWe.
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