A lot has changed at Heumarkt over the last few centuries! In addition to being an important historic location, it is also a main square filled with restaurants and bars with outdoor tables. Like the nearby Alter Markt, it was once used for much more than just historians or tourists. The name comes from the Middle Ages when it was the '"hay-market." In the 17th Century, the square was supposedly so beautiful that it could be compared to St. Mark's in Venice. The center of the square proudly displays a large statue of Friedrich Wilhelm III.