Named after Viktoria-Luise-Platz, which honours Kaiser Wilhelm II's only daughter.
Viktoria Luise of Prussia (1892–1980) was the youngest child and only daughter of Wilhelm II and Auguste Viktoria. When a design competition was held in 1898, the future hexagonal square was simply called ‘Platz Z’; only later did it receive her name. In 1899 the Kaiser himself chose the garden design by Fritz Encke. The station beneath it opened on 1 December 1910.