The Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) is a department store in Berlin offering an upscale range of products and luxury goods. It was founded by Adolf Jandorf and built according to plans by architect Emil Schaudt. On March 27, 1907, it opened on Tauentzienstraße at Wittenbergplatz in what was then the independent city of Charlottenburg and is considered Germany's most famous department store.
