Google issued an apology after it was discovered a popular spot in Berlin had been temporarily and inexplicably renamed after Adolf Hitler on the company's online map service.

Map of Berlin area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located.

A Berlin street was officially renamed on Saturday for an 18th-century African philosopher after years of debate over its ...

In a story reported by NBCNews.com’s World News, the popular Berlin square Theodor Heuss Platz was momentarily renamed “Adolf Hitler Platz” on Google Maps.

The renaming of Berlin Street in 1918, months before the end of World War I, was typical of the anti-German sentiment of the time, which prohibited the teaching of German in schools and brought ...