David Bowie plaque unveiled in Berlin

The plaque commemorates the time Bowie spent in the city between late 1976 and 1978, embedded into the building on Hauptstrasse 155

People attend an unveiling ceremony of a commemorative plaque dedicated to musician David Bowie at his former apartment in Berlin August 22, 2016 (TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Marking the main road through Berlin's affluent Schöneberg district now stands a simple white plaque; a tribute to a legendary artist, ending with those magic words, "we can be heroes, just for one day".

The plaque commemorates the time Bowie spent in the city between late 1976 and 1978, embedded into the building on Hauptstrasse 155 that once served as a flatshare for him and fellow musical legend Iggy Pop. The area has long attracted the sparkling, the brilliant; from Albert Einstein, actor Klaus Kinski, and director Billy Wilder.

Clearly, the musician still managed to leave his own mark on the city; with The Guardian reporting several hundred fans turned up for the unveiling of the plaque, alongside politicians and former friends, bringing traffic to a standstill in the area.

The €3,400 (£2,900) plaque is made of a bone china; quoting the chorus of "Heroes", which was directly inspired by a couple he spied kissing in front of the looming Berlin Wall.

The song forms part of a series albums often referred to as the "Berlin Trilogy", including Low, "Heroes", and Lodger. Though directly inspired by the spirit of the city, the work was actually recorded over in Switzerland and the US.

The commemorative plaque dedicated to musician David Bowie reading 'In this house lived from 1976 to 1978 David Bowie. During this time the album Low, Heroes and Lodger were created. They were storied in music history as 'the Berlin Trilogy' is displayed at the artist's former apartment in Berlin in August 22, 2016. (TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Its installation was signed off by the senate in spite of it usually requiring a five-year waiting period to ensure the deceased figure is, in fact, historically significant. But there's no doubt when it comes to Bowie.

Berlin's mayor, Michael Müller, stated that Bowie had contributed greatly to Berlin's, "sense of being a city of culture, creativity and openness... David Bowie belongs to Berlin, David Bowie belongs to us."