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Berlin Palace – Humboldt Forum

Berlin Palace – Humboldt Forum

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Berlin Palace – Humboldt Forum

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Paul

August 26, 2022

Berlin city palace
The Berlin Palace (also colloquially: City Palace) is a secular building on the Spree Island in the historic center of Berlin. From 1443 it served as the main residence of the Brandenburg electors, Prussian kings and German emperors and from 1918 as the seat of authorities and art and scientific institutions. Rebuilt on behalf of Frederick I according to plans by Andreas Schlüter and Johann Friedrich Eosander between 1698 and 1713, it was considered a major work of the North German Baroque. The castle was a central building in Berlin and also one of the largest buildings in the city. From the beginning, it shaped the cityscape through its starting position for various viewing and street axes with its facades, its dimensions and its 70 meter high dome, which was added in the 19th century.
Partially burned out at the end of the Second World War in 1945, the castle in the GDR was blown up in 1950 despite international protests in order to gain space for a parade ground, which was later partially built on by the Palace of the Republic. After the private commitment of the Berlin Castle Association and other initiators and following a resolution by the German Bundestag, the castle was rebuilt from 2013 to 2020. According to plans by Franco Stella, a new building was built in the dimensions of the castle, which shows reconstructions of the castle facades on the outside and in two courtyards, except for the side of the Spree. These were financed entirely by private donations. The future restoration of the interior spaces was deliberately made possible.
The castle is now the headquarters of the Humboldt Forum. This presents collections from the State Museums of Berlin, the City Museum of Berlin and the Humboldt University of Berlin and is intended to serve as a lively meeting place for people and world cultures. The Humboldt Forum also ties in with the history of the castle as a cultural and scientific center after the revolution of 1918. During the Weimar Republic, the palace was the most visited museum in Berlin. It was also used for research institutes, universities and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Text/Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Schloss

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February 25, 2023

The Humboldt Forum is a newly opened cultural center housed in a newly built reconstruction of the former historical building in the heart of Berlin. The original building was built in the 18th century as a city palace and later became the seat of the German Reichstag. After World War II, the building was damaged and later demolished. However, it has been extensively reconstructed in recent years to house the new cultural center.

The Humboldt Forum is a place where culture and history meet. The center houses an impressive collection of artworks, artifacts and exhibitions that reflect the diversity of world cultures and histories. There is also an event area where concerts, readings and discussions take place.

One of the main attractions of the Humboldt Forum is the Ethnological Collection exhibition, which presents an impressive collection of artifacts and artworks from around the world. There is also a gallery with paintings and sculptures from different eras and cultures.

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Matto

November 23, 2022

Swampy meadow, city district, monastery, palace, parade ground, Palace of the Republic, meadow and today the Humboldt Forum: hardly any other place in Berlin has social, urban, political and cultural developments been as concentrated as on the Schlossplatz.

It has been very interesting to follow the construction of the new Humboldt Forum in recent years, and of course all the discussions about it.

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Berlin Palace – Humboldt Forum

1. Red Town Hall – Brandenburg Gate loop from Bundestag

2. Reichstag Embankment – Friedrichsbrücke loop from Museumsinsel

3. State Opera Unter den Linden – Brandenburg Gate loop from Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

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