The Alte Museum, built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1825-1830, houses the Classical Collection and masterpieces from the National Gallery. He planned to create a center of art and archeology modeled on ancient temple areas. Today, five classical buildings on the islands in the Spree form a unique ensemble. In 1999 the UNESCO bestowed the [...]
This 2.2 mile shopping boulevard and its side streets offer a colorful variety that make strolling down it a pleasure: department stores and restaurants, boutiques and cafés, luxury hotels and theatres, fascinating museums and art galleries, luxury goods and junk. Originally a bridle path leading to the hunting lodge of the Kurfürst (Elector) in Grunewald, [...]
Built by C. G. Langhans in 1788-1791 and modeled on the Propylaea (the gateway to the Acropolis), the Classical-style Brandenburg Gate at the end of the magnificent Unter den Linden boulevard has repeatedly been at the forefront of historical events. Its allegorical group of sculptures, Gottfried Schadow’s Victory and Quadriga, pays homage to Frederick the [...]
The eight interconnected early 20th-century inner courtyards of the residential and business complex were allowed to become dilapidated during the GDR era and had to undergo costly extensive renovation after the fall of the Wall. The Art Nouveau façades have been restored - the first courtyard is particularly interesting to see - and boutiques, designer [...]
