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City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)

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City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
City Palace (Berlin Stadtschloss)
The Berlin Palace , also known as the Berlin City Palace, is a building in the centre of Berlin, located on the Museum Island at Schlossplatz, opposite the Lustgarten park. It was a royal and imperial palace and served mostly as the main residence of the Electors of Brandenburg, the Kings of Prussia and the German Emperors. Demolished by the government of East Germany the 1950s, the palace is currently being rebuilt, with completion expected in 2019. The reconstructed palace will be the seat of the Humboldt Forum, a museum for world culture which is a successor museum of the Ancient Prussian Art Chamber, which was also located in the Berlin Palace. The Humboldt Forum has been described as the German equivalent of the British Museum.The palace was originally built in the 15th century and changed throughout the next few centuries. It bore features of the Baroque style, and its shape, finalised by the middle 18th century, is for the most part attributed to German architect Andreas Schlüter, whose first design is likely to date from 1702, though the palace incorporated earlier parts seen in 1688 by Nicodemus Tessin. It served as a residence to various Electors of Brandenburg. It was the principal residence and winter residence of the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia from 1701 to 1918. After the unification of Germany in 1871, it also became the central residence for the German Emperors. After the proclamation of the Weimar Republic in 1918, the palace became a museum. In World War II, the building was heavily damaged by Allied bombings. Although it could have been repaired, the palace was demolished in 1950 by the German Democratic Republic authorities, despite criticism. In the 1970s, the Palace of the Republic was constructed on its site, but demolished in 2008 to make place for the reconstruction of the old palace. Following the reunification of Germany, it was decided to rebuild the entire exterior of the palace in the original style except for the east side. The authentically reconstructed facades will include various remnant sculptures and rocks of the original palace. The interior will be modern, except the facades of one of the courts which is constructed in original style . However, the floorplan has been designed to allow potential future reconstruction of notable historical rooms. The building will house the Humboldtforum museum and congress complex, and is scheduled to be finished 14 September 2019.
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