Sophie Charlotte of Hanover started with the construction of the palace in 1696. It was inaugurated in 1699. From this time it served Charlotte as residence. At the time, the palace consisted only of a small core part. Her spouse Elector Frederick III used it as summer residence.
In 1701 Frederick was crowned King of Prussia and Sophie Charlotte as Queen. The palace was constantly expanded at that time. Only after the death of Charlotte in 1705, the palace was renamed Charlottenburg. Frederick William I of Prussia used the castle for a few representation events.
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(Impressions Charlottenburg Palace – 4k UHD video)
1940 King Frederick II (“The Great”, “Old Fritz”) made Charlottenburg Palace his residence, but moved already in 1744 into the City Palace in Potsdam. He had built Sanssouci as summer residence and Charlottenburg Palace then served only for family reunions.
Charlottenburg Palace got its final shape under Frederick William II of Prussia. In the years to come, Frederick William III, Frederick William IV and Frederick III lived here.
During World War I, a hospital was housed in the palace. In the 2nd World War it was severely damaged by bombing and restored again until 1957.
Parts of the palace are now a museum. Among other things the apartment of Frederick II. and art collections can be visited. Since 1971, the Belvedere, originally a tea-house, houses the porcelain collection of the city State Berlin.
As nature was something wintry, we decided not to take a tour in the palace garden.
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