The New Museum (Neues Museum) on the Museum Island in Berlin houses two museums: the Egyptian Museum with the Papyrus Collection and the Museum for prehistory and early history. The construction of the museum began in 1841 and was completed in 1866. For the construction, steel structures were integrated into the masonry; this was the […]
Charlottenburg Palace – Berlin
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 […]
Pergamon Museum Berlin
The Museum Island The Pergamon Museum is part of the museum ensemble on the Museum Island in Berlin. Original initiator of this unique art collection was King Frederick William III of Prussia. In 1810, he issued the instruction to create a public art collection here. However, this museum scene gained in importance by Wilhelm of […]
Berlin Center
For the tour through Berlin Center we first take the bus from the Memorial Church at the Kurfürstendamm to the government district. On our way we pass the Victory Column, the Bellevue Palace, the seat of the German Federal President and the Congress Hall, today the House of the Cultures of the World. Government District Berlin […]
Exploring Berlin in the evening
In the evening, Berlin appears in a completely different atmosphere. The Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm) has evolved over the last two decades to a shopping mall. Between the shops and cinemas there are still scattered restaurants. Only one bar,which we will visit later, remained unchanged in the old style. First we move towards the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial […]