Old Palace, Berlin
| Old Palace | |
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Altes Palais | |
 Old Palace | |
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| Alternative names | Kaiser Wilhelm Palace |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Unter den Linden |
| Town or city | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°31′01″N 13°23′34″E / 52.5169°N 13.3928°E |
| Construction started | 1834 |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Renovated | 1963–1964 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Carl Ferdinand Langhans |
The Old Palace (
Humboldt-Universität.[1]
History
On the site of the Old Palace stood previously a town house built between 1688 and 1692 by Ernst Bernhard von Weyler, the chief of the Brandenburg artillery. His son Christian Ernst, who moved to Vienna, sold it to Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. His descendant Margrave Frederick William had it converted into a baroque palace by Carl Ludwig Hildebrandt. The building, sold at the end of the 18th century, later served the chiefs of the III. Army Corps as a residence. As such, Prince William moved into it in 1829.
His elder brother, the
neoclassical style. As the construction of the palace was completed in 1837, the then Prince William began using the building as his residence where he and his wife brought up their children. The palace was built with a pergola, a mezzanine and a vestibule. Even after William ascended the throne as king, later Emperor William I, he continued to live in this home until his death in 1888, while he only used the Berlin Palace
for representative purposes.
Images
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Vestibule -
Reception room -
Working table of Kaiser Wilhelm I. -
The emperor at his desk, 1880 -
Library -
Staircase -
Balcony hall -
Empress Augusta's audience room -
Small dining room -
Ballroom -
The Eagle Hall
References
- ^ "Liste, Karte, Datenbank / Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt - Berlin". www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
Bibliography
- Helmut Engel. "Das Haus des deutschen Kaisers. Das Alte Palais Unter den Linden". Berlin: Verlagshaus Braun, 2004, ISBN 3935455526.
External links
- "Humboldt-Universität-Altes Palais", history and data about the Old Palace at the official website of the city of Berlin (in German)
- Unter den Linden 9 and 11: Altes Palais and former Governor’s Building – Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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