Neue Wache
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Neue Wache is a neoclassical guardhouse-turned-war memorial in Berlin, renowned as one of architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s most important works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neue Wache canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
guardhouse ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Karl Friedrich Schinkel ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| centralFigureLocation | under open oculus ⓘ |
| centralFigureMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick William III of Prussia
|
| completedIn | 1818 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| designation | Zentrale Gedenkstätte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland für die Opfer von Krieg und Gewaltherrschaft ⓘ |
| featuresWork |
Mother with her Dead Son
ⓘ
Pietà sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
Doric columns
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coffered ceiling ⓘ courtyard-like interior ⓘ oculus ⓘ pediment ⓘ portico ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building in Berlin ⓘ |
| inception | 1816 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Mitte ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Humboldt University of Berlin
ⓘ
Museum Island ⓘ Berlin State Opera ⓘ
surface form:
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Zeughaus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Unter den Linden ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| memorialRedesignBy |
1990s redesign commissioned by Helmut Kohl
ⓘ
Heinrich Tessenow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
Prussian royal guardhouse
ⓘ
royal guardhouse ⓘ |
| owner |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
|
| reopenedAsMemorial | 1993 ⓘ |
| sculptorOfCentralFigure | Käthe Kollwitz ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of Prussian neoclassical architecture
ⓘ
one of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s most important works ⓘ |
| symbolism |
commemoration of all victims of war
ⓘ
commemoration of victims of dictatorship ⓘ exposure to rain and snow as sign of suffering ⓘ remembrance of German responsibility for war ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
central memorial site of the Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
memorial to the victims of war and tyranny ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Unter den Linden
subject surface form:
Unter den Linden