Palace of the Republic

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The Palace of the Republic was a prominent modernist parliamentary and cultural building in former East Berlin that housed the East German legislature and served as a major social and event venue.

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Label Occurrences
Palace of the Republic canonical 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building
cultural center
parliament building
architecturalStyle modernism
socialist modernism
closed 1990
contains Volkskammer chamber
cafés
event halls
foyers
galleries
restaurants
theatres
country East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
demolished 2008
demolitionEndDate 2008
demolitionStartDate 2006
endDateOfConstruction 1976
floorCount approximately 7
function cultural venue
event venue
parliamentary building of East Germany
seat of the Volkskammer
social venue
hasMaterial bronze-tinted glass
glass
steel
inaugurationDate 1976
languageOfNativeName German
locatedIn Museum Island
locatedOn Schlossplatz
surface form: Schloßplatz

Spree Island
location Berlin
East Berlin
nativeName Palast der Republik
notableFor extensive use of glass and lighting
integration of political and cultural functions
occupiesFormerSiteOf Berlin City Palace
opened 1976
politicalAffiliation socialist state architecture
reasonForDemolition asbestos contamination
urban redevelopment
replacedBy Humboldt Forum
reconstructed Berlin City Palace
significance major cultural landmark of East Berlin
symbol of the GDR government
startDateOfConstruction 1973
usedFor concerts
conferences
political events
public gatherings

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East Berlin hadGovernmentBuilding Palace of the Republic
Berlin City Palace successorBuildingOnSite Palace of the Republic