Berlin City Palace

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former royal residence historic building imperial palace royal palace

The Berlin City Palace was the principal royal and imperial palace in Berlin, serving for centuries as the political and ceremonial heart of Prussia and later the German Empire.

Aliases (7)

Berlin Palace ×2
Berlin City Palace (Berliner Schloss) ×1
Berlin Palace site ×1
Berliner Stadtschloss ×1
Königliches Schloss zu Berlin ×1
Königsbau of the Berlin Palace ×1
Stadtschloss Berlin ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former royal residence → historic building → imperial palace → royal palace →
alsoKnownAs	Berliner Stadtschloss → Königliches Schloss zu Berlin → Stadtschloss Berlin →
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture → Classicism → Renaissance architecture →
completionDate	18th century →
country	Germany →
currentUse	cultural center → exhibition space → museum →
damagedIn	World War II →
demolishedFor	construction of the Palace of the Republic →
demolitionDate	1950 →
destroyedBy	East German government →
facadeReconstruction	baroque facades reconstructed →
formerUse	administrative center → ceremonial center → imperial residence → political center → royal residence →
hasArchitect	Andreas Schlüter → Eosander von Göthe → Ernst von Ihne NERFINISHED → Franco Stella →
hasDome	reconstructed cupola →
hasFeature	Schlüterhof courtyard → balustraded roofline → baroque portals →
hasFunction	symbol of German Empire → symbol of Prussian monarchy →
heritageDebate	subject of architectural and historical controversy →
interiorStatus	modern interiors →
locatedIn	Berlin → Berlin-Mitte →
locatedNear	Berlin Cathedral → Spree River NERFINISHED →
locatedOn	Museum Island →
patron	Frederick I of Prussia → Frederick II of Prussia → Frederick William IV of Prussia →
reconstructionCompletionDate	2020 →
reconstructionStartDate	2013 →
reopenedAs	Humboldt Forum →
residenceOf	Electors of Brandenburg → German Emperors → Kings of Prussia →
significantReconstructionDate	early 18th century → late 17th century →
startDate	15th century →
successorBuildingOnSite	Palace of the Republic →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frederick II of Prussia → Frederick II of Prussia → Frederick William I of Prussia → Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ("Berlin Palace") → William I, German Emperor →	residence
Berlin City Palace ("Berliner Stadtschloss") → Berlin City Palace ("Stadtschloss Berlin") → Berlin City Palace ("Königliches Schloss zu Berlin") →	alsoKnownAs
Unter den Linden ("Berlin Palace site") →	hasNotableView
Berlin Cathedral ("Berlin Palace") →	locatedNear
Cölln ("Berlin City Palace (Berliner Schloss)") →	notableBuilding
Karl Friedrich Schinkel ("Königsbau of the Berlin Palace") →	notableWork
Amber Room →	originalLocation