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Berlin Palace
Berliner Schloss
The Berlin Palace (Berliner Schloss) was the principal residence of the Hohenzollern electors, kings of Prussia and German emperors and dominated the Schlossplatz and the Spree riverfront in central Berlin. Largely Baroque in form after the work of Andreas Schlüter and later altered with a 19th‑century dome, it served ceremonial, administrative and museum functions until its wartime destruction; its outer façades were reconstructed in the 21st century to house the Humboldt Forum.
First raised
1451
Its prime
1910
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1910
What Berlin Palace looked like in its prime.
A massive four‑wing Baroque palace of warm sandstone and stucco, three main storeys of tall rectangular windows set in rhythmic pilasters, a rusticated ground floor and a balustraded roofline punctuated by statues. The river (Spree) side presents a terraced quay with stone balustrade; a sculptured central west portal (Eosanderportal) with colossal columns and bronze reliefs is capped by a high, octagonal drum and a large domed roof with lantern and cross. Scale is city‑block large; surface ornament is abundant and carved.
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9 places to explore in 1910.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Berlin Palace, including 5 interiors: schlüterhof (main inner courtyard), palace chapel beneath the dome, white hall (weißer saal) — state ceremonial room and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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Families who held Berlin Palace.
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Hohenzollern
Principal residence of the Hohenzollern electors of Brandenburg, kings of Prussia and German emperors from the 15th century until the dynasty's fall in 1918.
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