Palais am Festungsgraben
The Palais am Festungsgraben, originally known as the Palais Donner, is a stately building in Berlin's Mitte subdistrict located behind, and facing, the ensemble of chestnut trees around the Neue Wache, near the eastern terminus of the boulevard Unter den Linden.Photo: Jörg Zägel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pergamon Museum and Museum Island.
Pergamon Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pergamon Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. It was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. Pergamon Museum is situated 240 metres north of Palais am Festungsgraben.
Museum Island
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum Island is a museum complex on the northern part of Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin, Germany. It is one of the capital's most visited sights and one of the most important museum sites in Europe.
Neues Museum
Museum
Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Neues Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island of Berlin. Built from 1843 to 1855 by order of King Frederick William IV of Prussia in Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival styles, it is considered as the major work of Friedrich August Stüler. Neues Museum is situated 210 metres northeast of Palais am Festungsgraben.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.
Mitte
Mitte, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.
Palais am Festungsgraben
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Berlin, Germany
- Categories: palace, house of culture, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.51878° or 52° 31′ 8″ northLongitude
13.39561° or 13° 23′ 44″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Inception
1753Levels
3Open location code
9F4MG99W+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 41671582OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
11496576Wikidata ID
Q114742
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Palais am Festungsgraben” goes by many names.
- French: “palais am Festungsgraben”
- French: “Palais am Festungsgraben”
- German: “Haus der Kultur der Sowjetunion”
- German: “Palais am Festungsgraben”
- German: “Palais Donner”
- Polish: “Palais am Festungsgraben”
- Russian: “Дворец на Фестунгсграбене”
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