The Allegory of Science
The Allegory of Science is a work of art in Berlin, Berlin. The Allegory of Science is situated nearby to the museum St. Nicholas Church, as well as near the restaurant Zum Nußbaum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by Albert Wolff
- Also known as: “Die Allegorie der Wissenschaft”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicholas Church and Fernsehturm Berlin.
St. Nicholas Church
Museum
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Nikolai-Kirche, is the oldest church in Berlin, the capital of Germany. The church is located in the eastern part of central Berlin, the borough of Mitte.
Fernsehturm Berlin
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The Fernsehturm in central Berlin was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of Communist power. Fernsehturm Berlin is situated 430 metres north of The Allegory of Science.
Nikolaiviertel
Photo: Manfred Brückels, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nikolaiviertel is an old quarter of the German capital of Berlin, founded c. 1200. Together with nearby Cölln, they jointly make up Alt-Berlin, the reconstructed historical heart of the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitte and Alt-Berlin.
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.
Alt-Berlin
Locality
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Alt-Berlin, also spelled Altberlin, is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. In the 13th century it was the sister town of the old Cölln, located on the northern Spree Island in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
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.
The Allegory of Science
- Categories: sculpture, spolia, and tourism
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.5171° or 52° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
13.40771° or 13° 24′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F4MGC85+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4710054535OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q110206261
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In Other Languages
“The Allegory of Science” goes by many names.
- German: “Allegorie der Wissenschaft”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zum Nußbaum and Klio Karadim im Nikolaiviertel.
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