Alte Bibliothek
The Alte Bibliothek, nicknamed Kommode, is a listed building on Bebelplatz in the historic centre of Berlin. It was erected by order of Frederick the Great from 1774 to 1780 according to plans by Georg Christian Unger and Georg Friedrich Boumann in Baroque style.- Public building
- …was formerly known as “Königliche Bibliothek”
- …dates from 1780
- …has 6 floors
- …has a hipped roof
- Description: library building in Berlin, Germany
- Address: Bebelplatz 2, Berlin, 10117
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berlin Hbf and National Opera.
Berlin Hbf
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the railway hub and main station of Berlin.
National Opera
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden, also known as the… National Opera is situated 110 metres east of Alte Bibliothek.
Bebelplatz
The Bebelplatz is a public square in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichswerder and Dorotheenstadt.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the…
Dorotheenstadt
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood…
Alte Bibliothek
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Latitude
52.51644° or 52° 30′ 59″ north
Longitude
13.39316° or 13° 23′ 35″ east
Open location code
9F4MG98V+H7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Alte Bibliothek” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Старая бібліятэка”
- Dutch: “Alte Bibliothek”
- Dutch: “Königliche Bibliothek zu Berlin”
- Finnish: “Alte Bibliothek”
- French: “Alte Bibliothek (Berlin”
- French: “Alte Bibliothek”
- German: “Alte Bibliothek”
- German: “Churfürstliche Bibliothek zu Cölln an der Spree”
- German: “Kommode”
- German: “Königliche Bibliothek zu Berlin”
- Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Lama”
- Italian: “Alte Bibliothek”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alte Bibliothek (Berlin)”
- Norwegian: “Alte Bibliothek”
- Polish: “Alte Bibliothek”
- Russian: “Старая библиотека в Берлине”
- Russian: “Старая библиотека”
- Spanish: “Alte Bibliothek”
- Swedish: “Alte Bibliothek, Berlin”
- Swedish: “Alte Bibliothek”
- Turkish: “Eski Kütüphane, Berlin”
- Ukrainian: “Стара бібліотека”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Law Library and Memorial for the Nazi book burnings.
Nearby Places
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