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Schloss Charlottenburg

Posted in Museums by admin on March 12, 2008

Spandauer Damm 20
Berlin, BE 14059 Germany

+49 (0)30 25 0025

Open Hours9am-5pm Tue-Fri; 10am-5pm Sat & Sun

m3.jpgThis beautiful baroque palace was built in 1695 by King Friedrich Wilhelm I as a summer residence for his beloved wife, Queen Sophie Charlotte. Hidden away in the lush Royal Gardens are several smaller buildings: the ornate rococo Belvedere, containing an impressive collection of porcelain; the Schinkel Pavilion which houses drawings, paintings, sculptures, furniture and porcelain by Karl Friedrich Schinkel; and the neoclassical Mausoleum containing the tombs of Queen Louise, King Friedrich Wilhelm III, Emperor Wilhelm I and Empress Augusta.

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