Neue Wache Berlin Neoclassical Building, Schinkel, Photos, Unter den Linden Images
Neue Wache Berlin : Unter den Linden Architecture
Historic Neoclassical Development in Berlin, Germany
post updated 16 May 2021 ; 25 Jul 2016 ; 5 Sep 2009
The Neue Wache and the Zeughaus
The Old Arsenal, Unter den Linden
Neue Wache (New Guard House), Unter den Linden 2, Mitte
Date built: 1816
Architect: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
War memorial since 1931
Style: Neoclassical
Mother with her Dead Son by Käthe Kollwitz, lit by an oculus (reminiscent of Rome’s Pantheon at a smaller scale) in centre of the Neue Wache:
Originally guardhouse for the troops of the Crown Prince of Prussia
Photos © Adrian Welch
Building immediately to the east:
Deutsches Historisches Museum or Zeughaus
More information online soon
Buildings close by include:
Checkpoint Charlie Building by OMA to the north
Jewish Museum Photos by Daniel Libeskind to the east
Location: Neue Wache, Unter den Linden 2, Berlin, Germany, western Europe
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photograph : Laurian Ghinitoiu, courtesy of OMA
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photograph © BTTR GmbH
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