Schloss Charlottenburg, front view

Schloβ Charlottenburg is the largest existing palace in Berlin. It is located in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf area. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2573x1401, 793 KB) Summary Source: from German Wikipedia [1] Fotograf: Richard Heidler Ort: Berlin Beschreibung: Schloss Charlottenburg Lizenz: Selbst fotografiert, GFDL Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Schloss Charlottenburg List of palaces ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2573x1401, 793 KB) Summary Source: from German Wikipedia [1] Fotograf: Richard Heidler Ort: Berlin Beschreibung: Schloss Charlottenburg Lizenz: Selbst fotografiert, GFDL Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Schloss Charlottenburg List of palaces ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Charlottenburg palace Charlottenburg is an area in Berlin, formerly a borough, now part of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. ...

History

Initially, under the name of Lietzenburg, the palace was constructed in the Italian Baroque style by the architect Arnold Nering commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg. After Friedrich's coronation in 1701 as King Friedrich I of Prussia and Charlotte his Queen, the palace, which was initially conceived as a summer retreat from Berlin (Sommerhaus) was expanded by the architect Eosander von Göthe into a magnificent building. After the death of his wife in 1705, Friedrich named the Schloss and the accompanying estate Charlottenburg in her memory. From 1709 to 1712 further building expansion was carried out, during which the characteristic turrets and the orangery appeared. For the Baroque style in a more general sense, see Baroque. ... Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was born on October 20, 1668, at Schloss Iburg near Osnabrück. ... Friedrich I of Prussia, Kurfürst of Brandenburg, King in Russia (Fredrick I, July 11, 1857 -- February 25, 1913), Hohenzollern, was the first King in Prussia, reigning from January 18, 2001, until his death. ... The Margrave of Brandenburg was one of the seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire created by the Golden Bull of 1356. ... The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Turret (highlighted) attached to a tower on a baronial building in Scotland In architecture, a turret is a small tower that projects from the wall of a building, such as a medieval castle or baronial house. ... Orangery in Kuskovo, Moscow (1760s). ...

Inside the Charlottenburg Palace used to be what was described as "the eighth wonder of the world" — the Bernsteinzimmer, a room with its walls surfaced in decorative amber. The idea came from Danzig and Königsberg, where Gottfried Wolffram, Ernst Schacht and Gottfried Turau prepared the plans in 1701-09. The room was executed under the suprevision of Andreas Schlüter. The original Amber Room (Russian Янтарная комната, German: ) in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg was a complete chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. ... For other uses, see Amber (disambiguation). ... For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see Gdansk (disambiguation) and Danzig (disambiguation) The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Government Russia District Subdivision Russia Northwestern Federal District Kaliningrad Oblast Mayor Yuri Savenko (2005) Geographical characteristics Area  - City 215. ... Andreas Schlüter (May 20, 1660 in Danzig – May 1714 in St. ...

After the death of Friedrich I in 1713 Charlottenburg entered a new existence under its next owner, King Friedrich Wilhelm I. He gave the Amber Room in 1716 to Tsar Peter the Great as a present. Yet right after his death in 1740, the newly crowned King Friedrich II allowed Charlottenburg to be expanded by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, whereupon east of the palace rose the New Wing. Subsequently, Friedrich's interest in Charlottenburg was extinguished in favour of the Schloss Sanssouci at Potsdam (completed by 1747). Frederick William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I) (August 14, 1688 – May 31, 1740) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia from 1713 until his death. ... Monomakhs Cap symbol of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars Czar and tzar redirect here. ... Peter was a tall figure, with an extremely striking build of 2. ... Frederick II of Prussia (German: ; January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) of Hohenzollern dynasty, ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. ... Officer, architect and painter Georg Wenzeslaus Baron von Knobelsdorff in a portrait by Adam Manyoki, a court painter from Dresden Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (Born 17 February 1699 at Kuckädel in what is now Krosno Odrzańskie (Crossen an der Oder); Died 16 September 1753 in Berlin) was a... Sanssouci Sanssouci (French without cares) is the Palace and surrounding Park built in Potsdam, Germany by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. ... Sanssouci, the symbol of the city Potsdam is the capital city of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. ...

The palace was in its best finished form under Friedrich Wilhelm II with the completion of the western palace theatre and the small orangery of Carl Gotthard Langhans. Frederick William II (German: ; September 25, 1744 – November 16, 1797) was the fourth king of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. ...

Palace grounds

Gardens of Charlottenburg Palace

The grounds were laid out at the end of the 17th century by Simeon Godeau in the French style of André Le Notre, and at the end of the 18th century part of the parterre was transformed partly into an English landscape garden. In the palace grounds can be found the 1788 Belvedere teahouse by Lanhans, the 1824/25 Neapolitan villa styled New Pavillion and the 1810 mausoleum built for Queen Luise. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4777x1065, 2119 KB) Beschreibung Schloss Charlottenburg Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Charlottenburg Palace ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4777x1065, 2119 KB) Beschreibung Schloss Charlottenburg Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Charlottenburg Palace ... Painting of André Le Nôtre by Carlo Maratti André Le Nôtre (March 12, 1613 - September 15, 1700) was a landscape architect and the gardener of king Louis XIV of France from 1645 to 1700. ... A parterre is a formal garden construction on a level surface consisting of planting beds, edged in stone or tightly clipped hedging and gravel paths arranged to form a pleasing pattern. ... Belvedere in Italian literally means beautiful view. ...

Modern uses

In the Second World War, the palace was very severely damaged. After 1945 it was rebuilt and functions now as a museum (also as a worthy sight-seeing destination). In the one-time theatre can be found the museum for pre- and early history, and in the small orangery a restaurant. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The palace park as a large, well-laid out park still serves as a recreational town park for the nearby sparsely populated Charlottenburger Altstadt (old town of Charlottenburg). However, there are plans to create an entry fee for the park.

From 2004 until early 2006, Charlottenburg Palace was the seat of the President of Germany, whilst Schloss Bellevue was being renovated. Schloss Bellevue Bellevue Palace (German: Schloss Bellevue) is a château north of the Tiergarten park in Berlin. ...

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External links

• Charlottenburg Palace on the website of the Foundation of Prussian Palaces and Gardens

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Coordinates: 52°31′16″N, 13°17′45″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...