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5 Schloß Charlottenburg VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Fortuna
The palace in Charlottenburg was intended This sculpture by Richard Practical Information
Scheibe crowns the palace,
as a summer home for Sophie Charlotte, replacing the original statue Spandauer Damm 10–22.
the wife of Elector Friedrich III. Construction destroyed during World War II. Tel (030) 32 09 10.
Altes Schloß: Open 10am–
began in 1695 to a design by Johann Arnold 5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–Mar: to
Nering. Johann Eosander Göthe enlarged the 4:30pm). Neuer Flügel: Open
palace between 1701 and 1713, adding the 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–
orangery wing. Further extensions were Mar: to 4:30pm). &
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undertaken between 1740 and 1746
by Frederick the Great (Friedrich II) Transport
 Richard-Wagner-Platz or
who added the new wing. Sophie-Charlotte-Platz.
The palace was restored to First floor  Jungfern heide & Westend.
its former elegance after @ M45, 109, 309.
World War II and its richly
decorated interiors are
unequalled in Berlin.
Key
Entrance to Official reception rooms
Langhansbau Ground floor
Sophie-Charlotte’s apartments
Neuer Flügel or Knobelsdorff-Flügel
exhibition space
. Porzellankabinett Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
This exquisite mirrored Mecklenburg apartments
room has walls lined from Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s Apartments Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s apartments
top to bottom with a fine This oval hall, decorated with mirrors Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
display of Japanese and and offering a delightful garden
Chinese porcelain. view, was the Baroque festival hall Frederick the Great’s apartments
and the king’s dining quarters in the Non-exhibition space
19th century.

Entrance to
Altes Schloß

Weisser Saal Frederick the Great’s Apartments
Schloßkapelle Located on the upper floor of the
Only the altar table in the court chapel new wing, this concert room was
is original. All the remaining furniture part of the elegant living quarters
and fittings, including the splendid Goldene Galerie of Frederick the Great.
royal box, are reconstructions.

Palace Façade
The central section of Monument to
the palace, decorated the Great Elector Entrance to
with Corinthian Neuer Flügel
pilasters and topped
with a decorative
cornice, is the oldest . Gersaint’s Shop Sign (1720)
part of the building. An avid collector of French painting, Frederick
It is the work of the Great bought this and other fine canvases
Johann Arnold Nering. by Antoine Watteau for his collection.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp492–3 and pp510–11

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