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                                                 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                          Fortuna
                          This sculpture by Richard   Practical Information
                          Scheibe crowns the palace,   Spandauer Damm 10–22.
                          replacing the original statue   Tel (030) 32 09 10.
                          destroyed during World War II.  Altes Schloß: Open 10am–
                                                 5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–Mar: to
                                                 4:30pm). Neuer Flügel: Open
                                                 10am–5:30pm Tue–Sun (Nov–
                                                 Mar: to 4:30pm). &
                                                  m =
                                                 Transport
                                                  Richard-Wagner-Platz or
                                                 Sophie-Charlotte-Platz.
                                                  Jungfern heide & Westend.
                                                 @ M45, 109, 309.


                                                Key
                                                   Official reception rooms
                                                   Sophie-Charlotte’s apartments
                                                  Neuer Flügel or Knobelsdorff-Flügel
                                                  exhibition space
                                                   Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
                                                   Mecklenburg apartments
                         Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s Apartments  Friedrich Wilhelm IV’s apartments
                         This oval hall, decorated with mirrors      Friedrich Wilhelm II’s apartments
                         and offering a delightful garden
                         view, was the Baroque festival hall      Frederick the Great’s apartments
                         and the king’s dining quarters in the      Non-exhibition space
                         19th century.










                      Weisser Saal             Frederick the Great’s Apartments
                                                Located on the upper floor of the
                                                new wing, this concert room was
                                                part of the elegant living quarters
                            Goldene Galerie           of Frederick the Great.








            Entrance to
            Neuer Flügel

                                        . Gersaint’s Shop Sign (1720)
                                        An avid collector of French painting, Frederick
                                        the Great bought this and other fine canvases
                                        by Antoine Watteau for his collection.




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