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rededicated in 1993 to the
memory of all victims of war
and dictatorship. Inside is an
eternal flame and a granite slab
over the ashes of an unknown
soldier, a resistance fighter and
a concentration camp prisoner.
In the roof opening is a copy
of the sculpture Mother with
her Dead Son, by Berlin artist
Käthe Kollwitz.

8 Zeughaus
The 19th-century Neue Wache, now dedicated to the victims of war and dictatorship
Unter den Linden 2. Map 5 D2.
prestigious buildings, which 7 Neue Wache Tel 20 30 40.  Hackescher Markt.
have been restored in the years @ 100, 200, TXL. New wing:
following World War II. Unter den Linden 4. Map 4 C2. Open 10am–6pm daily.
Since the reunification of  Hackescher Markt. @ 100, 200,
Germany in 1990, Unter den TXL. Open 10am–6pm daily. This former arsenal was built in
Linden has acquired several the Baroque style in 1706 under
cafés and restaurants, as well as Designed by Karl Friedrich the guidance of Johann Arnold
many smart shops. The street Schinkel and built between Nering, Martin Grünberg,
has also become the venue 1816 and 1818, this monument Andreas Schlüter and Jean de
for interesting outdoor events. is considered to be one of Bodt. A magnificent structure, its
It is usually crowded with the finest examples of Neo- wings flank an inner courtyard
tourists and students browsing Classical architecture in Berlin. and its exterior is decorated with
the bookstalls around the The front of the monument is Schlüter’s sculptures, including
Humboldt Universität and the dominated by a huge Doric masks of dying warriors. Home
Staats bibliothek (State Library). portico with a frieze made up to the Museum für Deutsche
of bas-reliefs depicting Geschichte of the GDR since
6 Humboldt goddesses of victory. 1952, it became the Deutsches
In 1930–31 the building Historisches Museum (DHM) in
Universität was turned into a monument 1990, housing an extensive
Humboldt University to soldiers killed in World War I. exhibition on German history. A
Unter den Linden 6. Map 4 C2.  & Following its restoration in modern glass and steel building
 Friedrichstraße. @ 100, 200, TXL. 1960, Neue Wache became designed by architect I M Pei
the Memorial to the Victims of was added in 2003 and hosts a
The university building was Fascism and Militarism. It was range of temporary exhibits.
constructed in 1748–1766,
originally as a residence for
Prince Heinrich of Prussia. The
overall design of the palace, with
its main block and the courtyard
enclosed within two wings, has
been extended many times. Two
marble statues by Paul Otto
(1883) stand at the entrance;
these represent Wilhelm and
Alexander von Humboldt.
Many famous scientists
have worked here, including
physicians Rudolf Virchow and
Robert Koch and physicists Max
Planck and Albert Einstein.
Graduates include Heinrich Heine,
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
After World War II, the
university was in the Russian
sector and the difficulties
encountered by the students
of the western zone led to the
establishment in 1948 of the
Freie Universität. Part of the façade of the Zeughaus on Unter den Linden

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