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o Schloss of the Porzellankabinett has
Charlottenburg walls lined with fine Japanese
and Chinese porcelain.
Spandauer Damm. Tel 030-3209 1440.
 Richard-Wagner-Platz, Sophie- The Neuer Flügel, the new
Charlotte-Platz.  Westend. wing of the palace, used
@ 109, 309, M45. 4 Schlossbrücke. to house the Galerie der
Open Tue–Sun. 8 compulsory Romantik. The former private
on ground floor. & apartment of Friedrik the Great,
it now has displays of the king’s
The palace in Charlottenburg was exquisite furniture. The Neuer
intended as a summer residence Flügel and the upper floor can
for Sophie Charlotte, Elector be visited independently.
Friedrich III’s wife. Construction The Orangery was originally
A bustling outdoor café on the began in 1695 to a design by used to protect rare plants
Kurfürstendamm Johann Arnold Nering. Between during the winter, but in the
u Kurfürstendamm 1701 and 1713, the palace was summer months was used as a
scene for festivities by the court.
enlarged, and a Baroque cupola
 Kurfürstendamm. @ 204, 249, and an orangery were added. It has been rebuilt and is now a
M0, M19, M29, M46, X10. Subsequent extensions were concert and events venuel.
undertaken by Frederick the The park surrounding the
This wide avenue was Great (King Friedrich II), who palace is one of the most
established in the 1880s on added the Neuer Flügel (New picturesque places in Berlin.
the site of a former track that Wing) between 1740 and 1746. Among the fine monuments
led to the Grunewald forest (see Restored to its former dotted around the grounds are
p510). It quickly acquired many elegance after World War II, the Neoclassical Neuer Pavillion
imposing buildings and grand the palace’s richly decorated (New Pavilion), whose interior is
hotels. In the 20 years between interior is unequalled in Berlin. furnished in period style, and
World Wars I and II, the In the central section of the the Belvedere (1788), housing a
Ku’damm, as it is popularly palace, the mirrored gallery large collection of porcelain.
called, was renowned for its
cafés, visited by famous film
directors, writers, and painters.
After World War II, new
buildings replaced the
damaged houses, but this did
not change the character of the
street. Elegant shops and pretty
cafés still attract a chic crowd.
Not far from here is the city’s
newest photography museum,
the Museum für Fotographie.

i Sammlung
Berggruen
Schlossstraße 1. Tel 030-326 9580.
 Richard-Wagner-Platz, Sophie-
Charlotte-Platz.  Westend. @ 109,
309, M45. Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun.
& 7
Heinz Berggruen assembled this
art collection dating from the
late 19th and first half of the 20th
centuries. The museum is known
for its large array of paintings,
drawings, and gouaches by Pablo
Picasso. There is also a display of
more than 20 works by Paul
Klee and paintings by Van Gogh,
Braque, and Cézanne. The
Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
opposite covers the Surrealists
and their predecessors. Central tower and 18th-century cupola of Schloss Charlottenburg

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