1712 – Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Johann Arnold Nering, Johann Friedrich von Eosander
The Charlottenburg palace is the largest palace in Berlin and was built in several stages.
1791 – Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Carl Gotthard Langhans
The most celebrated image of Berlin is the Brandenburg Gate which was isolated during partition,
1818 – Neue Wache, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
This was the first of Schinkel’s great works and was completed shortly after he was appointed a senior advisor to the king.
1828 – Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
A monumental collonade of Ionic columns creates the facade of this prominent museum that was built opposite the king’s palace.
1846 – St Matthauskirche, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Friedrich August Stüler
Surrounded by the modern buildings of the Kulturforum, St Matthauskirche escaped the wholesale demolition of the area by Albert Speer as he pursued his plan for Germania.
1866 – Neue Synagogue, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Eduard Knoblauch, Friedrich August Stüler
Once the largest synagogue in Europe, the ornate Neue Synagogue survived Kristallnacht in 1938 due to the vigilence of a guard.
1869 – Rotes Rathaus, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Hermann Friedrich Waesemann
The beautiful City Hall of Berlin is a fabulous brick structure whose beauty would lie in the repetition of elements if it not for the wonderful tower.
1873 – Unsuccessful Design for Parliament, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Robert Kerr
Published in The Architect, May 31st 1873. Unsuccessful competition entry.
1875 – Premiated Design for New Parliament House, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Sir George Gilbert Scott
Premiated entry after international architectural competition to design a new parliament for the then recently unified Germany.
1876 – Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Architect: Friedrich August Stüler, Johann Heinrich Strack
Part of the Museumsinsel complex of galleries and museums, the Nationalgalerie is surrounded by a long colonnade of Doric columns.
