1712 – Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
Architect: Johann Arnold Nering, Johann Friedrich von Eosander
The Charlottenburg palace is the largest palace in Berlin and was built in several stages.
Architecture of Brandenburg
1791 – Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Architect: Carl Gotthard Langhans
The most celebrated image of Berlin is the Brandenburg Gate which was isolated during partition,
1818 – Neue Wache, Berlin
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
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
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
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 – Rathaus, Berlin
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.The building is in a High Renaissance style and the tower is ninety-seven metres in height.
1873 – 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
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
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.
