Berlin

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.

1791 – Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

The most celebrated image of Berlin is the Brandenburg Gate which was isolated during partition,

1818 – Neue Wache, Berlin

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.