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Even if you do not put a foot into the museums you will most probably be impressed of Museumsinsel, the Museum Island, located on rather a big island in the river Spree. The museums cover the northern tip of the island. The architecture, and even more the agglomeration of such a lot of glorious buildings on such a small space, is breathtaking. Five architects worked on the design of this outstanding ensemble which got World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1999. Restoration and modernisation works are still being executed, and they estimate this will be going on until 2010. You will not be bothered until then, so much already looks absolutely fantastic. Building the ensemble took a hundred years until 1930. The impressive Berliner Dom (Berlin Dome) sits amongst the museums and enhances the beauty of everything. The highlight of all museums is Pergamonmuseum, built around the Pergamon Altar, found in Turkey. When talking about Museumsinsel we should not forget to mention that also the City Castle (Stadtschloss), main residence of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was located there. Despite protests the GDR regime ordered the demolition of the palace in 1950/51. Today you see a vast area called Schlossplatz. Discussions are going on if the castle should be reconstructed. Beautiful Schlossbrücke across the river Spree connects Schlossplatz and Unter den Linden. Statues made of white Carrara marble adorn the granite pillars. The northern part of the island once was a swamp, so no buildings were constructed there in the Middle Age. The area was reinforced by gravel in 1825, and the first museum was built on pillars. If you cross one of the Spree bridges after the Dome Nikolaiviertel and Alexanderplatz are within easy reach. Phone: (030) 20 90 55 77Directions: S-Bahn S3, S5, S7, S75, S9, station Hackescher Markt U-Bahn U8, station WeinmeisterstraßeWebsite: www.smb.spk-berlin.de
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| | | | Museumsinsel (Museum Island): The Museums of Museumsinsel | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
The absolute hit is Pergamonmuseum (see extra tip) The other museums: Altes Museum: Built by famous Karl Friedrich Schinkel from 1825 to 1830, a masterpiece of neo-classical architecture. It has a 87 metre high portico supported by 18 Ionic columns. Behind them the red marble which was used for the construction is visible. It is one of the first custom-built museums, constructed to host the royal collection of paintings and antiquities. Today it hosts the etching cabinet and temporary exhibitions. The most famous exhibit (until 2009) is the the more than 3000 years old sculpture of the Egyptian Queen Nofretete. Alte Nationalgalerie: This gallery, designed by Friedrich August Stüler and finished by Johann Heinrich Strack from 1867 to 1876, was reopened in December 2001. Here you find German and European paintings (including the French impressionists Monet, Manet and Renoir) and sculptures from the 19th century, as well as an antique temple. The equestrian sculpture on the outside staircase depicts King Friedrich Wilhelm IV who had the idea to create the Museum Island. Bode-Museum: This rounded building at the very northern tip of the island, built by Ernst von Ihne from 1898 to 1904, was reopened in 2006. It hosts collections of Late Antiquity and Byzantine art. The museum is named after the director of the Berlin museums at the time. Neues Museum This was still not finished when we visited in August 2007. It is planned to reopen in 2008. All museums on Museumsinsel open daily 10am – 6pm, Thursday 10am – 10pm Entry Fee 8 Euro Phone: (030) 20 90 55 77Directions: S-Bahn S3, S5, S7, S75, S9, station Hackescher Markt U-Bahn U8, station WeinmeisterstraßeWebsite: www.smb.spk-berlin.de Other Contact: Guided tours phone (030) 266 36
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| | | | Museumsinsel (Museum Island): Pergamonmuseum - Purpose-built for an Altar | Tip Rating: | | | | |
--------- SORRY, no photo yet - must scan one -------------- Hordes of tourists flock into this museum, and you will understand when you stand in front of the most impressive and huge Pergamon altar, found in Turkey by the engineer Carl Humann in the 19th century. It took him 20 years to put all the pieces together again. It is a bit like standing in front of one of the temples of the Acropolis in Athens, with the difference that there is a building around the temple, and it is perfectly intact. The Pergamonmuseum was purpose-built from 1910 to 1930 by Alfred Messels and Ludwig Hoffmann to host this altar. Already the word “altar” is a little misleading as it is huge. And to imagine what huge means read this: The frieze, adorned by an incredible lot of sculptures, is 113 metres long! The sculptures show the fight of the gods with the giant. The altar from the acropolis of the antique city of Pergamon in Asia Minor. Other artefacts from Pergamon also hosted in the museum include parts of the Athena Temple. Further you find Greek sculptures, a Roman gate (the famous Market Gate of Milet from 130 AC, mosaics and a large sarcophagus. Also the collections of Islamic Art, and art and jewellery from the Middle East and Central Asia are unique in the world. A piece of outstanding beauty is the 30 metre long brick processional way of ancient Babylon with the so-called Lion Paintings. Everything you can see in this museum is the result of large-scale German expeditions and archaelogical excavations starting at the end of the 19th century. Open daily 10am – 6pm, Thursday 10am – 10pm Entry Fee 8 Euro Phone: (030) 20 90 55 77Directions: S-Bahn S3, S5, S7, S75, S9, station Hackescher Markt U-Bahn U8, station WeinmeisterstraßeWebsite: www.smb.spk-berlin.de Other Contact: Guided tours phone (030) 266 36
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