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 Pergamon Museum and the
Ishtar-gate of Babylon by fipsi
It is famous for the altar of Pergamon (that gave the museum its name) and the Ishtar-gate of Babylon with its procession-street. Even if you are not really interested in antique stones you should not miss it. Nevertheless the museum needs a restauration. So hurry up before they close it for a long time! Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Friedrichstraße
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The Altes Museum on Museuminsel is the home of a really remarkable antique collection, mainly sculptures but also ceramics and more. The art works are so compelling and so attractively displayed, that you do not have to be a history freak or an amateur archaelologist to admire them.
There are two floors: the entrance floor contains classical antiquities, mostly Greek. You stand face to face with Pericles, you admire the bronze statue of the "Praying Boy" and learn that most probably this boy was holding some sacrificial vessel and not really holding out his arms in prayer. The classical antique collection was started in 1698, and the museum showcases contain the best of the best.
The upper floor contains the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection. The star of the Egyptian show is no doubt Queen Nefertiti, probably the most famous ancient Egyptian statue in the world. It is truly enchanting. However there are a lot of other wonderful exhibits (Pharaohs, family group sculptures, scribes, and a cat who also draws many admirers, to name a few).
One important tip: On Thursday evening the museum is open until 10pm, and entrance is then free! Phone: 030-2090-5577, 030-266-3666Directions: On Museuminsel, Mitte S/U-Bahnhof: Friedrichstraße S-Bahnhof: Hackescher MarktWebsite: www.smb.museum/smb/standorte/index.php?lang=en&p=2&objID=24&n=2&r=1
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 Berliner Dom,Museum
Island,Berlin,Germany. by Greggor58, 4 more photos
Museum Island was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999....I will quote the UNESCO WWW regarding the Museum Island..."The museum as a social phenomenon owes its origins to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. The five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin, built between 1824 and 1930, are the realization of a visionary project and show the evolution of approaches to museum design over the course of the 20th century."Hence the designation of UNESCO status....
So....on a rainy or grey day that isnt so nice to be outdoors ....you could easily loose a day or two...or three or four.. wandering about here...and exploring some of Berlin's archaeological collections and art of the 19th century....
The GDR put NO money into restoration of any of these magnificent buildings and in fact I walked past building facades that were still riddled with bullet holes from the Battle of Berlin in 1945.I had a hard time believing that 63 years after the War only recently has there been a concerted effort to fix these archetectural treasures!
Today there is a huge reconstruction and modernization program under way.The value of the restoration work is measured in the billions of Euros...
If you have any interest in history or appreciation of the Arts....then this is a MUST see while you are in Berlin.
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The Old National Gallery was built between 1869-76 to house a donated art collection from Johann Wagener and based on a sketch by King Frederick William IV whose equestrian statue dominates the entranceway ( Alexander Calandrelli 1886 ). As typical of Prussian royalty, classic architecture was the model. Plans were by Friedrich Stuler, responsible for so many of the Museuminsel buildings. The Old National Gallery was the first reopened after WWII with final renovations in 1999 and it houses almost entirely art and sculpture of the 19th Century - basically from the French Revolution to WWI - with large representations of Classic, Romantic, and particularly Impressionist art as well as a bit of early modern painting. German and French artists are predominantly displayed.
The Old National Gallery seemed much less crowded that the other museums on the Island and the high ceilings and generous spacing made it a particularly nice museum to visit and wander through. The entrance rotunda is particularly striking with a three story ceiling and a grand circular staircase. The large exhibition rooms are not overcrowded and very still allowing peace to appreciate the fine art presented. Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Friedrichstraße
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 Altes Nationalgalerie by GillianMcLaughlin
But the glimpse is sufficient enough to give a taste of what awaits in the worlds largest and arguably its best purpose made museum complex. Demolished resoundingly during the war, almost completely rebuilt since reunification, Berlin’s Museum Island now enjoys the international protection and recognition it deserves courtesy of joining the list of UNESCOs world heritage sites in 1999.
Museum Island is a relatively recent cultural development by European standards (started in 1824 and finished only in 1930), and is squeezed between the rivers Spree and Kupfergraben. It encompasses no fewer than 5 museums: The Alte Nationalgalerie, the Pergamon Museum, the Bode Museum, the Altes Museum and the Neues Museum. Architecturally, there is more than a casual nod to the grandeur of classic style, and each was constructed to ensure that the whole would provide a mixture of grandeur and style that would be harmonious and pleasing on the eye. It is a triumph.
You will not be disappointed either should you decide to visit any of the museums. You will find therein the home of one of the largest collections of 19th century art in Germany including masterpieces by Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne and sculptures by Auguste Rodin. Elsewhere, in stunning settings and displays can be found some great treasures from antiquity.
Open: Tues to Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thurs 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Leave a Comment Phone: 030/20905801Directions: U-Bahn and S-Bahn station Friedrichstrasse S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt Bus numbers 100, 200, 348 (Lustgarten); 147 (Friedrichstrasse) Tram 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Hackescher Markt); 13, 52, 53 (Am Kupfergraben)Website: http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/ang/e/s.html Other Contact: ang@smb.spk-berlin.de
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The guide book told us that if we only had time for one museum whilst in Berlin, this was it. They weren't wrong! I am so glad we took time to see the ground floor of this great museum which is the "British Museum of Germany" in my definition. "Stolen" from their original countries by German archaeologists, treasures include the Pergamon Altar which gives the museum its name. This is a fantastic part of an altar found in the old Greek city of that name in today's Turkey. Just as you think that is overwhelming, you enter the next room, where the market gate of Miletus leaves you gobsmacked and that's despite being covered behind a net due to a several years long restoration of the war damaged and generally crumbling treasure. Then you enter yet another room and awe strikes again as you face the reconstructed wall and Ishtar Gate from Babylon in Nebudchanezzar II's time! If you weren't indoors, it would feel like somewhere out of a desert town film scene classic, only much more real, with the walls full of religious creatures mixed from strong animals.
These were some of the more famous things we looked at but the museum also houses Islamic art and various temporary exhibitions such as one on Herculaneum that we also saw. Leave a Comment
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Nowhere is the cosmopolitan rebirth of East Berlin more openly evident than at the planned reconstruction of the New Museum, heavily damaged during WWII. It was originally built between 1843-55 to house an extensive collection of Egyptian and earlier prehistoric artifacts recovered by German archaeologists in the early 19th Century which could not be displayed in the Old Museum for lack of space. The internal ornate neoclassical decor and construction is one of the last remaining of its type in modern Germany although the building was one of the first to incorporate iron as a building material and benefit from the Industrial Revolution.
The final repair of the WWII damage is with plans by a controversial British architect David Chipperfield and result will be a truly remarkable building. His plans include replacing the irreparable damage with ultra modern glass steel and wood walls leaving the the remainder with the stigmata of war damage untouched except as necessary for safety.
Even more avant garde is the concept of unifying all the great museums of Museuminsel into one great museum-event with an underground arcade connecting all the separate buildings into a physical and intellectual continuum. These revolutionary concepts place Berlin in the forefront of the museum industry and typify the New East Berlin with its forward thinking renovation.
Today, even in the absence of exhibits, the museum is crowded - throngs admiring the ornate columns, painted walls, and neoclassic architecture of the damaged building soon to be replaced. We could not believe the number of visitors and, like them, were pretty much awed by the interior. In the future, the New Museum will again house the Egyptian collection including the famed bust of Nefertiti, the bust of Queen Tiy, and the late Egyptian Green Head of Berlin. Also included will be the prehistoric and early historic artifact section. In the continuum, the New Museum will be the starting and central point for a great ( and protracted ) history and art experience. Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Friedrichstraße
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 the neoclassical Altes Museum by richiecdiscLeave a Comment Directions: Museum Island, next to Berliner Dom.
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Pergamon Museum by richiecdiscLeave a Comment Directions: On Museum Island, near the Berliner Dom.
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