Altes Palais

The Old Palace (German: Altes Palais), also called Kaiser Wilhelm Palace (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Palais), is a former royal Prussian residence on Unter den Linden boulevard in Mitte, the historic heart and city center of Berlin. It was built between 1834 and 1837 by order of Prince William of Prussia, who later became William I, German Emperor, according to plans by Carl Ferdinand Langhans in Neoclassical style. Damaged during the Allied bombing in World War II, the Old Palace was rebuilt from 1963 to 1964 as part of the Forum Fridericianum. Since then, the listed building has been home to the law faculty of the Humboldt-Universität.

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Altes Palais ranks #1,814 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #134 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1837, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,137 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 1 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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