Germany · 17th century
The Kronprinzenpalais (English: Crown Prince's Palace) is a former Royal Prussian residence on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic centre of Berlin. It was built in 1663 and renovated in 1857 according to plans by Heinrich Strack in Neoclassical style. From 1919 to 1937, it was home to the modern art collection of the National Gallery. Damaged during the Allied bombing in World War II, the Kronprinzenpalais was rebuilt from 1968 to 1970 by Richard Paulick as part of the Forum Fridericianum. In 1990, the German Reunification Treaty was signed in the listed building. Since then, it has been used for events and exhibitions.
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Kronprinzenpalais ranks #710 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #56 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1663, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,386 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 21 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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