Prince Henry Palace

The Prince Henry Palace (German - Palais des Prinzen Heinrich or Prinz-Heinrich-Palais) is a building at 6 Unter den Linden in the Mitte district of Berlin. It was built between 1748 and 1753 by Frederick the Great for his younger brother Prince Henry of Prussia to Frederician Rococo designs by Johann Boumann, said to have been based on original designs by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.

In 1809 it was converted into a university. It burned down during the Second World War and then was restored between 1947 and 1962. Since then it has been the main building of the Humboldt University of Berlin. Sculptures on loan from the Potsdamer Stadtschloss have been displayed on the side wings since 1967 - their return is still a matter of discussion.

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Prince Henry Palace ranks #3,077 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #239 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1748, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,353 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% 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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