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 #3125 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #225 of the 349 mapped in Alemania. Fundado en 1748, más antiguo que el 21% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 360 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XVIII. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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