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Construction of Schloss Charlottenburg was began in 1695
as a country estate for Sophie-Charlotte, wife of the future King
Frederick I of Prussia. About 50 years later the mansion was
transformed into a royal palace for another king, Frederick the
Great. Badly damaged during World War II, it has been restored and
is now the centerpiece of a museum-and-garden complex. In
addition to the royal apartments, the palace building contains two
museums. In the east wing is the Galerie der Romantik, a collection
of 19th-century paintings from the German Romantic School including works
by Casper David Friedrich. The west wing houses impressionistic
paintings. |
