Classical architecture and burning books
(Unter den Linden)
Berlin, Berlin 10117
+49 (0)30 25 0025 (Touristen Information)
Review © 2009, Wcities
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Classical architecture and burning books |
Bebelplatz (Unter den Linden) Berlin, Berlin 10117 +49 (0)30 25 0025 (Touristen Information) |
Friedrich II liked his architecture to mirror his political programme—Bebelplatz was designed to be a meeting place for science, art and political power. An academy, an opera house and a royal palace were planned, yet only the Opera House was finished in the king's lifetime. Later additions (the Royal Library and the Humboldt University buildings) are a testament to Freidrich's original project—all of them imposing classical buildings which unite to form one of Berlin's most impressive squares. Science and art are still represented; political power only to an extent—in the middle of the square an underground memorial (visible through a glass screen) bares testimony to the site where the Nazis burnt the books of political and philosophical opponents in May 1933. Review © 2009, Wcities |
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