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Schlossplatz Review
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Schlossplatz
Palace Square
Squares,
Mitte
Fodor's Review:
One of the biggest cultural debates in Berlin is whether to rebuild a portion of the 1,200-room Hohenzollern palace that stood here from the 15th century or save the country and city millions of euros. The East German government detonated the war-damaged palace for ideological reasons in 1950. Some 60 plaques describe the history of the palace, and you can also see some tiled cellar remains.
At Schlossplatz's south end is the brick-and-glass Staatsrat (State Senate) where East German dictator Eric Honnecker worked. The stone portal to this building was one of the few parts of the palace that the East German government preserved. It's believed that it was from this portal that Karl Liebknecht attempted to declare a Soviet-style republic after the Kaiser abdicated in November 1918. Irony upon irony, this former Communist building is home to a private business university.
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- Address: Unter den Linden, Mitte, Berlin
- Metro: Hackescher Markt (S-bahn)
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