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The Berlin Palace (German: Berliner Schloss), formally the Royal Palace (German: Königliches Schloss), adjacent to the Berlin Cathedral and the Museum Island in the Mitte area of Berlin, was the main residence of the House of Hohenzollern from 1443 to 1918.
The Royal Palce of Berlin was founded in 1443 as the residence of the Hohenzollern-Dynasty. This dynasty was elected by the Emperor of th Holy Roman Empire of German Nation as principals of the province of the Mark Brandenburg situated between the rivers Elbe and Oder.
As Prussia grew, so too did Berlin, and the kings made it the centerpiece of culture and the arts, as well as the Army. Under King Friedrich Wilhelm I (reigned 1713–40), Berlin's growth was encouraged by his determination to build a great military power.
The Berlin City Palace was the center of the so-called classical mile between the Pariser Platz square with the Brandenburg Gate in the west and the Alexanderplatz in the east.
Sep 13, 2019 · The original Stadtschloss, photographed c1925, was once the home of Prussia’s royal family. It was demolished by the East German authorities in the 1950s in a drive to erase the traces of a ...
- Frederick Studemann
The Margraviate of Brandenburg (German: Markgrafschaft Brandenburg) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 that played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe.
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Jun 29, 2016 · The Hohenzollern crypt beneath the Berlin Cathedral is the most important dynastic crypt in Germany, and one of a handful of major dynastic crypts in Europe. Ninety-four sarcophagi and burial ...
