Charlottenburg Palace
The largest historical palace reconstructed in Berlin after the World War II is located in Charlottenburg district. It is constructed in Italian baroque under the order of the wife of the future Prussian king Friedrich I, Sophia Charlotte of Hannover. After Friedrich’s coronation in 1701 the palace, initially designed as the summer residence in Berlin, was expanded. First it was called Lietzenburg after the town where it was situated. After his wife’s sudden death in 1705, Friedrich named the castle and its vicinity Charlottenburg after her.
When Friedrich I also died in 1713, king Friedrich Wilhelm I became the new owner of Charlottenburg. In Russia he is known in particular for the fact that in 1716 he presented the Amber Room, initially designed for Charlottenburg, to Peter the Great. The building was fully completed during the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm II: the western wing and a small conservatory were constructed. Design of the park began in 1697 and was performed in French style. By 1788 it had gradually turned into an English landscape garden. In 1788-1789 Belvedere was built, later New Pavilion in Neapolitan style and burial mausoleum of queen Louise and king Friedrich Wilhelm III appeared.
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