Mendelssohn Palace, Neoclassical bank building in Mitte, Germany

Mendelssohn Palace is a neoclassical building in Mitte with two stories made of Seeberger sandstone and notable horizontal lines including a main cornice and an attic balustrade. The ground floor contains a counter hall with marble flooring and a large skylight, while the upper floor displays office spaces connected by an elegant staircase of Belgian limestone with wrought-iron railings.

The building was completed in 1893 by architects Martin Gropius and Heino Schmieden and served the Mendelssohn family as both residence and banking facility. It combines private living quarters with commercial operations, reflecting the important role of wealthy banking families in 19th century Berlin.

The building is named after the Mendelssohn banking family, whose bank Joseph Mendelssohn founded in 1795. Above some upper-floor doors are stucco reliefs made in the workshop of sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow; commissioned by Joseph Mendelssohn, they decorated a hall of the old Berlin stock exchange from 1802 and were returned to the family heirs when that building was demolished in 1893. Their theme is trade, with scenes of European and Arab merchants.

The building stands at Jägerstraße 49–50 in Berlin-Mitte, near the Belgian Embassy. An information board by the Geschichtsforum Jägerstraße outside the embassy tells the story of the Mendelssohn family and bank. The facade and vestibule can be viewed from the street; the interior is not open to the public as it serves as company offices.

The stucco reliefs above some upper-floor doors come from Johann Gottfried Schadow's workshop. Made for Joseph Mendelssohn, they decorated a hall of the old Berlin stock exchange from 1802 until its demolition in 1893, when the Prussian state returned them to the founder's heirs. Their theme is trade, with several Orientalist scenes of exchange between European and Arab merchants.