Palais am Festungsgraben, Neoclassical palace near Neue Wache, Berlin, Germany
The Palais am Festungsgraben stands behind a row of chestnut trees, featuring grand halls with marble columns and golden decorations in Berlin's central district.
King Friedrich II of Prussia gifted the land to valet Johann Gottfried Donner in 1751, leading to the palace construction under architect Friedrich Feldmann until 1753.
The palace transformed from a Prussian Finance Ministry headquarters into the House of Soviet Culture in 1947, establishing German-Russian cultural connections.
The palace contains multiple function rooms, including the Oak Room and Marble Hall, available for events and weddings without Berlin residency requirements.
The palace derives its name from its location near a former moat that once surrounded Berlin's 17th-century fortification walls.
Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin
Architects: Christian Friedrich Feldmann, Georg Heinrich Bürde, Hermann von der Hude
GPS coordinates: 52.51861,13.39564
Latest update: May 11, 2025 21:33
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