Knabenschule Fürstenwalde, Educational heritage building in Fürstenwalde/Spree, Germany
Knabenschule Fürstenwalde is a three-story brick school building located in the city of Fürstenwalde an der Spree. The symmetrically designed structure currently serves as a second campus location of the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium and houses classrooms and teaching spaces.
The building was originally constructed in 1891 as military barracks and was quickly converted into a boys' school to serve the expanding city's educational needs. An expansion followed in 1898 along Kirchhofstraße, which increased the school's capacity.
The building carries the name of a historic boys' school and continues to shape the streetscape of Fürstenwalde today. Visitors notice how the symmetric brick facade reflects the educational character of the city.
The building is located on Holzstraße and is easily accessible by foot near the Holzstraße bus station. Visitors should note that it remains an active school campus, so access may be limited during school hours.
The building has lived through all of Germany's major political upheavals from Imperial times through East Germany to the modern federal republic. Despite these changes, it retained its function as a school and shows remarkable continuity through turbulent history.
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