Bellevue Palace - Bellevue Palace

The palace is located on the banks of the River Spree, near the Berlin Victory Column, along the northern edge of the Spree River. The name of the palace in French means beautiful view, referring to the beautiful scenery along the river Spree. Although not open to the public, visitors can view the building's architecture and the surrounding gardens from the Tiergarten.

Designed by architect Michael Philipp Boumann, Bellevue Palace was built in 1786 as the summer residence of Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia. The palace is the first neoclassical architecture in Germany with the Corinthian column (one of the three columns in ancient Greek architecture. The upper floor of the palace has a ballroom designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans. The palace is located in the middle of the palace. Over time, the palace served as a school under Emperor Wilhelm II and a government guest house in 1939. The arched windows on either side of the palace's gables were converted from the entrances. original palace.

In 1959, the palace was remodeled and turned into the current presidential residence and only the Oval office is the only room that has been kept in its original form. The presidential office is heavily guarded, located to the south of the palace, with a contrast between white glass and black granite. Surrounding the palace is the Tiergarten park, named after its function as the hunting ground of the old Prussian nobility, meaning "zoo". In the middle of the Tiergarten park is the Siegessaule Column and the park is divided into two halves by the bustling boulevard Unter den Linden. Visitors can stroll around the park as far as the Spree River.

Address: No. 1 Spreeweg, 10557 Berlin