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Babelsberg PalacePhoto: Sina Ettmer, Adobe Stock
Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam, once the magnificent summer residence of the German Emperor Wilhelm I, rises majestically in the picturesque Babelsberg Park in the Babelsberg district. This architectural masterpiece, whose construction began in 1834, was built in the Tudor style and is based on the style of the English Windsor Castle.
Under the direction of the renowned architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the eastern part of the palace was created first, which housed private apartments for Wilhelm and his wife Augusta. In a second construction phase from 1844 to 1849, Ludwig Persius added a western complex to the palace, which included magnificent ballrooms and rooms for the children of the prince and princess.
Babelsberg Palace was not only an architectural jewel, but also the scene of important historical events. It was here that Wilhelm I received Queen Victoria of Great Britain in 1858 and appointed Otto von Bismarck as Prussian Prime Minister in 1862. The signing of the Socialist Law in 1878 also took place here. After the death of Wilhelm I in 1888, however, the palace lost its political and cultural significance.
Despite numerous changes of use and transformations over the years, including its use as a museum and later as the Central School of Judges and the Academy of Cinematic Arts, the palace remained an important historical landmark. After German reunification, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Berlin-Potsdam residential landscape. Between 2013 and 2016, the palace's façades and terraces were extensively renovated, and since 2019 the interior of the palace has been undergoing restoration to make it accessible to the public again as a museum.
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