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28-560: Treptower Park ( pronounced [tʁɛptoːɐ] , with a silent w ) is a park alongside the river Spree in Alt-Treptow , in the district of Treptow-Köpenick , south of central Berlin . It was the location of the Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin in 1896. It is a popular place for recreation of Berliners and a tourist attraction. On 14 July 1987 it was used by British band Barclay James Harvest for

56-675: A blaze of light. Hovering overhead, Mercury heralds the arrival of the life-giving god and Saturn ushers in the Golden Age with his scythe. Coxie also included images of the Four Continents as well as the Four Seasons, which are familiar allusions to political power and thus affirm the greatness of Frederick I. Inside the palace, was a room described as "the eighth wonder of the world", the Amber Room ( Bernsteinzimmer ),

84-517: A large courtyard, and the main palace was extended on both sides. Sophie Charlotte died in 1705 and Frederick named the palace and its estate Charlottenburg in her memory. In the following years, the Orangery was built on the west of the palace and the central area was extended with a large domed tower and a larger vestibule. On top of the dome is a wind vane in the form of a gilded statue representing Fortuna designed by Andreas Heidt . The Orangery

112-589: A room with its walls surfaced in decorative amber . It was designed by Andreas Schlüter, and its construction by the Danish amber craftsman Gottfried Wolfram started in 1701. Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Tsar Peter the Great as a present in 1716. When Frederick I died in 1713, he was succeeded by his son, Frederick William I]] whose building plans were less ambitious, although he did ensure that

140-643: A stretch of about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of and flowing through Fürstenwalde, the river forms part of the Oder-Spree Canal . On this reach, and on the reach west of the confluence with the River Dahme at Köpenick, the river forms part of secondary commercial link between Berlin and the River Oder and hence Poland . The canal diverges from the Spree just east of Fürstenwalde and later joins

168-487: Is a major tourist attraction. The original palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte , the wife of Frederick III , Elector of Brandenburg in what was then the village of Lietzow. Named Lietzenburg , the palace was designed by Johann Arnold Nering in Baroque style. It consisted of one wing and was built in 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 stories with a central cupola . The façade was decorated with Corinthian pilasters . On

196-576: Is an island in the Spree. In 2004 the Badeschiff floating swimming pool opened on the Spree in Berlin. Small craft, such as punts , are widely used in wetlands of the Spreewald. Larger craft can reach as far upstream as Leibsch, although the upper reaches are relatively shallow and are generally only used by leisure craft. Some intermediate reaches are unnavigable and by-passed by canals. For

224-855: Is the main river of Berlin, Brandenburg, Lusatia, and the settlement area of the Sorbs , who call the river Sprjewja ; the name derives ultimately from Proto-Germanic * spreutaną "to spring forth". For a very short distance close to its sources, the Spree constitutes, as Spréva , the border between Germany and the Czech Republic . The Spree's longest tributaries are Dahme (confluence in Berlin- Köpenick ) and Schwarzer Schöps ( Čorny Šepc ; confluence in Boxberg/O.L. - Sprey  [ de ] ), other well-known tributaries (since they are Berlin rivers) are Panke and Wuhle . It rises in

252-675: The Lusatian Mountains and flows north through Bautzen and Spremberg . In the Spreewald the river passes through the towns of Lübbenau , Lübben and Leibsch . Just below Leibsch, the Dahme Flood Relief Canal diverts water from the Spree to run into the River Dahme at Märkisch Buchholz . The Spree continues north from Leibsch before flowing into the Neuendorfer See at the northern edge of

280-612: The Carp Pond. The building was used as a teahouse and as a viewing-tower. Langhans also designed the Palace Theatre, which was built between 1788 and 1791 to the west of the Orangery wing. The mausoleum was built as a tomb for Queen Louise between 1810 and 1812 in neoclassical style to a design by Heinrich Gentz . After the death of Frederick William III, it was extended; this design being by Karl Friedrich Schinkel . It

308-503: The Great , would later achieve the title King of Prussia). Two years previously, he had appointed Johann Friedrich von Eosander (also known as Eosander von Göthe) as the royal architect and sent him to study architectural developments in Italy and France, particularly the Palace of Versailles . On his return in 1702, Eosander began to extend the palace, starting with two side wings to enclose

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336-437: The River Dahme at the (lake) Seddinsee . In Berlin, the Spree forms part of a dense network of navigable waterways, many of which are artificial, and which provide a wide choice of routes. Several important commercial harbors can be found on this network, and tugs and barges move sand, grain, bricks, and beer. Tour boats tour the central section of the Spree and its adjoining waterways on a frequent basis. Many people died in

364-716: The Spree during the Cold War while trying to cross the Berlin Wall , including children who drowned when rescuers were not allowed to enter the river to save them. Schloss Charlottenburg Schloss Charlottenburg ( Charlottenburg Palace ) is a Baroque palace in Berlin , located in Charlottenburg , a district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough, and is among the largest palaces in

392-895: The Spree is where it is best known. It flows through the city centre of Berlin to join the River Havel in Spandau , one of Berlin's western boroughs, which itself ultimately merges with the Elbe to enter the sea in Cuxhaven , after flowing through Hamburg . On its route through Berlin, the river passes Berlin Cathedral ( Berliner Dom ), the Reichstag and the Schloss Charlottenburg . The renowned Museum Island ( Museumsinsel ), with its collection of five major museums ,

420-592: The Spreewald. From the Neundorfer See it then flows in an easterly direction to the Schwielochsee , and then in a northerly and westerly direction to the town of Fürstenwalde . From Fürstenwalde the river continues to flow westwards, through the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee , to Köpenick in the southeastern part of Berlin , where it is joined by its tributary, the River Dahme. The final reach of

448-555: The Throne Room and the Golden Gallery, was designed mainly by Johann August Nahl . In 1747, a second apartment for the king was prepared in the distant eastern part of the wing. During this time, Sanssouci was being built at Potsdam , and once this was completed Frederick was only an occasional visitor to Charlottenburg. In 1786, Frederick was succeeded by his nephew Frederick William II , who transformed five rooms on

476-583: The building was properly maintained. Building was resumed after his son Frederick II (Frederick the Great) came to the throne in 1740. During that year, stables for his personal guard regiment were completed to the south of the Orangery wing and work was started on the east wing. The building of the new wing was supervised by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff , the superintendent of all the Royal Palaces, who largely followed Eosander's design. The decoration of

504-528: The exterior was relatively simple but the interior furnishings were rich with painting and sculpture, textiles, and mirrors. The ground floor was intended for Frederick's wife Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern , who, preferring Schönhausen Palace however, was only an occasional visitor. The especially splendid decoration of the upper floor, which included the White Hall, the Banqueting Hall,

532-872: The first ever open-air concert by a western rock band in the German Democratic Republic . Its prominent feature is the Soviet War Memorial (sometimes translated as the "Soviet Cenotaph"), built to the design of the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky to commemorate the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in April–May 1945. It was opened four years after the war ended, on May 8, 1949 . 52°29′18″N 13°28′11″E  /  52.48833°N 13.46972°E  / 52.48833; 13.46972 Spree (river) The Spree

560-469: The ground floor of the east wing into his summer quarters and part of the upper floor into Winter Chambers, although he did not live long enough to use them. His son, Frederick William III , came to the throne in 1797 and reigned with his wife, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , for 43 years. They spent much of this time living in the east wing of Charlottenburg. In 1804, following Prussia's defeat at Jena-Auerstedt , Napoleon marched into Berlin and settled in

588-558: The palace, which became his headquarters. Their eldest son, Frederick William IV , who reigned from 1840 to 1861, lived in the upper storey of the central palace building. After Frederick William IV died, the only other royal resident of the palace was Frederick III , who reigned for 99 days in 1888. The palace was badly damaged in 1943 during the Second World War . In 1951, the war-damaged Stadtschloss in East Berlin

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616-770: The palace. Coxie painted between 1701 and 1713 frescos and an altarpiece in the Palace Chapel and frescos in the Gobelin Gallery and Porcelain Room. The frescos in the Porcelain Room were blatant propaganda for the rule of Frederick I. They represent Aurora, the Goddess of Dawn, in her seven-horsed chariot chasing away Night and clearing the way for the Sun-God Apollo, who approaches in his chariot in

644-577: The royal gardener Georg Steiner redesigned the garden in the English landscape style for Frederick William II, the work being directed by Peter Joseph Lenné . After the Second World War, the centre of the garden was restored to its previous Baroque style. In 1788, Frederick William II arranged for the building of the Belvedere , designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans , in the grounds beyond

672-618: The top was a cornice on which were statues. At the rear in the centre of the palace were two oval halls, the upper one being a ceremonial hall and the lower giving access to the gardens. Nering died during the construction of the palace and the work was completed by Martin Grünberg and Andreas Schlüter . The inauguration of the palace was celebrated on 11 July 1699, Frederick's 42nd birthday. Frederick crowned himself as Frederick I, King in Prussia in 1701 (Frederick II, known as Frederick

700-455: The world . The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and was greatly expanded during the 18th century. It includes much lavish internal decoration in Baroque and Rococo styles. A large formal garden surrounded by woodland was added behind the palace, including a belvedere , a mausoleum , a theatre and a pavilion. During the Second World War , the palace was badly damaged but has since been reconstructed. The palace with its gardens

728-468: Was being renovated. The garden was designed in 1697 in Baroque style by Simeon Godeau, who had been influenced by André Le Nôtre , designer of the gardens at Versailles. Godeau's design consisted of geometric patterns, with avenues and moats, which separated the garden from its natural surroundings. Beyond the formal gardens was the Carp Pond. Towards the end of the 18th century, a less formal, more natural-looking garden design became fashionable. In 1787,

756-500: Was demolished and, as the damage to Charlottenburg was at least as serious, it was feared that it would also be demolished. However, following the efforts of Margarete Kühn , the director of the State Palaces and Gardens, it was rebuilt to its former condition, with gigantic modern ceiling paintings by Hann Trier . From 2004 until early 2006, Charlottenburg Palace was the seat of the president of Germany, whilst Schloss Bellevue

784-496: Was originally used to overwinter rare plants. During the summer months, when over 500 orange, citrus and sour orange trees decorated the baroque garden, the Orangery regularly was the gorgeous scene of courtly festivities. Various artists were invited to decorate the interior of the palace. As the court painter of Frederick I, the Flemish artist Jan Anthonie Coxie was commissioned to paint the walls and ceilings in various rooms of

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