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Old library

The old library is a beautiful, grandiose building. It looks like the Mikhailovsky wing of the Vienna Hofburg. And all because they were built on the same project. Nearby in the square there is a square glass window - it is a monument to burnt books. Find him.

The old library, today it houses the Faculty of Law, photo Lisa-silence

The Old Library (Alte Bibliothek) is a historic building in Berlin. The building was erected in the years 1775-1780 in the Baroque style, architect Georg Christian Unger. Literature, which was previously the exclusive privilege of the nobility, became accessible to the representatives of the bourgeoisie thanks to the Old Library.

In 1784, the building took 150 thousand volumes of the Elector's Library of Cologne on the Spree, founded by Friedrich Wilhelm. The library became known as the Royal and became the most efficient and largest library institution in the German-speaking space.

In 1905, the library stock totaled 1.5 million volumes, which required the construction of a new building. In 1914, the library changed its address; now it is located at 8 Unter den Linden and is called the State Library. The building of the Old Library houses the Faculty of Law of the University. Humboldt.

By style, the Old Library resembles the Hofburg in Vienna (Mikhailovsky wing). There was a historical curiosity. Frederick the Great wanted the Prussian architect to copy the design of the Vienna Palace from the Austrian architect Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach. In Vienna, this project was implemented with changes much later, in 1889-1893. It turned out that the Berlin copy was almost 100 years older than the Vienna original.

During the Second World War, the building was almost destroyed. Recovery took place in 1963-1969. So, behind its historical facade, the Old Library hides a new building. Due to the curved shapes of the building, Berliners call it the "Dresser".

How to get there

Take the U6 underground to the Französische Straße station.

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