Berlin: area by area - Museum Island – Zeughaus "Mother of the Prussian Style"

The Zeughaus is one of the oldest and most important baroque buildings in Berlin. It is home to the German Historical Museum.
The Zeughaus was constructed as an artillery store in 1706. Construction supervisor was originally Nering, the architect of »Schloss Charlottenburg; after his death, Grünberg took charge of the shell, and Andreas Schlüter took on the overall supervision. Its total appearance reflects the harmony between the strict classical divisions of the façade, and richly ornamented. baroque sculptural relieves.The Zeughaus was transformed into a "Hall of Fame for the Prussian Army", a military museum, in 1875.