Berlin: area by area – Tiergarten – Schloss Bellevue

Schloss Bellevue is now the official residence of the federal president in Berlin.
The three-winged complex was constructed in 1785/86 to plans by Philipp Daniel Bouman, and was the first Berlin palace to be built in the classical style.
The elongated main building is flanked by side wings (on the left the "Ladies' Wing", on the right the "Spree Wing").
The two-story main building's elaborate design contrasts with the completely plain, three-storied side wings. On its gables are sandstone figurines depicting Agriculture, Fish Farming, and Hunting.
Inside there is a ballroom designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in 1791, which is now used for official receptions.
The palace has not been inhabited since the 19th century and was used by various institutions. The current centered entrance was redesigned in 1938, when the building was converted to be the guest house of the government of the Third Reich. Badly damaged in the Second World War, the palace was renovated from 1954–59 as the official residence of the Federal President in Berlin.