Neue Wache
Berlin, Germany
Since 1931, it has served as a national monument to the victims of war and tyranny, housing Käthe Kollwitz's sculpture "Mother with her Dead Son".
The Neue Wache is a neoclassical building in the center of Berlin, located on Unter den Linden. It was built between 1816 and 1818 according to Karl Friedrich Schinkel's design and originally served as a royal guardhouse and a memorial to those who fell in the Napoleonic Wars. Since 1931, it has been a national memorial to the victims of war and tyranny. At its center is the sculpture "Mother with her Dead Son" by Käthe Kollwitz, created in 1937. It is an important place of remembrance.
- Visit time: 30 min
How long does it take to visit Neue Wache?
Plan about 30 min.
Nearby
- Deutsches Historisches Museum — 100 m
- Maxim-Gorki-Theater — 130 m
- Staatsoper Unter den Linden — 140 m
- Zeughauskino — 150 m
- Equestrian Statue of Frederick the Great — 200 m
- St. Hedwig's Cathedral Berlin — 240 m
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