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The rebuilt Berlin Palace, with museums of world cultures and a rooftop terrace over the old center.

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Photo: Fridolin freudenfett · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Wednesday to Monday; closed Tuesdays
Price
Free for most collections; paid for some exhibitions
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Schlossplatz, 10178 BerlinDirections
Getting There
Museumsinsel station (U5).

Why Go

The Prussian royal palace was demolished by East Germany in 1950. Rebuilt with three of its baroque facades and opened in 2021, it holds ethnological and Asian art collections and exhibitions on Berlin.

Its roof terrace looks across to the cathedral and the TV Tower.

Nearby in Berlin

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