Ephraim-Palais
Bezirk Mitte
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Ephraim-Palais stands in Bezirk Mitte (Berlin), in Berlin, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 18th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
The Ephraim-Palais stands on a street corner of the Nikolaiviertel, on the very spot once occupied by Berlin's oldest pharmacy. This 18th-century Rococo building takes its name from Veitel Heine Ephraim, a banker and court jeweller to Frederick II, who had it built in the 1760s. Demolished in 1935 to make way for Nazi urban planning, it was later rebuilt about twelve metres from its original site using the surviving facade elements. It now houses a museum devoted to Berlin's cultural history, part of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin.
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What to know
- The current building is a 1980s reconstruction, built using the surviving facade fragments saved before the 1935 demolition.
- Inside are an oval staircase and an elliptical ceremonial hall, decorated in simplified Rococo style.
- The palace sits at the edge of the Nikolaiviertel, an easily walkable historic quarter in central Berlin.
- The site functions as a museum of Berlin's cultural history rather than a palace preserved in its original state.
Where this château is
Bezirk Mitte · Berlin · Berlin
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Address
Bezirk Mitte, Berlin
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- Heritage status
- Baudenkmal
- Period of construction
- 18th century
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Frequently asked
- Who commissioned the Ephraim-Palais?
- Veitel Heine Ephraim, a banker and court jeweller to Frederick II, had it built between 1762 and 1769.
- Why is the current palace not on its original site?
- The original building was demolished in 1935; its 1980s reconstruction stands about twelve metres from the initial location, which had been absorbed by the widening of the Mühlendamm.
- What can visitors see inside the Ephraim-Palais today?
- The building houses a museum of Berlin's cultural history, featuring an oval staircase and an elliptical ceremonial hall typical of its Rococo design.
- Is the building protected?
- It is listed as a Baudenkmal.
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Sources
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