High-calibre temporary exhibits, curated by the Deutsches Historisches Museum, occupy this spectacular contemporary annexe designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei. Fronted by a glass spiral, it’s an uncompromisingly geometrical space, made entirely from triangles, rectangles and circles, yet imbued with a sense of lightness achieved through an airy atrium and generous use of glass.
IM Pei Bau
Historic Mitte
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Museumsinsel
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Pergamonmuseum
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Gemäldegalerie
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Reichstag
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Fernsehturm
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Nearby Historic Mitte attractions
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2. Neue Wache
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3. Kronprinzenpalais
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4. Neues Museum
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5. Schlossbrücke
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Marking the transition from Unter den Linden to Museum Island, the Palace Bridge is considered among Berlin’s prettiest. Designed by Karl Friedrich…
6. Altes Museum
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A curtain of fluted columns gives way to the Pantheon-inspired rotunda of the grand neoclassical Old Museum, which harbours a prized antiquities…
7. Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
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8. Palais Populaire
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