Bellevue Palace Schloss Bellevue

Bellevue Palace, situated to the northeast of the Victory Column in the Tiergarten district, is the Berlin residence of the President of the Federal Republic, at least until the end of 1994. Bellevue was built in 1785 as a summer palace for Prince Augustus Ferdinand, Frederick the Great's youngest brother. It was destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt after the war, retaining the exterior aspect and general layout of the original palace.

The oval reception room (by C. G. Langhans, 1791) was also restored in its initial form, and following subsequent renovation the original floor plan was adhered to. The palace and park (apart from the English Park) are closed to the public. The western part of the park (20 hectares/50 acres) is landscaped in the English manner. With the help of the Shropshire Horticultural Society and donations from friendly British gardeners (including the Royal Family) it was restocked in 1952 and landscaped afresh with stone and nature gardens, rare plants and the thatched park building in which exhibitions and concerts are held. There is also a cafe and a reading room with literature on gardening and fauna.