Berlin - Crown Prince's Palace

(Local Name: Palais Unter den Linden) The Crown Prince's Palace at the beginning of Unter den Linden in Berlin was built by the architect Johann Arnold Nering in 1663-64 by converting an existing stately home. In 1732 it passed to King Frederick William I who intended it should be the residence of the Crown Prince and had it converted by Philipp Gerlach in the Baroque style. It was subsequently occupied by Prince August William, the brother of Frederick the Great and then by Crown Prince Frederick William and his wife Luise from 1793. In 1811 the master-builder linked the Crown Prince's Palace with the Princesses' Palace by means of a bridge. After further conversions had been made and floors added by Johann