Berlin - Nicolai House Nicolai-Körner-Haus

Must-see attractions nearby: Brandenburg Gate Charlottenburg Palace Pergamon Museum Gendarmenmarkt Zoological Gardens Under the Lime-Trees Avenue Museum of Applied Art

After Nicolai's death in 1811 the bookshop passed into the hands of his son-in-law Gustav Parthey. In the early months of 1811 the dramatist Theodor Körner lived in the house. In 1814 it became the home of the writer Elise von der Recke, a sister of the reigning Duchess of Courland. In 1892 the bookshop moved to Dorotheenstrasse.

Other houses in Brüderstrasse

At No. 33 lived the Danzig architect and sculptor Andreas Schlüter. At No. 10 is the Galgenhaus (Gallows House), built about 1680, where, according to legend, a maid was hanged for stealing a silver spoon, which was later found to have been trodden into the sand by a goat.