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Pfaueninsel Palace
Schloss Pfaueninsel
Pfaueninsel Palace, 2008
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TypePalace
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Town or cityBerlin
CountryGermany
Coordinates52°25′51″N 13°07′12″E / 52.43093°N 13.11989°E / 52.43093; 13.11989
Construction started1794
Completed1797
Design and construction
Architect(s)Johann Gottlieb Brendel

The Pfaueninsel Palace (German: Schloss Pfaueninsel) is a Romantic-style building on the shore of the Havel in Berlin. Constructed on behalf of Frederick William II, the Lustschloss was completed in 1797.[1][2] Today, the palace is a museum of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg.

  1. ^ "The 'Peacock Island' of Berlin". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  2. ^ "Six soothing day trips to escape the bustle of Berlin". 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

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