Palace of Podeville

Palais Podewils ( Palais Podewils ) is a historic Baroque building in Berlin on Klosterstrasse. The three-story palace was built in 1701-1704 according to the project of architect Jean de Bodt . Architectural monument.

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Palace of Podeville
Palais podewils
A country	Germany
City	Berlin
Architectural style	baroque
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Building	1701 - 1704 years

In 1732, the palace became the property of Count Heinrich von Podewils , Minister of War and Minister of State of King Prussia Frederick the Great . Under Count Podeville, the palace was decorated with stucco and murals. In 1874, the palace was bought by the city authorities of Berlin. A year later, it housed an exposition of the Brandenburg Provincial Museum . In 1881-1896 the building was reconstructed and acquired an extension. Since 1920, the Mitte County Administration has entered the building. Since 1937, the cabinet of the burgomaster of Mitte County was located in the palace of Podevils.

In the last months of World War II, the Palace of Podewils was destroyed to the ground. It was restored in 1952-1954. The second reconstruction of the palace was carried out after the fire of 1966. During the GDR , the Podevils Palace housed the Central Club of the Free German Youth Union . Since 1959, the building with a large concert hall was officially called the House of Young Talents, and a large number of different circles worked in it. After the reunification of Germany in 1990, the House of Young Talents was closed and a major overhaul was carried out in the building. After the Berlin State Opera moved to the Schiller Theater in the Palace of Podewils during the reconstruction, the children's Grips Theater was located.