Uncovering Berlin’s Hidden Gem: Pergamon Museum Revealed #berlin #history #travel
Hello everyone and welcome to my channel I’m Anna Maria the pharmacist with the suitcase your best companion to discover the beauties of the world in today’s travel Vlog I’m going to allow you doing something that right now is impossible for everyone we will be visiting the Magnificent pergamon
Museum why did I say to you it is something impossible to do well because in October 2023 the museum was completely closed for visitors and is expected to remain mostly closed for 14 to 20 years until 20137 2043 for the execution of comprehensive renovation works I had the
Chance to go there right before its closing and the video you are about to watch has been shot on this occasion so welcome to this private and very unique visit to a place that is currently undergoing renovation the pergamon museum is a listed building on the museum island in
The historic Center of Berlin Germany it was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor William II and according to Plans by Alfred messel and Ludwig hman in stripped classicism style as part of the museum Island complex it was added to the UNESCO word heritage list in
1999 because of its architecture and testimony to the evolution of museums as architectural and social Phenomena let’s go deeper back to its Origins by the time the Kaiser Friedrich Museum On Museum Island today bod Museum had opened in 1904 it was clear that the edifice was not large enough to host all of the art and archaeological Treasures being excavated under German supervision excavations were underway in
The areas of an ient Babylon Uruk assur milus Prien and ancient Egypt and objects from these sites could not be properly displayed with the existing German Museum system Vel fod director of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum initiated plans to build a new museum nearby to accommodate ancient architecture German
Post Antiquity art and Middle Eastern and Islamic Art Alfred messel began a design for the large freewing building in 1906 after his death in 1909 his friend Ludwig Hoffman took charge of the project and construction began in 1910 continuing during the first world war and the great inflation of the 1920s the completed building was opened in
1930 the pergam museum was severely damaged during the air attacks on Berlin at the end of the second world war many of the display objects had been stored in safe places and some of the large exhibits were W in for protection in 1945 the Red Army collect
Ed several Museum items either as War booty or to rescue them from looting and fires then ringing in Berlin not until 1958 where most of the objects returned to East Germany significant parts of the collection remain in Russia some are currently stored in the Pushkin Museum
In Moscow and in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg the Antiquity collection contains species from the archaic to helenistic ages as well as artwork from Greek and Roman Antiquity architecture sculptures inscriptions mosaics brones jewelry and pottery the main exhibits are the pergamon altar from the 2 Century before
Christ with a 130 M long sculptural freeze the pi ing the struggle of the Gods and the Giants and the Gate of madus from Roman Antiquity as Germany was divided following the second world war so was the collection the pergamon museum was reopened in 1959 in East Berlin while
What remained in the West Berlin was displayed in schlo charlottenburg beyond the Antiquity collection inside the pergamon museum there is also the Islamic Art Museum which can be found in the Upper Floor of the South wing of the Edifice Yeah Oh [Applause] Yeah Finally there is also the Middle East Museum that displays objects found by German archaeologists and others from the areas of Assyrian Sumerian and Babylonian culture there are also historical buildings reliefs and lesser cultural objects and jewelry the main display is the ishar gate and the processional way of Babylon
Along with the throne room facade of nead netar thei this part of the museum displays also the mner fragment from the Epic of Gilgamesh I am at the burg Museum in the area dedicated to Bonia [Applause] D He He If you enjoyed taking part to this privileged tour inside the museum but is now closed to visitors please leave a like and share it with your friends if you desire to learn more about the Antiquities and beauties of the world subscribe to my channel and hit the Bell
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🇬🇧 With this travel vlog I am allowing you to visit a place that right now it is impossible to visit as it is currently going under renovation works, renovation works that will last until 2043.
This is a must see place when you are in Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is without any doubt the most impressive museum of Germany.
You can’t go there and miss this gem of the museum’s island.
It is one of the main and most beautiful attractions of the city and it is home of ancient masterpieces such as the Pergamon altar, the gate of Miletus, the Ishtar gate, the processional way of Babilon, the throne room facade of Nebuchadnezzar II and the Meissner fragment from the epic of Gilgamesh.
Watch this video to see all these beauties and to learn the history of this magnificent place!
🇮🇹 Con questo vlog di viaggio vi permetto di visitare un luogo che ora è impossibile visitare in quanto lo stanno restaurando. Questi massicci lavori di restauro dureranno fino al 2043.
Vi parlo di un luogo che si deve assolutamente vedere quando ci si trova a Berlino, la capitale della Germania. Senza ombra di dubbio è il più impressionante museo di tutta la Germania.
Non si può andare lì e perdersi questa gemma dell’isola del museo.
Questa è una delle più importanti e belle attrazioni della città ed è casa di antiche meraviglie come l’altare di Pergamo, la porta di Mileto, la porta di Ishtar, la via processionale di Babilonia, la facciata della sala del trono di Nebuchadnezzar II ed il frammento di Meissner dell’epopea di Gilgamesh.
Guardate questo video per osservare tutte queste bellezze e per imparare la storia di questo luogo magnifico.
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