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Construction Start

When: 1825-1830
Where: Museum Island
Part of: Construction of the Altes Museum begins in Berlin

Actual construction began in 1825, despite plans being developed in 1822/23, following the order of King Frederick William III.

Schinkel had developed plans for the Königliches Museum as early as 1822/23, but construction did not begin until 1825. The project was executed between 1825 and 1830, resulting in a major work of German Neoclassical architecture on Museum Island.

Sources

Altes Museum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
Museum Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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