Neue Wache

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Unter den Linden 4, 10117 Berlin, Germany

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N52° 31' 3" E13° 23' 44"   (52.5175, 13.395555555556) Start navigation »

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The Neue Wache (English: New Guardhouse) is a building in Berlin, the capital of Germany. It serves as the "Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Dictatorship". It is located on the north side of the Unter den Linden boulevard in the central Mitte district. Dating from 1816, the Neue Wache was designed by the architects Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Salomo Sachs is a leading example of German Greek Revival architecture. Originally built as a guardhouse for the troops of the crown prince of Prussia, the building has been used as a war memorial since 1931.

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