Bode Museum
In the late stages of Berlin’s imperial museum-building, a Baroque Revival landmark on Museum Island took shape: the building that became known as the Bode Museum, built from 1898 to 1904 under plans by Ernst von Ihne, commissioned by German Emperor William II. It began life as the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, named after Emperor Frederick III, and its front square included a memorial to Frederick III—later destroyed by East German authorities. The museum’s significance goes beyond its façade. As part of the Museum Island complex, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999, recognized for both its outstanding architecture and its role in the development of museums as a cultural phenomenon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War II, parts of the collections were stored in the Flakturm Friedrichshain; by May 1945, fires and looting meant more than 400 paintings and about 300 sculptures were missing. …
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