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Belvedere
The late-rococo Belvedere ( GOOGLE MAP ; 030-320 910; www.spsg.de ; Spandauer Damm
10-22; adult/concession €3/2.50; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun Apr-Oct; M45, 109, 309, Sophie-
Charlotte-Platz, Richard-Wagner-Platz) palace with the distinctive cupola got its start in 1788 as
a tea house for Friedrich Wilhelm II. Here he enjoyed reading, listening to chamber music
and holding spiritual sessions with fellow members of the mystical Order of the Rosicru-
cians. These days it houses porcelain masterpieces by the royal manufacturer KPM.
Belvedere
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Mausoleum
The 1810 neoclassical Mausoleum ( GOOGLE MAP ; 030-320 910; www.spsg.de ; Spandauer
Damm 10-22; adult/concession €2/1; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun Apr-Oct; M45, 109, 309, Richard-
Wagner-Platz, Sophie-Charlotte-Platz) was conceived as the final resting place of Queen Luise
but was twice expanded to make room for other royals, including Emperor William I and his
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