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Abguss-Sammlung Antiker Plastik Berlin
If you are a fan of classical sculpture or simply enjoy studying naked guys with missing
noses or other bodily protrusions, make the
Abguss-Sammlung Antiker Plastik Berlin
Schlossstrasse 69b; 2-5pm Thu-Sun; M45, 109, 309, Sophie-Charlotte-Platz, Richard-Wagner-
Platz)
a stopover. It has works spanning 3500 years, created by cultures as diverse as the
Minoan, Roman or Byzantine, allowing you to trace the evolution of this ancient art form.
The shop sells plaster-cast copies.
Schloss Charlottenburg is about 3km northwest of Bahnhof Zoologischer
Garten. The most scenic approach is on foot from the south via Schlossstrasse
(get off at U-Bahn stop Sophie-Charlotte-Platz and walk 1km), a leafy avenue
flanked by dignified townhouses built for senior court officials.
SCHL
SCHLOSS B
SS BY B
Y BOAT
From mid-April to early October, a lovely way to travel to or from Schloss Charlot-
tenburg is by Spree River cruise operated by
Stern und Kreisschiffahrt
( 030-536
3600;
www.sternundkreis.de
; one way €15, round-trip €21.50 )
. Boats make the trip twice daily
from landing docks in Treptow (1¾ hours) and Jannowitzbrücke (1¼ hour) and go
through Berlin's scenic historic centre to the palace boat landing just outside the
northeast corner of the park. The return trip also drops off at Friedrichstrasse.
There's a pretty cafe with tree-shaded outdoor seating in the Kleine Orangerie
building near the entrance to the palace gardens. Or for a hearty meal and cold
beer, try
Brauhaus Lemke
, a short walk from the palace.
SIGHTS
The 3.5km Kurfürstendamm is a ribbon of commerce that began as a bridle
path to the royal hunting lodge in the Grunewald forest. In the early 1870s,
Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, decided that the capital of the newly
founded German Reich needed its own representative boulevard, which he
envisioned as even bigger and better than the Champs-Élysées.
