Charlottenburg Palace
A Baroque palace in western Berlin begun in 1695 as a summer home for Sophie Charlotte, the wife of the later King Frederick I. The dome is topped with a gilded statue of Fortuna, and the grounds hold a landscaped park.
- Where
- Berlin, Germany
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.5211, 13.2958
Get the Charlottenburg Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Charlottenburg Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Berlin volume with your photos and a note.
Near Charlottenburg Palace
Kurfürstendamm 2.5 km
One of the most famous avenues in Berlin, running through the western city centre from the Memorial Church. It is lined with shops, cafes and theatres, and in the 1920s it was the centre of Berlin's nightlife.
Berlin Zoological Garden 3.2 km
The oldest zoo in Germany, opened in 1844 in the Tiergarten in western Berlin. It keeps more species than any other zoo in the world, and has a famous aquarium and an elephant gate with Indian style architecture.
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church 3.2 km
A church on Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, bombed in 1943. The ruined west tower was kept as a memorial, and a modern octagonal hall of blue glass by Egon Eiermann was added next to it in 1961. Locals call the ruin the hollow tooth.
Victory Column 3.7 km
A 67 metre column topped by a golden statue of Victoria in the middle of the Tiergarten in Berlin. It was built from 1864 to 1873 to mark Prussian military victories, and visitors can climb 285 steps to a viewing platform.
Berlin Olympic Stadium 3.9 km
A stadium in western Berlin built for the 1936 Summer Olympics and rebuilt with a roof for the 2006 World Cup. It holds about 74,000 people, hosts the German Cup final each year and is home to Hertha BSC.
Großer Tiergarten 4.8 km
The large inner city park of Berlin, once a royal hunting ground and opened to the public in the 19th century. It covers about 210 hectares of lawns, lakes and woodland, and has the Victory Column and Bellevue Palace at its edge.
Gemäldegalerie 4.9 km
An art museum at the Kulturforum in Berlin that shows European painting of the 13th to 18th century, opened in its present building in 1998. Its collection includes works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio and Botticelli.
Reichstag 5.4 km
The seat of the German parliament in Berlin, completed in 1894 and badly damaged in the war. Norman Foster rebuilt it in the 1990s and added a glass dome that visitors can walk up, with views over the city.
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Questions
Where is Charlottenburg Palace?
Charlottenburg Palace is in Berlin, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kurfürstendamm (2.5 km), Berlin Zoological Garden (3.2 km), Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (3.2 km).
How do I get the Charlottenburg Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Charlottenburg Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Berlin volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Charlottenburg Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Berlin volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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