Palace of the Republic

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf building
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Heinrich_W._K._Wiegand
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Modernism
gptkbp:area approximately 100,000 square meters
gptkbp:built 1973
gptkbp:constructionMaterial glass
steel
concrete
gptkbp:culturalEvents concerts
exhibitions
theater performances
political events
public gatherings
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced post-reunification architecture
influenced public space design
influenced_East_German_identity
influenced_architecture_in_Berlin
influenced_urban_development_in_Berlin
gptkbp:currentUse part_of_the_Humboldt_Forum
gptkbp:defeated 2008
gptkbp:famousFor its unique architecture
its cultural events
its controversial history
its public accessibility
its_role_in_East_German_politics
gptkbp:function cultural center
gptkbp:height approximately 30 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol_of_East_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palace of the Republic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:notableFeature large glass facade
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Palast_der_Republik
gptkbp:publicTransport gptkb:S-Bahn
Bus
Tram
U-Bahn
gptkbp:renovated 2015
cultural revitalization
gptkbp:significance former_seat_of_the_East_German_parliament
gptkbp:style gptkb:Brutalist_architecture
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Alexanderplatz
gptkb:Berlin_TV_Tower
gptkb:Berlin_Cathedral
gptkb:Museum_Island
Spree_River
gptkbp:visitors millions annually