#History of the Site Contemporary caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II by Jean Veber in the French journal Le Rire of November 26th, 1898. © Private Collection / Stefano Bianchetti / Bridgeman Images Talk The Kaiser, the Berlin Palace and German Colonialism 3 49 min read Ein Kupferstich von Matthäus Merian dem Älteren aus dem 17. Jahrhundert zeigt die Churfürstliche Residenzstadt Berlin und Cölln um 1645. Gut sichtbar die Höhendominante, die durch die Türme der Nicolaikirche bestimmt wird. historical reading From mint tower to television tower – Tall and domineering buildings in Berlin’s urban planning 4 14 min read View to portal III of Eosander, modelled on the Severus Arch in Rome; behind it the dome of the castle chapel Berlin, ca. 1910 © bpk background Symbolism politics. Frederick William IV’s cupola for the Berlin Palace 2 20 min read Peter Strang working on a small figure © MEISSEN Interview “You don’t get a commission like that often in your life” 19 6 min read Hartmut Dorgerloh Interview “We have to shed light on the Palaces” 14 10 min read Transport der Kolossalfiguren in den Skulpturensaal des Humboldt Forums Reportage Apollo, Mercury & Co. are moving house 3 5 min read The founding directors Neil MacGregor, Horst Bredekamp and Hermann Parzinger, 2017 © SHF / David von Becker article Giving the cross the benefit of the doubt 5 13 min read