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66 Section 2. BERLIN. Royal Palace.
The rooms occupied by the imperial family (no admittance), fitted
up in 1888-89, are on the first floor, overlooking the Schloss-Platz. Those
of the Emperor are between Portals I and II, while the apartments of
the Empress adjoin them to the W. Above Portal I is the 'Sternen-Saal'
(Star Hall; with the 'Elisabeth- Saal' above it on the second floor; see
plan of the Royal Palace), containing the colours and standards of
the Berlin regiments. A purple banner, hoisted on the N. side, indicates
the Emperor's presence.
The exterior of the palace exhibits in its two principal facades,
both by Schliiter., a pleasing diversity of style, that to the S. being
distinguished by monumental severity, while that to the N., over¬
looking the Lustgarten (formerly the garden-front), is enlivened with
light and elegant details. The statues on the balustrade oi the
latter are modern. They represent Emperor William I. as Jupiter,
Empress Augusta as Juno, Emperor Frederick as Mars, and Empress
Frederick as Minerva. The Horse Tamers at Portal IV, two large
bronze groups by Baron Clodt, were presented by the Emperor
Nicholas I. of Russia in 1841. — The W. Facade, by Eosander, with
its great central portal, built in imitation of the arch of Septimius
Severus, is colder in style, but highly effective. The two bronze re¬
liefs by 0. Lessing (1897) represent Elector Frederick II. as builder
of the castle, and King Frederick I. as builder of the palace.
To the memory of the Netherlandish relations of the Great Elec¬
tor, Emperor William II. has recently dedicated six bronze statues.
In front of the 'Schloss-Apotheke' a statue of Admiral Coligny,
by Count Gbrtz-Schlitz, was unveiled in 1905 (Coligny, murdered
in the Night of St. Bartholomew in 1572, was the great-grandfather
of Louise Henrietta, the first wife of the Great Elector). Five sta¬
tues of members of the Orange family on the parapet of the palace-
terrace followed in 1907: William I. 'the Silent (1533-84), by Schott;
Maurice (1567-1625), by Wolff; Frederick Henry (father of Louise
Henrietta; 1584-1647), by Briitt; William II. (1626-50), by Haver-
kamp; and William III. (1650-1702; King of England from 1689),
by Baucke.
By Portal IV of the N. facade, which is opened by a sentry, we
enter the Outer Court, in the centre of which is a large bronze
group of St. George and the Dragon, by Kiss (1865). A passage
leads hence to the *Inner Court, which is considered one of Schlii-
ter's masterpieces; it is surrounded on three sides by arcades. To
the left, in Portal V, is a Statue of the Great Elector, by Franz du
Sart (1651).
Tickets of admission to the *Interior of the palace (comp. p. 39)
are issued in the inner court, at the office on the groundfloor to the
left. The entrance is in the E. wing. Sticks and umbrellas must
be given up here and are returned at the exit (no fees). — The old
'Wendelstein' (winding staircase) leads to the —
Second Floor, where as a rule only the State Rooms overlook¬
ing the Lustgarten are shown to visitors. — In the E. Wing is