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*Monument to Goethe (PI. R, 19), by F. Schaper (1880); the
marble figure of the poet stands on a pedestal on the base of which
are figures of Lyric and Tragic Poetry and Scientific Research.
Near it to the S.W. of the Brandenburg Gate is a Group of Lions,
by A. Wolff. — Southern margin of the Tiergarten see p. 177.
7. Northern Friedrich-Strasse. Oceanographical
Museum. Hohenzollern Museum.
The Friedrich-Strasse (p. 120) runs in a straight direction to¬
wards the N. from the Linden (PI. R, 23) across the Weidendamm
Bridge to the former Oranienburg Gate. Its second cross-street is
the Dorotheen-Strasse (for its E. part see p. 57). In the portion
to the W. of the Friedrich-Str. stands the Dorotheenstadt
Church (PL R, 23), built in 1678 and remodelled in 1861, containing
the *Monument of Count von der Mark (d. 1787), a natural son of
Frederick William II., Schudow's first important work (sacristan,
Mittel-Str. 28). — Opposite (Dorotheen-Str. 27) is the Royal York
Masonic Lodge, built in 1881-83 as an addition to a house erected
by Schliiter in 1712. Farther to the W. we reach the Neue Wilhelm-
Strasse (p. 161).
The third cross-street of (he Friedrich-Str. is the Georgen-
Strasse. Here, to the right (Nos. 34-36), is the —
♦Oceanographical Museum (PI. R, 23), opened in 1906 in
connection with the University Oceanographic Institute. Adm.,
see p. 38; illustrated guide, 50 pf.
The Gkoundploob contains the Imperial Naval Collection. I. Historic
Room: Models of ships (vikings' boat, Hansa vessel, etc.); fragments
of the frigate Getion, taken in 1849 near Eckernforde; reminiscences of
Admiral Brommy (1804-60), of the gun-boat litis, lost in 1896 on the
coast of Shantung, of the fight of the new litis with the Taku forts in
1900, etc.; 20 pictures by Petersen (glorious days of the German fleet).
— We descend to the Covered Court (II): Emp. William II. as admiral,
bust by Pfannschmidt (1899); models of all types of German ships of
war; model of a division of ships of the line in port; to the right of
the entrance a column with coats-of-arms, erected by John II. of Portu¬
gal in 1485 on Cape Cross (S.W. Afrika). — To the right of the covered
court through Room III to the Court; among the larger objects placed
here is a submarine boat constructed in 1851, sunk at the trial-trip in
Kiel harbour, and recovered in 1887. — Room IV., to the left of the court
and a few steps lower, contains reproductions of the cabins on board the
former school-ship Niobe. — Behind the covered court is the Armoury (V),
containing marine artillery and torpedos (to the left, model of a'division
of torpedo-boats). In the rooms adjoining to the right (VI-VIII): Signal¬
ling apparatus, rescue machines, uniformed figures. — The gallery to the
left of the covered court (R. IX and X) contains models for ship-building,
equipment of ships, and marine engines.
On the First Floor the Central Room (1) contains sailing ships and
life-saving service. — To the left in Anteroom 2: Construction of har¬
bours (portions of Hamburg harbour), fuelling and marking of the water-
highways, beacons, etc. — Rooms 3-10, to the left, OceanoUtgical Col¬
lection: Nautical instruments, comprising those for deep sea research; in