Bellevue Palace
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official residence in Berlin for the President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Key facts
- Architectural style
- Neoclassical
- Location
- Spreeweg 1, 10557 Berlin - Tiergarten , Germany
- Coordinates
- 52°31′03″N 13°21′12″E / 52.51750°N 13.35333°E / 52.51750; 13.35333
- Construction started
- 13 October 1785 ( 1785-10-13 )
- Architect
- Michael Philipp Boumann
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Encyclopedic overview
Bellevue Palace (German: Schloss Bellevue, pronounced [ʃlɔs bɛlˈvyː] ), located in Berlin's Tiergarten district, has been the official residence of the president of Germany since 1994. The schloss is situated on the banks of the Spree river, near the Berlin Victory Column, along the northern edge of the Großer Tiergarten park. Its name – the French for "beautiful view" – derives from its scenic prospect over the Spree's course.
Overview
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