t Cherubs striking playful poses in royal Schlosspark
t Cherubs striking playful poses in royal Schlosspark
Experience Around Schloss Charlottenburg
The area surrounding Schloss Charlottenburg is one of the most enchanting regions of the city, full of greenery and attractive buildings dating from the end of the 19th century. Originally a small settlement called Lützow, it was only when Elector Friedrich III (later King Friedrich I) built his wife’s summer retreat here at the end of the 17th century that this town attained significance. Initially called Schloss Lietzenburg, the palace was renamed Schloss Charlottenburg after the death of Queen Sophie Charlotte.
By the 18th century Charlottenburg had become a town, and was for many years an independent administration, inhabited by wealthy people living in elegant villas. It became officially part of Berlin in 1920 and, despite World War II and the ensuing division of the city, the central section of this area has kept its historical character.