Neue Wache

5 Praveen Mehrotra - 8 months ago

Neue Wache or New Gaurd House was constructed in 1816-18 for the royal palace. It is an impressive building with Prussian Neoclassical Architecture. After World War Two it was converted into a memorial. However, after unification in 1993, it is now central Memorial to the victims of war. I side is statue 'Mother and her dead Son'. It does not take much time to visit. It is very near to Berlin cathedral.

5 Suzanne Durkacs - 6 months ago

Definitely worth visiting this memorial dedicated to victims of war. Schinkel designed the building. ‘Mother holding her dead son’ statue by Käthe Kollwitz creates a somber atmosphere. There’s no charge to visit.

5 Science's Bedroom - 2 months ago

A nice memorial to the ones fallen at the hands of blood-thirsty war-mongers. The architecture is grandeous but the message inside is quite minimalistic yet strong.

5 Andreas Schmidt - 4 months ago

Well worth a visit. It is unfortunate that the former memorial, conceived by a group of East German artists (on view at Zitadelle Spandau), has been removed undemocratically by former Chancellor Helmut Kohl after the fall of the wall.

5 Jasper Gneiting - a month ago

Would be awesome to come here when the sign is shining directly down on the statue.

5 Derrick Lee - a month ago

Very peaceful place calm and cool

5 macedonboy - 2 years ago

The Neue Wache is a monument to the memory of victims of war and tyranny. The monument is housed in a Neoclassical building and has a sculpture of a mother holding her dead son. Depicted almost as an allegory to La Pieta, the mother cradles the head of her son in her arms and her grief is overwhelming. The sculpture stands alone in an otherwise empty hall, which adds to the poignancy. There's an empty skyline directly overhead, shining don on the statue to add to the allegorical theme.