Schlossbrücke

The stone bridge, built in 1821–1824 according to the design of Karl Friedrich Schinkel, replaced the old wooden Canine Bridge over the Spree. The surviving maps of Berlin and Cologne suggest that the bridge at this place already existed in the XV century. It was necessary for the delivery of building materials for the first Berlin City Palace through Kupfergraben. Schinkel’s project provided for the decoration of the bridge eight monumental figures on the theme of the victory in the Liberation Wars, but due to lack of funds, sculptures were installed only in 1857, after the death of the architect.