Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum stands on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany, as a listed building associated with architecture and archaeology. Its three wings were planned for monumental archaeological finds. UNESCO included the museum in its World Heritage List in 1999.
Built between 1910 and 1930, it began with Alfred Messel and continued under Ludwig Hoffmann. Wilhelm von Bode proposed a new museum for expanding art and archaeological collections. Its recorded institutions include the Vorderasiatisches Museum, the Museum für Islamische Kunst, and parts of the Antikensammlung. The displays bring together Greek and Roman sculptures, inscriptions, mosaics, and objects from Assyrian, Sumerian, and Babylonian cultures. Reconstructions include the Pergamon Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus, and Babylon’s Ishtar Gate.
Second World War damage marked the building, while workers protected some large exhibits behind walls. After the war, the Red Army removed objects, and most returned to East Germany by 1958. Wheelchair accessibility is among the recorded features.
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