Schloßbrücke
Schloßbrücke crosses the Spree in Berlin’s central Mitte district, beside the Unter den Linden boulevard. Karl Friedrich Schinkel designed this sandstone bridge in Berlin.
Construction took place from 1821 to 1824, replacing the wooden Hundebrücke used by Hohenzollern rulers. Schinkel’s design formed part of a project to enhance the area around Unter den Linden. Hohenzollern rulers used the earlier crossing for hunting trips.
White Carrara marble statues arrived between 1845 and 1857, creating heroic scenes across the bridge. On the south side, Nike teaches a boy, while Athena instructs and arms a young warrior. On the north side, Nike aids the wounded, Athena leads a warrior onward, and Iris carries the fallen hero to Olympus. During East German rule, authorities called the crossing Marx-Engels-Brücke. German reunification restored the name Schloßbrücke in 1991. Iris carrying the fallen hero toward Olympus remains its most striking detail.
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