Pergamon
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Going to Berlin and not visiting the Pergamon Museum is like visiting Paris without visiting the Louvre.
The famous Pergamon Museum is one of the best and first of the architectural museums in the world. Its name, the reason for its creation and the shape of the building are related to the altar from the ancient city of Pergamon, a monumental work of Hellenistic art.
At the moment, the hall where the Pergamon Altar is located is closed for reconstruction until 2019.
Don’t worry that you won’t see it yet. The Pergamon Museum is rich in other, no less worthy of your attention, exhibits. After 2019, you’ll have an occasion to visit this stunning museum again to see the altar and refresh the entire collection. And during the tour, I will tell you in secret where you can look at an exact copy of the high reliefs of the famous altar.
In the Pergamon Museum you will get acquainted with the art of different times and civilizations, which never ceases to amaze with its beauty and skill of execution. The oldest exhibits of the museum are more than 5000 years old.
The Gate of the Miletian Market, the Procession Road and the Ishtar Gate from ancient Babylon, the Assyrian palace bas-reliefs, the Hittite lions from Samal, the amazing Sumerian mosaic, as well as such exhibits of the Museum of Islamic Art as the Mshatta and the room from Aleppo, represent a rich and unique collection.
You will learn about the great German scientists-archaeologists, without dedication and love for their work, which would be impossible to create and preserve this museum. And also about difficult and sometimes detective stories of finds.
The Pergamon Museum is grandiose, monumental and delightful! Don't miss it!