12 Tuesday May 2020
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berlin, geschichte, history, hohenzollern, monbijou, preußen, prussia
Die Besessenheit für Schloß Monbijou geht weiter, ob als königlicher Palast oder Hohenzollern Museum.
Es ist mir unglaublich, daß dieses Buch einst im Schloß war, und nur vor 90 Jahren. Es gibt Fotos, eine ausgearbeitete Beschreibung der Inhalte der einzelnen Räume, und einen schönen Grundriß.
03 Friday Apr 2020
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I’m pleased with the small print I received yesterday of Schloß Monbijou, dating to about 1833, the downside is that due to this Corona lunacy the picture framer is closed until further notice.
26 Tuesday Nov 2019
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berlin, carlyle, fritz, geschichte, history, hohenzollern, monbijou, preußen, prussia, wilhelmine
Finally reading more of Carlyle’s History of Frederick the Great I was pleasantly surprised to find that Peter the Great of Russia begged to stay at Schloß Monbijou during his state visit in 1717 as he wanted some peace and quiet (Book IV, Chapter VII). The Queen was apparently none too pleased and attempted to remove anything breakable (or is that poetic licence from Carlyle…). As with Königsberg I feel a strange affinity to the place, such a shame that the lovely palace by the river is now a nondescript park.
The description of parts of the visit Carlyle takes from Wilhelmine of Prussia´s (Fritz´s older sister´s) memoirs so of course I had to buy a copy, in German selbstverständlich, not French, God forbid.
18 Saturday Mar 2017
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Well here I am in a hotel on Monbijouplatz on the 18th März, I knew the Schloß was no longer here but a plaque might have been nice. Same for In den Zelten; no sign it ever existed. I’m a little disappointed in the modern Germans, I know they want to forget the 1930’s but forgetting the 18th and 19th centuries seems like babies and bathwater (a German saying according to Carlyle I believe).
On the upside, I’m writing this in the pub after eating Königsberger Klopse.
*Edit: I may have been a little hasty, there is at least an information board…
Preußische Kuriositäten 