The Pergamon Museum

The outstanding Pergamon Museum, Berlin's most famous and undoubtedly one of its most popular, with over a million visitors yearly, is the centerpiece of the city's Museum Island district.

The Pergamon is actually a collection of unique museums under one roof, including the Antiquities Collection, the Middle East Museum, and the Museum of Islamic Art. The Pergamon Altar, of course, is the headline attraction. This massive monument, consecrated to Zeus and Athena and erected in the ancient city of Pergamon in Turkey around 180 BC, is considered one of the wonders of the ancient world. Other noteworthy exhibits include Hellenistic architecture, such as a restored 3rd-century BC mosaic floor and the gate of the Roman market in Miletus from 165 BC. Examples of Neo-Babylonian architecture from the period of Nebuchadnezzar II, such as the monumental Ishtar Gate, the Processional Way, and a part of the Throne Room facade from Babylon, are also of significance.

Address: Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin
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