The Martin-Gropius-Bau was built between 1877 and 1881 to plans by Martin Gropius for den Berlin Arts and Crafts Museum. The palace-like four-storey building in the Italian Renaissance style has an almost square floor plan.
![Gropius Bau - facade](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/ed300e7c-da44-442c-848a-e05bf7955d96_rw_1920.jpg?h=9aa144b381657ccbba4404f758ca52ef)
Gropius Bau - facade
![Gropius Bau with Berlin Wall](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/912486c5-ee4a-4c59-b426-bc1ce956298e_rw_1920.jpg?h=dbe6a797f509f41fe602adb4930aadca)
Gropius Bau with Berlin Wall
In the middle of the building is a large atrium with side lengths of around 40 by 30 meters and a height of 26 meters.
![Gropius Bau - atrium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/6b6cc87e-5ff3-472c-93c0-df0b0ee85f78_rw_1920.jpg?h=de90a1face62c65594464a2eaea22aa6)
Gropius Bau - atrium
![Gropius Bau](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/714b03aa-cf8a-4cdf-b457-aa0b8809375b_rw_1920.jpg?h=1ccb05eca9d291c801d560b4b822d1b7)
Gropius Bau
![Gropius Bau - ceiling](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/49575462-0d89-4e44-bdd7-3590405b81b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=cde12cd4217e6f9ff26812cad0f3269e)
Gropius Bau - ceiling
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