The plans for the Pergamonmuseum on Berlin's Museumsinsel were originally developed by German architect by Alfred Messel between 1907 and 1909. After his death, the museum was built in a slightly simplified form by Ludwig Hoffmann. It was inaugurated in 1930.
Pergamonmuseum
On display inside the museum are various pieces of ancient monumental architecture such as the Pergamon Altar, the Ishtar Gate and the Market Gate of Miletus, built in the 2nd century AD. The two-story marble gate is about 30 meters wide and 16 meters tall and was excavated in 1907/1908 by Theodor Wiegand.
Market Gate of Miletus
The Pergamonmuseum is also home to the Museum for Islamic Art. Among its many exhibits are
- a prayer niche (mihrab) from the Bey Hakim Mosque in Konya, created in 1270
- the Alhambra dome that covered an observation tower of the Palacio del Partal in the Alhambra above Granada in Spain, created in 1320
- a niche from a Samaritan house in the al-Zahir Baybars quarter of Damascus, Syria, created in the 16th century
prayer niche from the Bey Hakim Mosque in Konya, created in 1270
Alhambra dome
niche from a Samaritan house in the al-Zahir Baybars quarter of Damascus
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