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Spandau Citadel is considered one of the most important and best-preserved Renaissance fortresses in Europe. It stands on an area that was already fortified with a stone castle in the Middle Ages. With the development of firearms, the Spandau castle no longer offered protection. So from 1560 to 1594, Brandenburg’s Elector Joachim II had a modern defensive complex built as western protection for the residential city of Berlin-Cölln.
The armoury of the citadel houses the Spandau Museum of City History. The permanent exhibition on the ground floor provides an overview of Spandau’s history. More than 300 objects tell of the settlement and development of the Havel town, which has only been part of Berlin since 1920. The highlights of the exhibition include a Hudson Essex in running order and a collection of historic Siemens small electrical appliances, representing the industry that was based here in the 1920s. Film props from the studios once located here or the original recipe book of an old-established baker’s family are also popular with visitors.
Photo: Aerial view in summer © Zitadelle Spandau, Photo: Jakob Mix
© ART at Berlin: Kommunale Galerie in Berlin Zitadelle Spandau
