Unter den Linden 6: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin main building
Berlin University began its first semester with 256 students and 52 teachers. From 1828 to 1945, it bore the name ‘Königliche Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin’. The building was almost entirely destroyed during the Second World War, but by 1946 operations had partially resumed.
In 1949, the university was renamed after its founder Wilhelm - and his brother Alexander - von Humboldt, and the building was reconstructed according to historical records.
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- Figure: Heike Zappe
As well as housing the President’s Office and Administration, the Unter den Linden main building is now also home to the 750-seat Auditorium Maximum (the university’s largest lecture hall), a modern Student Service Centre, and the Departments of Philosophy, English/American Studies and Classical Archaeology.
Facilities
- University Management
- Student Service Centre
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of English and American Studies
- Department of Classical Archaeology
- Hermann von Helmholtz-Centre for Cultural Techniques
- Classical Archaeology Library
Adress
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin (postal address)
10117 Berlin (street address)