University of Berlin Humboldt is a magnificent building decorating the famous Unter den Linden. In front of the facade are monuments to the founder of the university, Wilhelm Humboldt and his brother, geographer, biologist and encyclopedist, Alexander Humboldt.
University of Berlin Humboldt (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), photo by Tinnic
Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) was founded on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt in 1809 and is one of the oldest universities in Berlin. The main building of the university is located in the very center of the capital in the former palace of Prince Heinrich on Unter den Linden.
And in 1816, the Prussian king Frederick William III assigned the university the status of a university. In 1810, only 247 students studied there and 58 teachers taught. But he soon became one of the leading educational institutions in Germany. It consisted of seven faculties - theological, philosophical, medical, pharmaceutical, legal, dental and agricultural. A number of major research institutes have been attached to the university. And in 1887, a branch of Oriental languages was opened.
Monument to Alexander Humboldt, photo by Flaubert Quiros
Monument to William Humboldt, photo by randreu
Many prominent scientists worked at the University of Berlin. Among them are writers the Brothers Grimm, linguist-Sanskritologist F. Bopp, philosophers G. Hegel, I. Fichte, historians T. Mommsen, B. Niebuhr, pathologist R. Virkhov, physicist G. Helmholtz and G. Kirchhoff. Over the years, 29 university professors have become Nobel Prize winners. Heinrich Heine, Otto von Bismarck, Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx studied at the University of Berlin, attended lectures by F. Engels.
How to get there
Take the U6 underground line to the Friedrichstraße station;
by tram M1, М12 - to the Universitätsstraße stop
by city train lines S1, S2, S3, S5, S7, S25, S75 - to the station to the station Berlin Friedrichstraße station.
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