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The Neuer Marstall ((英語:New Stables)) is a listed historic building in Berlin, Germany located on the Schloßplatz and the Spree River. Completed in 1901 and facing the former Royal Palace, the neo-Baroque "New Stables" once sheltered the Royal equerry, horses and carriages of Imperial Germany.〔(Berlin National Heritage list ) retrieved 23-Feb-2012〕 The complex also included three enclosed courtyards, a riding school, and the Knights College. At the end of World War I, this was where revolutionaries hatched plans that brought down the Hohenzollern dynasty during the German Revolution of 1918–1919.〔Christian Williams: ''The Rough Guide to Berlin'', 9th ed. Penguin, 2011. pp. 63–64〕 Severely damaged in World War II, the building was partially repaired in the 1960s and used as an exhibition space for the Berlin Academy of Arts. After more renovations in 2005, the building became the home of the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music and the Berlin City Library. More restoration work has continued since 2007. Lonely Planet lists the Neuer Marstall at number 79 in their 815 "things to do" in Berlin.〔(Lonely Planet Guide to Berlin: Neuer Marstall ), retrieved 29-Feb-2012.〕 ==History== The Old Royal Stables ((ドイツ語:Alter Marstall)) of the Prussian Kings were constructed in 1670 to a design by Johann Gregor Memhardt. As the role of equerry grew and the stables reached 300 horses, as well as state carriages and sleighs, the buildings became inadequate.〔 These were incorporated into the expanded New Stables ((ドイツ語:Neuer Marstall)) built between 1897 and 1901 according to Neo-Baroque designs by Wilhelmine architect Ernst von Ihne. The four-storey building was given a sandstone façade: the lower two floors on a rusticated base and the upper two floors in a colossal ionic order. The main façade facing the Berlin City Palace was divided by a central projection with pairs of columns and a crowning pediment. Rich sculptural decoration and the gable reliefs were by Otto Lessing (sculptor), including the "Horse Tamers" group on the Spree pediment.〔Markus Sebastian Braun (ed): ''Berlin – Guide to the Architecture'' (München: ECON Ullstein Publishing Group Ltd., 2001) ISBN 3-88679-355-9, p. 81〕 During the November Revolution of 1918 the People's Navy Division ((ドイツ語:Volksmarinedivision)) was stationed in the building, leading to the Christmas Crisis.〔Heinrich August Winkler: ''Von der Revolution zur Stabilisierung. Arbeiter und Arbeiterbewegung in der Weimarer Republik 1918 bis 1924'' (Berlin: Dietz, 1984) ISBN 3-8012-0093-0 (History of the Workers and Labor Movement in Germany since the end of the 18th century).〕 On the establishment of the Weimar Republic the Neuer Marstell became the Berlin City Library and the old horse stables in the Spree wing were converted into a book depository.〔(The New Stables Then and Now ) – Documentation of the Central and Regional Library Berlin retrieved 02-29-2012.〕 After World War II the complex was mainly a ruin. It was partly repaired by the East Berlin government from 1950–54 and then further restored in 1961–65. The triangular gable and sculptural details on the Palace facade were replaced with an attic, resulting in a simplified appearance. The elaborate gable on the Spree side with the Horse Tamers sculpture group remained.〔 During this period the building served as an exhibition space for the Academy of Arts of the GDR ((ドイツ語:Akademie der Künste der DDR)). In 1988, two bronze reliefs were installed in the large corner niches on the Palace Square facade on the 70th anniversary of the November Revolution.〔(History of the Neuer Marstell in the lexicon Edition Luisenstadt ) retrieved 29-Feb-2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neuer Marstall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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