Hotel Fürstenhof (Berlin)

Hotel Fürstenhof was a luxury hotel facing both Leipziger Platz and Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by architects Richard Bielenberg and Josef Moser and opened in 1907. On 22 November 1943 the hotel was destroyed during an air raid on Berlin in World War II; the ruins were completely demolished in the 1950s.

Hotel Fürstenhof
Location in Berlin
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical (before 1906) Art Nouveau (after 1906)
Location	Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
Coordinates	52°30′31″N 13°22′37″E
Opening	1907
Closed	1943
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Richard Bielenberg Josef Moser

Originally, the hotel was built in the Neoclassical style in the second half of the 19th century. After its renovation, enlargement and reopening in 1907, the architecture of the hotel had elements of Art Nouveau, the onset of Modernism and the Neo-Baroque. The interior of the building was elaborately decorated, including a fountain by Ludwig Mayer and carvings by Richard Kuhn.

Gallery

• Hotel Fürstenhof (Berlin)
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  The hotel in 1906, before its renovation
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  The hotel in 1908, after its renovation
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  The hotel in ruins, post World War II in 1952
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  The hotel in ruins, post World War II in 1952
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  The hotel in ruins, post World War II in 1952