Michaelsen Palais

The Michaelsen Palace, in Berlin

The Michaelsen Palace is an Art Nouveau mansion of the centre of Berlin, with a fine worked façade. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant building of the beginning of the twentieth century, a witness of the bourgeois architecture of the era.

The Art Nouveau mansion

At the corner of the street stands the fine Art Nouveau façade of the Michaelsen Palace. This mansion was built by the architect Otto Michaelsen, whose name it bears, for a wealthy German merchant, at the beginning of the twentieth century. With its elegant lines, its ornaments and its refinement characteristic of Art Nouveau, the building testifies to the taste and the prosperity of the Berlin bourgeoisie of the Belle Époque. Having crossed the eventful history of the town, it remains a witness of this careful residential architecture. The Michaelsen Palace is a charming heritage detail to spot during the walk in the centre of Berlin.

What to see

You admire the fine Art Nouveau façade of the mansion built by the architect Otto Michaelsen at the beginning of the twentieth century, with elegant lines and characteristic refinement, a witness of the Berlin bourgeoisie of the Belle Époque. The Michaelsen Palace is a charming heritage detail. It is a stop for those curious about architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Michaelsen Palace lies in the centre of Berlin, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its Art Nouveau façade from the street; it is a building whose access follows its own uses. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Who built the Michaelsen Palace in Berlin?

The architect Otto Michaelsen, whose name it bears, for a wealthy German merchant, at the beginning of the twentieth century; this mansion illustrates Art Nouveau architecture and the Berlin bourgeoisie of the Belle Époque.

Where is the Michaelsen Palace?

In the centre of Berlin, in Germany.