The Martin-Gropius-Bau is an important Berlin exhibition space dedicated to temporary exhibitions. Located in the Kreuzberg district, the Martin-Gropius-Bau building was built in 1881 to a design by Martin Gropius (great-uncle of the famous Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus) to house the collection of the Museum of Arts and Crafts, which has then found its definitive location in the current Kunstgewerbemuseum. Declared a historic monument, the building is in the Italian Neo-Renaissance style. Inside there is a courtyard, while between the windows you can admire symbols of German cities and friezes illustrating arts and crafts. Between the windows on the top floor there are panels decorated with mosaics representing allegories of different world cultures. From 1922 it housed the Museum of Ethnology, but after the Second World War it was completely abandoned. In 1981, a restoration program began. Today, the building hosts temporary exhibitions dedicated mainly to photography and architecture.
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