Opernplatz

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After the ramparts have been removed at this point around 1740, it begins to realize the creation of a representative place with splendid buildings across the street Unter den Linden. The draft, designed by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff and Friedrich II. The programmatic self -expression of the king can be derived from the naming of the form that was created in the formation, which was already known as "Foro di Federigo" in 1742. Originally, the "Forum Fridericianum" was to be bordered by a new residence, the opera house and the building of the Academy of Science. The urban planning project on Opernplatz (since 1947 Bebelplatz) can only be implemented in parts. After the royal opera house (right), instead of the planned castle, the city palace for Prince Heinrich, as the northern end of the forum from 1748, and the library will be built towards the western side in 1775-80.