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Pergamon Museum, Berlin
The Pergamon Museum in Berlin houses reconstructed monumental buildings from antiquity, including the Pergamon Altar and Market Gate of Miletus. It was constructed from 1910 to 1930 and contains parts transported from Turkey, though some argue the artifacts should be returned. The museum was damaged in World War II but many objects were stored safely. Some remain in Russia today despite agreements for their return.
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Pergamon Museum, Berlin
- 1. Pergamon Museum, Berlin The Pergamon Museum is situated on the Museum Island in Berlin and was constructed in twenty years, from 1910 to 1930. The Pergamon houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental buildings such as Pergamon Altar Pergamon Museum the Pergamon Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus, all consisting of parts transported from Turkey. There is controversy over the legitimacy of the acquisition of the collection. It was suggested that the collection should be returned to Turkey (original country of the excavations). The museum is subdivided into the antiquity collection, the Middle East museum, and the museum of Islamic art. The museum is visited by approximately 850,000 people every year, making it the most visited art museum in Germany. The Pergamon Museum was severely damaged during the air attack of Berlin at the end of the Second World War. Many of the display objects were stored in safe places, and some of the large pieces were walled in for protection. In 1945, the Red Army collected all of the loose museum items, either as war booty or, ostensibly, to rescue them from looting and fires then raging in Berlin. Not until 1958 were most of the objects returned to East Germany. Significant parts of the collection remain in Russia. Some are currently stored in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow and the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. The return of these items has been arranged in a treaty between Germany and Russia but, as of June 2003, is blocked by Russian restitution laws. Aleppo room Ishtar Gate Miki Pitish ©
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