Gemaldegalerie Berlin

Located in Berlin, the Gemäldegalerie is one of most famous art galleries in the world. One of the credentials of Gemäldegalerie's right to fame is that it holds the largest collection of European Art between 13th century and 18th century. The Museum's incredibly impressive collection includes masterpieces of greats like Raphael, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Lucas Cranach and Albrecht Durer.

The Gemäldegalerie was first opened to the public in 1830 and it was later rebuilt in 1998. The Museum's collection was first part of the Royal Museum on Unter den Linden. A substantial part of the collection was comprised by Frederick the Great's collection. In 1904 was relocated to newly opened Kaiser Friedrich Museum, which later came to be known as Bode Museum. The Museum suffered irreparable damages in the wake of World War II, which included the loss of 400 art pieces. The remaining collection was divided between East Berlin and West Berlin.

In a sharp contravention of the essence of museums, the Gemäldegalerie refuses to be tied down by anachronism. The Museum takes great recourse to scientific methodology in its purpose of displaying pieces of art. The rooms in the Museum have been cleverly divided in accordance to the style of artists or the period to which they belonged. The most popular of the rooms are the octagonal shaped containing works of Rembrandt and the house which houses Raphael's Madonnas. Also enjoying the same degree of popularity are renaissance paintings of Caravaggio's Amor Victorious and Giovanni Baglione's Sacred Love Versus Profane Love.

The Gemäldegalerie provides audio tours in English and German. Visitors can also visit the digital gallery which imparts information in English, German and French.

The Gemäldegalerie, Berlin is open all days barring Monday. On all working days it opens at 10 and closes at 6 in the evening; Thursday, being an exception, is open till 10 at night.