Be sure to see the Schinkel Pavilion at the eastern end of the castle grounds (wt.-nd. 9.00-17.00), built by this court architect for Frederick William III, so that he can sometimes rest far away from court life and splendid chambers. Today, this simple square structure houses Schinkel's sketches and designs. Long on the west side, a tree-lined avenue leads to an atmospheric mausoleum (IV-X, wt.-nd. 9.00-12.00 and 13.00-17.00; admission 0.50 DM), where the deceased aged is buried 70 years Frederick William III, but the sarcophagus considerably rejuvenates him. Among others, Emperor Wilhelm I was buried here, who looks every bit like a Prussian king.
Although you could spend the whole day wandering around the castle grounds, on the other side of the road there are great museums. The best of them is the Egyptian Museum (Agyptisches Museum, Schloss Strasse 70; wt.-pt. 9.00-17.00; Free entrance) the result of countless German excavations at the beginning of our century. The pride of the museum is the bust of Nefertiti on the first floor: this treasure became a symbol of the city as a cultural center. Its beauty is beyond question – the queen has a perfect bone structure and a gorgeous mouth shape - and the story of the bust is just as interesting. Created in 1350 year BCE. the sculpture probably never left the studio where it was made and served as a model for subsequent portraits of the queen. When the studio was abandoned, the bust was left behind and some were discovered 3000 years later in 1912 year. During the last days of the war, the bust was "removed" from the Soviet sector of Berlin and the GDR authorities wanted to recover it later.
Throughout the museum, excellent lighting enhances the attractiveness of the exhibits, which are top notch anyway. Look for the expressionist or even futuristic Ptolemaic Berlin Green Head and the Kalbash Memorial Gate, a gift from the Egyptian government 1973 year.
On the other side of Schlosstrasse is the Museum of Antiquities (Antikcnmuseum; same opening hours), traditional collections of Greek and Roman arts and crafts, exhibited less attractive and in no way equal to the Pergamon Museum in East Berlin. The most interesting exhibits are the Corinthian helmets, jewellery (parter) and a collection of Greek vases, recognized by experts as the best in the world. A little further south of the Antikenmuseum is the Brohan-Museum (wt.-nd. 10.00-18.00; 3 DM, students 1.50 DM) with a wonderful collection of ceramics and art deco and Jugendstil furniture displayed in rooms decorated in the style of the period, dedicated to individual creators, with contemporary pictures on the walls. It's minor, the concise and accessible museum is a nice change after the Egyptian Museum and the castle collections.
Further west, the buildings of Charlottenburg give way to open spaces and forests, and the biggest attractions are: olympic stadium and tower (see "Suburbs").