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Königsberg
The Royal Palace
Photographed from 1935-1943

Кёнигсберг
Королевский замок
Съёмка между 1935-1943 годами.

Music:
Overture to the Opera "Fidelio" by L. Beethoven
Excerpt from "Time Forward" by Georgy Svridov
Excerpt from "Noch" by Georgy Sviridov

The Royal Palace at Königsberg was originally an old Prussian fort. During the 16th to 18th centuries the castle was greatly enlarged and fortified. The fortress, later designated a castle, was the residence of the Grandmasters of the Teutonic Order and later residence for Prussian rulers. The west wing contained the Schloßkirche, or palace church, where Frederick I was crowned in 1701 and William I in 1861.
Following the bombing of Königsberg by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War in 1944, the castle completely burnt down. However, the thick walls were able to withstand both the aerial bombing and Soviet artillery, as well as urban fighting in April 1945, allowing the ruins of the castle to stay standing. The largely demolished Königsberg became part of the Soviet Union and was renamed Kaliningrad in 1946................