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Gemäldegalerie

Local name: Gemäldegalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Located in Berlin, Berlin, Stadt Coordinates: 52°30′31″ N 13°21′53″ E

Gemäldegalerie
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Nearest town
Berlin
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
39 m
above sea level
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport19 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport144 km

About Gemäldegalerie

Gemäldegalerie is a museum. Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt.

From Wikipedia

The Gemäldegalerie (German pronunciation: [ɡəˈmɛːldəɡaləˌʁiː], lit. 'Painting Gallery') is an art museum in Berlin, Germany, and the museum where the main selection of paintings belonging to the Berlin State Museums (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) is displayed. It was first opened in 1830, and the current building was completed in 1998. It is located in the Kulturforum museum district west of Potsdamer Platz. It holds one of the world's leading collections of European paintings from the 13th to the 18th centuries.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1830
Opened
1830
Architect
Hilmer & Sattler und Albrecht, Heinz Hilmer, Christoph Sattler
Official website
smb.museum

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Gemäldegalerie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (63 mm)
Driest month
February (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Gemäldegalerie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°9°12°14°14°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)443541375463585645394456

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Gemäldegalerie

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Berlin, 4 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 19 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 144 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 155 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 4 kmnortheast
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 125 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 149 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gemäldegalerie

Within 100 km: 518 historic and cultural sites, 1,845 natural sites, 1,655 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km484 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 12 kmSW
  • Valentinswerder Island 11 kmNW
  • Scharfenberg Island 11 kmNW
  • Dahme River River 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,362 places

  • Mittelbruch Island 54 kmW
  • Werder Island 59 kmNW
  • Insel im Bützsee Island 48 kmNW
  • Köhninge Island 48 kmW

60–100 km2,172 places

  • Strandbad Beach 69 kmNE
  • Buhnenwerder Island 62 kmW
  • Der Raatz Island 61 kmN
  • Großer Horst Island 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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