The Zeughaus (old arsenal) of Berlin is the oldest structure on the Unter den Linden. It was built by the Brandenburg Elector Frederick III between 1695 and 1730 in the baroque style, to be used as an artillery arsenal. The first building master was Johann Arnold Nering; after his death in 1695, he was followed by Martin Grünberg, then Andreas Schlüter and finally Jean de Bodt.
The building was transformed into a military museum in 1875. From 1949-65 the Zeughaus was restored after heavy war damage, the interior being completely redesigned. In 1952, the government of the German Democratic Republic opened the Museum of German History (Museum für Deutsche Geschichte) in the Zeughaus, which presented the history of Germany, especially in the modern era, from a Communist point of view. Today, the Zeughaus is the site of the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum).
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