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park, and laid out the conditions: Kroll was able to use the property without charge, but he would have to return the land and demolish any structures he had built if the project failed. The parade ground, which had stood since 1730, was outside of the city just to the north west of the
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when he visited the city in 1841. The King was impressed by the splendid, flower-decorated rooms and suggested that something similar should be initiated in Berlin to become the social hub for the nobility in the
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reopened in a completely new building. About a year later, Auguste married her capellmeister, the
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droves with a diverse program – albeit only with moderate success. The situation worsened in 1869, when the implementation of economic freedom in
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