Berlin is going to rebuilt a former Prussian Royal Residence in its city center.
The "Stadtschloss" (City Palace) was damaged in WW2 and teared down by the socialist Eastern German regime 60 years ago.
The German government revealed today the winner of an architecture competition. The chosen architect is the Italian Franco Stella.
Reconstruction costs are estimated at 600 million Euro, critics believe it will be more than 1 billion.
The reconstruction follows mainly historical blueprints and includes one facade in a modern frame (the side shown at the image).
