“Oh, what a tragedy, she’s gone...” – On the anniversary of the death of the unforgettable Queen Luise

Guided Tours Offered by VHS City-West

Christian Daniel Rauch: Sarkophag der Königin Luise, 1813 – Christian Daniel Rauch: Sarkophag der Königin Luise, 1813

The tour following in Luise’s footsteps leads to two locations in the palace gardens that commemorate the queen, who died at a young age, in different ways: the mausoleum, with its impressive funerary monument, and Luise Island, featuring the queen’s bust and other sculptures.

The grieving king had the mausoleum built after the queen’s sudden death on July 19, 1810. At first, the interior contained only the queen’s tomb, created by Christian Daniel Rauch from Carrara marble—a masterpiece of 19th-century German sculpture. On Luisen Island, the king seemed to have a different intention: here, surrounded by nature and the eternal cycle of the seasons, his beloved wife was to be remembered.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Group Ticket Office in the Ehrenhof

Price: €12.00

Booking: Please register directly with the Volkshochschule City-West:
or 030.9029 28873
Tickets cannot be purchased on site.

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 16/July/2026 15:00 bis 16:30
• Venue Schloss Charlottenburg
• Address Spandauer Damm 22, 14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg