What is Pergamon Museum?
{{Infobox building | name = Pergamon Museum | image = Pergamonmuseum Front.jpg | image_size = 300 | address = Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin, Germany | location_town = Berlin | coordinates = {{coord|52.521|13.396|region:DE-BE_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | website = https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/pergamonmuseum/home/ }}{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | image1 = Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum -.jpg | caption1 = Ishtar Gate | image2 = Pergamonmuseum Pergamonaltar.jpg | caption2 = Pergamon Altar | image3 = Markttor zu Milet-Pergamonmuseum-2018.jpg | caption3 = Market Gate of Miletus }} The '''Pergamon Museum''' is one of the buildings that is on the [[Museum Island|Museuminsel]] (Museum Island) in Berlin, Germany and is part of an [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. It contains the Antique Collection, Vorderasiatisches Museum (Near East Museum) and the Museum for Islamic Art. German Emperor [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]] commissioned the construction of the museum between 1910 and 1930. The building takes on a Striped classicism style. During [[World War II]], the museum was partially damaged. Russian troops took some artifacts from the museum. Some are still today in Russian possession. Others were returned in 1958 to [[East Germany]]. Notable exhibition pieces include: * The [[Pergamon Altar]] * [[Market Gate of Miletus]] * The [[Ishtar Gate]] and the Processional Way, [[Babylon]] * The [[Mshatta Facade]] * The Meissner fragment from the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]]. [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Germany]] [[Category:Museums in Berlin]]