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In the Best of Company In the best of company Deutsche Bank’s forum for art, culture and sports – your next event venue Welcome Go from the past to the PalaisPopulaire, Deutsche Bank’s forum for art, culture and sports in the heart of Berlin. to the present by taking just a few steps through the entrance Choose this premium location and thrill your Situated in the tradition-steeped Prinzessinnenpalais, doors of the Palais, which was built in 1733. It guests. The representative building with its on Unter den Linden boulevard, the PalaisPopulaire was expanded in the nineteenth century and vibrant history full of spectacular moments, offers you a unique space for encounters with your reconstructed in the 1960s after being damaged coupled with the contemporary interior design, guests. in the war, whereupon it housed the Opera Café, offers you a stage for unforgettable events. a popular meeting place. Behind the historic You will be in the best of company, in the immediate façade, bright, modern rooms now encourage vicinity of the State Opera, the German Historical encounters. Museum, Humboldt University, the Museum Island, Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace, and the Brandenburg Gate. Left: Wilhelm Brücke, The PalaisPopulaire is as vibrant, cosmopolitan, diverse, Parade in front of the Royal Palace, 1839, and changeable as the metropolis itself, offering you Oil on canvas, an inspiring framework for your individual event. Märkisches Museum, Berlin (the Prinzessinnenpalais is in the background on the right) In a central location and distinctive spaces, you can also Right: PalaisPopulaire in enjoy exhibitions from the Deutsche Bank Collection the Prinzessinnenpalais, and international partner institutions, as well as concerts, Unter den Linden 5, Bebelplatz readings, expert panel discussions, and sports work- shops. We are looking forward to hearing from you with your event ideas! PalaisPopulaire Unter den Linden 5 10117 Berlin db-palaispopulaire.com 2 3 Your individual space catering to your every needs: Depending on your ideas and objectives, you can use the forum and the sun terrace on the ground floor, or the atelier on the top floor. With Kofler & Kompanie as our food service partner in the PalaisPopulaire, we offer first-class catering for your event. If desired, we will round off your event with an art, culture, or sports program and create an unmistakable platform for you. The Forum in the entrance area of the Palais is a 350 sqm floor area communicative place for receptions, Ground floor presentations, lectures, as well as public and private festivities. Access to the sun terrace Three rooms Integrated gastronomy with many options Suitable number of people, maximum — Standing: 199 reception, cocktail reception, standing reception — Sitting: 110 Catering parliamentary-style or theater seating that implements innovative concepts in — Seated: 90 FAHRSTUHL 1,40x2,40 accordance with your wishes. seated dinner, gala dinner, lunch Equipment Cultural highlights — Cloakroom, restrooms that provide further impetus – for example an art — A/V presentation technology tour or an expert panel discussion. — Wi-Fi — Air-conditioning — Barrier-free 4 5 The sun terrace The Atelier with direct access to Bebelplatz – 205 sqm floor area on the top floor – a private atmosphere For your event we offer you attractive one of the most popular open-air spaces in Ground floor and a fascinating view for meetings, flat rates for conferences. the heart of the city. presentations, and exclusive events. Access to the forum Available in combination with forum only 170 sqm floor area Integrated gastronomy Top floor Suitable number of people, maximum Suitable number of people, maximum — Standing: 80 — Standing: 160 reception, cocktail reception, standing reception reception, cocktail reception, standing reception — Sitting: 80 — Sitting: 112 parliamentary-style or theater seating parliamentary-style or theater seating FAHRSTUHL FAHRSTUHL 1,40x2,40 1,40x2,40 Equipment — Seated: 112 seated dinner, gala dinner, lunch — Cloakroom, restrooms — A/V presentation technology Equipment — Wi-Fi — Cloakroom, restrooms — Air-conditioning — A/V presentation technology — Barrier-free — Wi-Fi — Elevator — Sun protection, light rain protection 6 — Barrier-free 7 Our service for your event: Please contact us for more information. We are looking forward to your ideas and would be happy to discuss possibilities of implementing them with you. We will make you an individualized, non-binding offer. Get to know the PalaisPopulaire, make a personal appointment to view the A space premises. for enjoyment which invites you to linger. In the place where the Opera Café attracted Berliners and guests from all over the world, the café-restaurant Your LePopulaire today offers high-level gastronomy. contact The café-restaurant, run by Kofler & Kompanie, is open for you six days a week (Wednesday to person Monday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.) and is ideal for a relaxing start to the day, a lunch date, a stylish Please contact Irina Marschall coffee break, or an atmospheric dinner. and she will be happy to assist you. Kofler & Kompanie’s event catering is available [email protected] to you personally every day of the week. Whether for an elegant gala dinner, a festive reception, a business meeting, or a casual evening of networking: A gastronomy offer will be staged in accordance with your wishes. Let us make you an individualized offer for your event. Top photos: Kofler & Kompanie 8 Bottom photos: Andreas Bohlender 9 Art, Culture & Sports How to get there Oranienburger Str. bundles Deutsche Bank’s activities in these three PalaisPopulaire fields. The unit’s projects and cooperative endeavors Unter den Linden 5 correspond to the fundamental aims that Deutsche 10117 Berlin Bank has pursued for decades with its commitment: creating access for everyone, recognizing and pro- db-palaispopulaire.com moting talent, and thus making a positive impact on [email protected] Museum Island society. The PalaisPopulaire is part of Deutsche Bank‘s long- 8 standing, global commitment to art, culture, and Friedrichstraße Karl-Liebknecht-Str. sports. You can obtain information about the many German 4 projects of the Art, Culture & Sports unit, for example Humboldt Neue Historical Wache Museum the “Artist of the Year” program, the bank’s longtime University Schloßplatz partnership with the Berliner Philharmoniker, and the Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace Unter den Linden Deutsche Bank Sports Scholarship at: Deutsche Bank Unter den Linden Berlin PalaisPopulaire State Opera db.com/art-culture-sports Brandenburg Gate 9 Schinkel Pavilion St. Hedwig’s 7 Cathedral Friedrichswerder 1 Church 2 5 3 Friedrichstraße Deutsche Bank Quartier Zukunft 6 Selected accommodation possibilities 1 Hotel de Rome 4 Maritim proArte Hotel 7 Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin Behrenstraße 37, 10117 Berlin Friedrichstraße 151, 10117 Berlin Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin 2 Regent Berlin 5 Arcotel John F Berlin 8 NH Collection Berlin Mitte Charlottenstraße 49, 10117 Berlin Werderscher Markt 11, 10117 Berlin Friedrichstraße 96, 10117 Berlin 3 Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt 6 Hilton 9 The Westin Grand Charlottenstraße 50–52, Mohrenstraße 30, 10117 Berlin Friedrichstraße 158–164, 10117 Berlin 10117 Berlin 10 11 PalaisPopulaire Unter den Linden 5 10117 Berlin db-palaispopulaire.com [email protected] In the best www.db-palaispopulaire.de [email protected] of company Deutsche Bank’s forum for art, culture and sports – your next event venue.
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