I found this building in the Gendarmenmarkt on our first night in Berlin. It is the Academy of Science for the east end of Germany. There are many learned societies around the world that encourage research and conduct peer-reviews. The Royal Society of London would be an example. This group traces its line back to Gottfried Leibnitz, Isaac Newton's rival. Famous members have included Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner and Max Planck. The Akademie was affected by the political upheavals of the Twentieth Century but their website indicates that they are fully functional again.
