The Neue Wache (New Guard House) was originally built as a guardhouse for the troops of the Crown Prince of Prussia, but the building has been used as a war memorial since 1931.
<p>Since 1993, The Neue Wache served as the "Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Victims of War and Tyranny
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An enlarged replica of the sculpture by Kathe Kollwitz known as "MOTHER WITH HER DEAD SON" stand in the center of the memorial
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