ðɪ ˈɑːpɚnplˌæts tədˈeɪ bᵻbˈɛlplæts, wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ bˈɪt kɹˈæmpt æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, hɐz sɚvˈaɪvd ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌntʃˈeɪndʒd: stˈeɪt ˈɑːpɚɹə, sənt. hˈɛdwɪɡz kɐθˈiːdɹəl, ðɪ ˈoʊld lˈaɪbɹɛɹi bˈɪldɪŋ ænd ðə pˈælɪs ʌv pɹˈɪns hˈɛnɹi, ðə kˈɪŋz bɹˈʌðɚ, tədˈeɪ ðə mˈeɪn bˈɪldɪŋ ʌv hˈʌmboʊldt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðə skwˈɛɹ ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst kəmplˈiːt sɚɹˈaʊnd ʌv ˈeɪtiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi bˈɪldɪŋz.
The Opernplatz (today Bebelplatz), which was a bit cramped as a result, has survived almost unchanged: State Opera, St. Hedwig's Cathedral, the Old Library Building and the Palace of Prince Henry, the king's brother, today the main building of Humboldt University, giving the square an almost complete surround of 18th-century buildings.