Königsberg Stock Exchange

One of the few buildings in central Königsberg to survive World War II, it is now a cultural centre.

Four years later, it was located in a new building of Kneiphof on the northern shore of the Alter Pregel; until 1798, it was accessible from the bridge Grüne Brücke.

Emil Hundrieser designed its decoration, which included allegorical figures of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America along the roof and two lions at its steps.

Because the Kunsthalle was used by the German Army's postal service during World War I, exhibitions were held instead at the stock exchange.

While most ruined buildings in the city were demolished, the Soviet authorities decided to rebuild the former stock exchange in 1967 into a marine cultural centre because they considered it to contain elements of Russian neo-classical architecture.