Bebelplatz (colloquially: Opernplatz) is a square named after the German Social Democrat August Bebel (1840-1913) in Berlin's Mitte district. It was built from 1740 onwards by order of Frederick the Great according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in the Rococo style as part of the Forum Fridericianum. Bebelplatz consists of a green area to the east and an open area to the west of the State Opera House, which dominates it. It is bordered to the north by the boulevard Unter den Linden, to the east by the Prinzessinnenpalais, to the south by St. Hedwig's Cathedral and Behrenstraße, and to the west by the Alte Bibliothek and the Alte Palais.
The Old Library (formerly: Royal Library, colloquially: Commode) is an architectural monument at Bebelplatz 2 in Berlin's Mitte district and part of the Forum Fridericianum. Built from 1775 to 1780 by order of Frederick the Great according to plans by Georg Christian Unger in the Baroque style, it became a university building in 1910. Burned out during World War II, the Old Library was rebuilt from 1963 to 1969. Since then, it has been home to the Faculty of Law of the Humboldt University of Berlin.
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