Königsberg Cathedral is a Brick Gothic-style monument in Kaliningrad, Russia, located on Kneiphof island in the Pregolya river. It is the most significant preserved building of the former city of Köni
Front (west side) of the cathedral
Modern view of the cathedral
Tomb of Albert, Duke of Prussia
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher. Born in Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia, he is considered one of the central thinkers of the Enlightenment. His comprehensive and systematic works in epist
Königsberg Cathedral
…a park with no other buildings. Before the war, Kneiphof had many buildings. One of the buildings was the first Albertina University building, where Immanuel Kant taught, which was situated next to the east side of the cathedral. New construction nearby includes the House of Soviets. Shortly after Kaliningrad was…
Portrait by Johann Gottlieb Becker, 1768
Kant's house in Königsberg in an 1842 painting
The philosopher David Hume by Allan Ramsay
Portrait of Kant by Johann Christoph Frisch, after Johann Gottlieb Becker, c. 1770