The University of Königsberg was a university in Königsberg, East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as the world's second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia and received the royal privilege by
Elevation of the Albertinum and the northern half of the cathedral , c. 1810
Collegium Albertinum, c. 1850
Backside of the Collegium Albertinum in Kneiphof, where Kant taught. The quarter was destroyed in World War II.
The 300th anniversary of the University of Königsberg. Includes an interior view of the auditorium maximum, c. 1844
Königsberg was a German city established in the 13th century, which after the defeat of Nazi Germany became part of the Soviet Union and was renamed to Kaliningrad in 1946. After the fall of the USSR,
University of Königsberg
…The University of Königsberg (German: Albertus-Universität Königsberg) was a university in Königsberg, East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as the world's second Protestant academy (after the University of Marburg) by Duke Albert of Prussia and received…
Königsberg Castle before World War I; ruined in WWII, ruins demolished in 1968–1969 on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev's orders
The 14th-century Königsberg Cathedral
The oldest seals of the three constituent towns of Königsberg: Altstadt (1360), Kneiphof (1383), and Löbenicht (1413)
Prussian Homage: Albert of Brandenburg and his brothers pay homage for the Duchy of Prussia to King Sigismund I the Old of Poland, 1525, painting by Jan Matejko, 1882