Station: [18] Adjutant's Room

You are now in the lounge of Wilhelm I’s military entourage.

This room is located at the end of the tour through the royal living quarters. Above the fireplace, you can see the monogram “WR.” It refers to the builder and the man who completed Hohenzollern Castle: Wilhelm I. Just a few years later, he would become German Emperor. 

A portrait of him is also displayed in the room. In it, Franz von Lenbach depicts William I shortly before his death in 1888. To the left of the door leading to the library hangs a large-format portrait of his successor, Emperor Frederick III. Thus, in this room, you encounter two rulers one after the other. 

The two halberdier figures on the mantelpiece also immediately catch the eye. They originally came from the Kaiser Wilhelm Palace. They have been at Hohenzollern Castle since 1938. They flank the room, lending it an almost sentinel-like austerity. 

In addition to the coat-of-arms-adorned wardrobes, further furnishings were added to the room in 2021. Most of these are part of the original furnishings. They include five chairs, a coat rack, and a scaled-down version of Christian Daniel Rauch’s equestrian statue of King Frederick II. The original of this statue stands on Berlin’s Unter den Linden boulevard. 

Finally, it’s worth taking a look at the stained-glass window. It depicts an early Zollern coat of arms: the black-and-silver shield with the hound. The window comes from the collection of Emperor Wilhelm II. It was installed here after World War II. Thus, this room combines a military function with dynastic symbolism.