Collegium Albertinum (Koenigsberg)
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The Collegium Albertinum was the oldest building of the Albertus University . It stood behind the Königsberg Cathedral on the Pregel .
history
In 1528 Duke Albrecht bought back part of the cathedral capital property on Königsberg Cathedral Island and left it to the then independent Kneiphof . With building materials and financial subsidies from the cities of Altstadt (Königsberg) and Löbenicht and the Bishop of Samland , a new school was built in 1540/41, where the canons had previously lived. It was inaugurated on December 11, 1542 as a particular school. As an academic high school, it should lay the foundations for a university visit.
It was founded as a university on July 20, 1544 and founded as the Collegium Albertinum on August 17, 1544 . The name "Albertina" only came into use in the 17th century. Adorned with the stone Albertus, the building contained an auditorium maximum and living rooms. The professors gave their lectures at home.
When the New University on Paradeplatz was inaugurated in 1861, the Collegium Albertinum came into the possession of the city. Initially rented, it was used by the Königsberg City Library and the Königsberg City Archives from 1875 .
It burned out during the air raids on Königsberg at the end of August 1944. The rubble was cleared by the Kaliningrad City Council .
New college
In 1569, under Duke Albrecht Friedrich, the larger "New Collegium" with lecture rooms was built on the north bank of the Cathedral Island. It was demolished in 1864. In its place came the Kneiphöfische Gymnasium .
Cathedral courtyard
The place between the two buildings and the cathedral, the university church, was called the Domhof. Duke Albrecht had already designated it as a sanctuary for the homeless.
Dungeon
literature
- Hans Lippold: The Collegium Albertinum. An old university building . Einst und Jetzt , Vol. 21 (1976), pp. 191-194.