Impressive, right? I've grown again. Do you see the new palace? The guy who sat there in 1750 really changed me: It was Frederick the Great. Or, as we Berliners call him “Old Fritz”. At first, he established his power in Europe. Thanks to his military, Prussia became a big player. And then Frederick took care of me, Berlin. As his residence, I needed a makeover. Many of the buildings he initiated still stand today. The Prinz-Heinrich Palais is now part of Humboldt University. I tell ya, Life really changed then. Have the courage to use your own mind! That was the idea of the Enlightenment. And Frederick was a great supporter of this movement. Under his rule Berliners could live more freely. He abolished torture, promoted the arts and trade. He really made me more attractive as a city to live in: A lot of people came to me! And they lived in the newly built districts of Friedrichswerder and Dorotheenstadt.