A: The building site is gone and I have to say: The square looks impressive. Everything is in perfect harmony: The Library, the Opera and the Prince-Heinrich-Palais. Our young King Frederick really did a great job! B: I agree. But you do know that he actually had much bigger plans?! But it all failed because of the family… A: Oh, really? B: Yes. Frederick's architect Knobelsdorff had planned a huge complex with squares, a new city palace and arcades. A: So I’ve heard. But I thought the ground was too marshy. And any new castle would have sunk! B: Well, that’s the official version! Actually, the King's relatives refused to sell their houses. And the Silesian War started. So it never quite turned out the way Frederick wanted it. A: Nevertheless, Frederick's buildings now give Berlin a new face. And that looks really impressive.