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The Reich Chancellery (German: Reichskanzlei) was the traditional name of the office of the Chancellor of Germany (then called Reichskanzler) in the period of the German Reich from 1878 to 1945. The Chancellery's seat, selected and prepared since 1875, was the former city palace of Adolf Friedrich Count von der Schulenburg (1685–1741) and ...
The Vorbunker was located 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) beneath the cellar of a large reception hall behind the old Reich Chancellery at Wilhelmstrasse 77. [5] The Führerbunker was located about 8.5 m (28 ft) beneath the garden of the old Reich Chancellery, 120 m (390 ft) north of the new Reich Chancellery building at Voßstraße 6. [6]
The Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker Complex: An Illustrated History of the Seat of the Nazi Regime is a 2006 book by Steven Lehrer, in which Lehrer recounts the history of a group of Berlin buildings, from their construction in the 18th century until their complete destruction during and after World War II.
New Reich Chancellery, 1939. In 1938 the entire north side of the street, except for the Borsig Palais (Voßstraße 1), was demolished to make way for the new Reich Chancellery building, built by Albert Speer for Adolf Hitler and opened in January 1939. Incorporating the Borsig Palais within its structure, the Chancellery extended back along ...
The Führerbunker was located about 8.5 metres (28 ft) beneath the garden of the old Reich Chancellery at Wilhelmstraße 77, and 120 metres (390 ft) north of the new Reich Chancellery building at Voßstraße 6 in Berlin. [4] It became a de facto Führer Headquarters during the Battle of Berlin, and ultimately, the last of his headquarters. [5]
The Chancellery as seen from the nearby Reichstag building The spectacular and controversial monumental building ensemble of the new Federal Chancellery was designed by the Berlin architects Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank in a joint venture with Royal BAM Group 's subsidiary Wayss & Freytag and the Spanish firm Acciona , [ 2 ] during the ...
Haus des Meeres Albert Speer's New Reich Chancellery with Arno Breker's two statues, completed in 1939 Greater Vienna was the second-largest city of the Reich, three times greater than old Vienna. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Three pairs of concrete flak towers were constructed between 1942 and 1944; one of them is known as Haus des Meeres , another one ...
Berlin Tempelhof Airport Terminal Building Berlin: 1936-1966 Brown House (Braunes Haus) Munich (45 Brienner Straße) 1931 1945 Carinhall: 1933 1945 Central Ministry of Bavaria (Zentralministerium des Landes Bayern) Munich: 1940 Congress Hall: Nazi party rally grounds, Nuremberg: 1935 Deutsches Stadion: Nuremberg: 1937 (never completed) Ehrentempel