German Chancellery, Berlin (Berlin, Germany) : Detail of oval parking security building on the north side of the building

Creator:
Frank, Charlotte, 1959
Schultes, Axel, 1943-
Published/Created:
Willy-Brandt-Strasse 1, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1997-2001
Physical Description:
129,166 ft2 (area)
Date Depicted:
4/30/2009
Materials:
glass; steel; concrete
Notes:
Houses the personal offices of the Chancellor (head of the German Federal Government) and the Chancellery staff. Built in concrete and glass in an essentially postmodern style, though some elements of modernist style are evident. Occupying 12,000 square meters (129,166 square feet), it is also one of the largest government headquarters buildings in the world. By comparison, the new Chancellery building is eight times the size of the White House. A semi-official Chancellor's apartment is located on the top floor of the building, although only one Chancellor has lived there so far. Parliamentary committees and subcommittees, public hearings and faction meetings take place in three auxiliary buildings, which surround the Reichstag building: the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus, Paul-Löbe-Haus and Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus.
Variant Titles:
Bundeskanzleramt Berlin
Topics:
Architecture -- Germany -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Postmodern
Twentieth century
Culture:
German
Accession Number:
1A2-G-B-GCC-C23
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
houses: official residences (AAT)
public buildings: government office buildings: ministries (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
buildings; houses; official residences; buildings; public buildings; ministries
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Addition Module Eight
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4654
OID:
10901281
PID:
digcoll:1807995