The original building was in the baroque style, built by architect Johann Gregor Memhardt (b. 1607, d. 1678), and enlarged in 1795, and modified again in 1873 in a neo-Renaissance style.
In 1995, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of East Germany itself was demolished in order to recreate the Werderscher Markt area.
The Alte Kommandantur was rebuilt by media conglomerate Bertelsmann and the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation to become its joint Berlin liaison office with the prestigious address Unter den Linden 1. Since no plan was available, the building was designed based on historic pre-war photographs and testimonies. The building was completed in November 2003.
Critics of this reconstruction see it as an example of the Disneyfication of the center of Berlin.[2]
^Reconstruction Doubts: The Paradox of Building in Schinkel's Name 2016-05-05 at the Wayback Machine - Barry Bergdoll - The Berlin Journal - Number Ten - Spring 2005 pp. 45-49
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alte, kommandantur, kommandantenhaus, commandant, house, also, called, commandantura, unter, linden, boulevard, historic, centre, berlin, former, headquarter, city, commandant, built, 1654, renovated, from, 1873, 1874, renaissance, revival, style, damaged, dur. The Kommandantenhaus Commandant s House also called Alte Kommandantur Old Commandantura on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic centre of Berlin is the former headquarter of the city s commandant It was built in 1654 and renovated from 1873 to 1874 in Renaissance Revival style Damaged during the Allied bombing in World War II and later demolished it was rebuilt from 2001 to 2003 as part of the Forum Fridericianum Since then it has been home to a representative office of Bertelsmann 1 The Kommandantenhaus was the workplace of the French writer Stendhal the German politician Otto Wels and the German Resistance member Paul von Hase Kommandantenhaus Contents 1 History 2 Notes and references 3 See also 4 External linksHistory EditThe Alte Kommandantur is a building in the historic center of Berlin which had been heavily damaged during World War II and destroyed in order to make room for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of East Germany The original building was in the baroque style built by architect Johann Gregor Memhardt b 1607 d 1678 and enlarged in 1795 and modified again in 1873 in a neo Renaissance style In 1995 the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of East Germany itself was demolished in order to recreate the Werderscher Markt area The Alte Kommandantur was rebuilt by media conglomerate Bertelsmann and the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation to become its joint Berlin liaison office with the prestigious address Unter den Linden 1 Since no plan was available the building was designed based on historic pre war photographs and testimonies The building was completed in November 2003 Critics of this reconstruction see it as an example of the Disneyfication of the center of Berlin 2 Notes and references Edit Bertelsmann in Berlin Bertelsmann Reconstruction Doubts The Paradox of Building in Schinkel s Name Archived 2016 05 05 at the Wayback Machine Barry Bergdoll The Berlin Journal Number Ten Spring 2005 pp 45 49See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kommandantenhaus Berlin BauakademieExternal links EditAlte Kommandantur in French Coordinates 52 31 02 N 13 23 52 E 52 51722 N 13 39778 E 52 51722 13 39778 This article about a Berlin building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alte Kommandantur amp oldid 1136302496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
