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The '''Bundeshaus''' is a building in the district of [[Wilmersdorf]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] that was the home of the Federal Goverment of Berlin from 1950 until 1990.
[[File:Bundesallee 216-219 Berlin-Wilmersdorf.jpg|thumb|right|The Bundeshaus (Federal House), seen from Bundesallee]] The '''Bundeshaus''' (Federal House) is a building in the district of [[Wilmersdorf]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] that is the domicile of Federal Government agencies in Berlin, among others the Federal Office of Administration.


== History ==
== History ==
It was built in 1893 and 1895 and first served as an administrative building for the Royal Prussian Artillery. After partial destruction during the [[World War II]], it was restored and re-opened by German Chancellor [[Konrad Adenauer]] on 17 April 1950. It now houses various federal agencies, including the Federal Office of Administration.
The Bundeshaus was built between 1893 and 1895 as an administrative building for the Royal Prussian [[Artillerie Prüfungskommission]].


After partial destruction during [[World War II]], it was restored and re-opened by the [[West Germany|West German]] Federal Chancellor [[Konrad Adenauer]] on 17 April 1950. Between 1950 and 1990 it served as the seat of the Federal Plenipotentiary (Bundesbevollmächtigter), [[Bonn]]'s representative in the city of [[West Berlin]] and as the West Berlin outpost of several federal government agencies, some of which have completely moved to Berlin in separate buildings since the reunification.
==Berlin memorial plaque==
On 19 July 1990 a Berlin Memorial Plaque commemorating Generals [[Erich Hoepner]] and [[ Henning von Tresckow]] was unveiled in the building.


==Berlin Memorial Plaque==
[[File:Gedenktafel Bundesallee 216 (Wilmd) Henning von Tresckow.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque in memory of the members of the [[German Resistance to Nazism|German Resistance]] Hoepner and von Tresckow]] On 19 July 1990, a Berlin Memorial Plaque commemorating the Generals [[Erich Hoepner]] and [[Henning von Tresckow]], who worked in the building, was unveiled in the building.


==External links==
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* [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.berlin.de/ba-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/bezirk/lexikon/bundeshaus.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DBundeshaus%2B(Berlin)%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLG,GGLG:2006-05,GGLG:en Bundeshaus at Berlin.de]

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Latest revision as of 19:02, 4 December 2024

The Bundeshaus (Federal House), seen from Bundesallee

The Bundeshaus (Federal House) is a building in the district of Wilmersdorf in Berlin, Germany that is the domicile of Federal Government agencies in Berlin, among others the Federal Office of Administration.

History

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The Bundeshaus was built between 1893 and 1895 as an administrative building for the Royal Prussian Artillerie Prüfungskommission.

After partial destruction during World War II, it was restored and re-opened by the West German Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on 17 April 1950. Between 1950 and 1990 it served as the seat of the Federal Plenipotentiary (Bundesbevollmächtigter), Bonn's representative in the city of West Berlin and as the West Berlin outpost of several federal government agencies, some of which have completely moved to Berlin in separate buildings since the reunification.

Berlin Memorial Plaque

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Plaque in memory of the members of the German Resistance Hoepner and von Tresckow

On 19 July 1990, a Berlin Memorial Plaque commemorating the Generals Erich Hoepner and Henning von Tresckow, who worked in the building, was unveiled in the building.

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52°29′53.06″N 13°19′52.33″E / 52.4980722°N 13.3312028°E / 52.4980722; 13.3312028