Haus der Elektroindustrie, Office building near Alexanderplatz, Germany.
The Haus der Elektroindustrie is a ten-story office building on Alexanderstrasse in Berlin-Mitte, standing about 125 feet (38 meters) tall. It runs along the southern edge of Alexanderplatz, where its long facade follows the line of the street.
The building was constructed between 1967 and 1969 and served as the headquarters of the GDR Ministry for Electrical Engineering and Electronics until 1990. After reunification, the Treuhand Agency took it over to manage its administrative work.
The building stands at the edge of Alexanderplatz, one of the most recognizable open spaces in Berlin, where people from all parts of the city pass through daily. Its ground floor faces the square and connects the office tower to the street life around it.
The building is right next to Alexanderplatz, one of the best-connected transit hubs in Berlin, and can be reached on foot from the subway, commuter rail, and tram stops. Access to the interior is limited to those with appointments, but the facade is easy to view from the street.
The ground floor of the building once housed record shops and a Zeiss optical goods store, making it one of the few office towers in East Berlin that also served as a retail space. This mix of offices and shops was unusual for the city planning of that era.
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