Reichsautobahn-Tankstelle Fürstenwalde, Historic filling station in Fürstenwalde/Spree, Germany
The Reichsautobahn-Tankstelle Fürstenwalde is a filling station built in 1937 to serve Autobahn traffic. Its triangular floor plan aligned with the interchange layout, while a distinctive V-shaped roof forms the structure's most notable feature.
The station was built in 1937 by the Berlin-based Wilhelm Unger company and set the architectural standard for future Autobahn stations across Germany. It remained in operation until December 1995, when it received monument status the following year.
The station displays a modern design language that deliberately departed from traditional regional building styles of the era. Visitors can still see today the clear geometric forms that were once viewed as progressive and forward-looking.
The building is visible from outside and displays its original construction with the distinctive roof structure. Visitors can trace the spatial arrangement between the service ground floor and the basement storage level through the building's architecture.
The station served vehicles traveling in both directions of the Autobahn from a single central location, a rare efficiency solution. This two-way refueling function was unusual in infrastructure planning of that era and is now recognized as innovative in architectural history.
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