Neue Reichskanzlei, Government building in Berlin-Mitte, Germany
The Neue Reichskanzlei was a government building in the Mitte district of Berlin that stretched along Vossstrasse with a 421-meter facade. It consisted of marble galleries, ceremonial halls, and administrative offices arranged in a neoclassical style with heavy stone walls and large windows.
Albert Speer designed the building between 1938 and 1939 as a representative seat of government for the Nazi regime. After World War II, Soviet authorities ordered its demolition, which was carried out between 1949 and 1956.
The name referred to the expansion of an older chancellery and was intended to express the new political order of the Nazi regime. Many rooms contained handcrafted furniture and artworks that now remain in collections in Berlin, Moscow, and Washington.
The site now sits in central Berlin and is easy to reach using public transport. Some street signs and memorial plaques point out the history of the location, which today features modern residential and commercial buildings.
A bunker built underneath in 1943 served as the place where Hitler spent the final days of the war. Fragments of the structure resurfaced during construction work on Vossstrasse in 2008, reminding visitors of the former scale of the complex.
Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin
Inception: 1930s
Architects: Albert Speer
Architectural style: Nazi architecture
GPS coordinates: 52.51120,13.38010
Latest update: December 5, 2025 08:10
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