Palais am Fürstenwall, Official residence in Magdeburg, Germany.
The Palais am Fürstenwall is a free-standing three-storey building at Hegelstraße 42 in Magdeburg, designed by Paul Ochs in the style of the Italian High Renaissance. Its four facades differ from one another, alternating sandstone and brick, with a five-part sandstone section framed by brick axes and three large arched windows projecting as a risalit. Inside, the ceremonial hall, cabinet room, fireplace room and the Minister-President's office survive from the lavish original interior.
The structure was built between 1889 and 1893 and originally served as the headquarters of the Prussian General Command. The building hosted visits from the imperial family and marked an important point in Magdeburg's administrative history.
The building's name comes from the Fürstenwall, the street by the former fortifications where Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau, the "Old Dessauer", was fortress commander from 1702 to 1747. Since the end of 2005 it has housed the State Chancellery and the Minister-President's office; on two Saturdays a month the Festsaal, Kabinettssaal, Kaminzimmer and the Minister-President's office can be visited by telephone registration.
The building is open to visitors and offers the chance to join free guided tours held twice a month. These tours provide insight into the interior spaces and layout of the administrative building.
Paul von Hindenburg lived in this palace from 1904 to 1911 during his time as Commanding General. His presence connected the building with one of the most influential military figures in German history.
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