Führer Balcony/Large Double Portal/Gate Passage
The extension to the Reich Chancellery was built between 1928 and 1930 by the architect Eduard Jobst Siedler, with the assistance of his assistant Robert Kisch. The building was the only government building constructed during the Weimar Republic. The Reich Chancellery extension was a unique feature of the New Reich Chancellery complex, which Albert Speer began constructing in 1938. While its historical facade was largely preserved, it was also significantly modified to integrate it into the overall design of the New Reich Chancellery. This volume in the book series describes the alterations that Albert Speer made to the facade of the building Wilhelmstrasse 78 between 1934 and 1939. It also discusses the addition of the Führer Balcony, which Speer had installed in 1935. The Führer balcony became the most famous feature of the Reich Chancellery, as it was from here that Adolf Hitler reviewed parades and delivered speeches to the crowds gathered on Wilhelmplatz. Other main topics of the book are the modifications made to the large double portal in connection with the construction of the New Reich Chancellery, as well as the passageway created by Albert Speer that connected Wilhelmstrasse with the inner Court of Honor of the New Reich Chancellery.
The “Work Analysis” book series
This book series presents an architectural analysis of the works of various architects of the Reich Chancellery. The books in the series are illustrated with numerous color computer graphics and historical photos. The computer graphics were created by Christoph Neubauer in order to be able to depict the areas of the Reich Chancellery that are not preserved in historical photos. This makes it possible for the author to show every construction detail he describes in full color illustrations. This book series focuses on the analysis of the architecture of the Reich Chancellery. The individual books in the series are strictly separated into the sub-areas of architect, creative period and component. Since there is no predetermined order in which the various books should be read, the reader is able to independently sort the various books in the series according to the various sub-areas.
Publication date: 2026 (1. Edition)
Binding: Hardcover/ Art print paper
Dimension: 29,7 cm x 21 cm
Pages: 100
Images: 123 mostly colored illustrations
Language: English
