The Entrance to the Führer’s Apartment
From 1939 onward, the area of the Old Reich Chancellery, which housed the entrances to Adolf Hitler’s private residence and living quarters, was referred to as the „Entrance to the Führer’s Apartment.“ This area included the historic passageway in the south wing of the Old Reich Chancellery and a glass-roofed inner courtyard newly constructed by Albert Speer in 1939. Albert Speer designed the Small Courtyard as a representative, semi-public area of the Führer’s apartment. The courtyard had to fulfill several functions simultaneously. It served as an event venue, a garage entrance, a connecting courtyard between the Old and New Reich Chancellery, and simultaneously played an important role in securing the main Entrance to the Führer’s Apartment. This book shows how Albert Speer developed a formal language for the courtyard design that, on the one hand, integrated the Small Courtyard into the overall architectural concept of the newly designed Reich Chancellery, while, on the other, meeting its diverse practical requirements. Elaborately created 3D graphics also depict areas of the courtyard that are not visible in historical photographs. This is possible because not only historical photographs but also original architectural drawings and plans were used for the reconstruction. By evaluating all of these documents, the Small Courtyard of the Reich Chancellery, known as the Entrance to the Führer’s Apartment, could be reconstructed down to the smallest detail for this book.
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: 2025 (1. Edition)
Binding: Hardcover/ Art print paper
Dimension: 29,7 cm x 21 cm
Pages: 88
Images: 97 mostly colored illustrations
Language: English
