New Reich Chancellery in Berlin

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The New Reich Chancellery in Berlin was a monumental government complex built for Adolf Hitler’s regime, exemplifying Nazi architectural grandeur and propaganda-driven design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi architecture
chancellery
government building
architect Albert Speer NERFINISHED
architecturalMovement Nazi architecture
associatedWith Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
Albert Speer NERFINISHED
Germany in World War II
surface form: World War II leadership of Germany
builtBy German construction firms
forced labor
builtFor Nazi Germany
surface form: Nazi regime
client Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Adolf Hitler
completionDate 1939
context Nazi monumental urban planning in Berlin
country Germany NERFINISHED
damagedBy Allied bombing
damagedIn World War II
demolishedDate 1949
1950
designedAs symbol of the Third Reich
fate largely destroyed after World War II
site cleared by Soviet authorities
floorCount several storeys
functionedAs center of Nazi governmental power
heritageStatus no longer extant
historicalPeriod Third Reich
inaugurationDate 1939
intendedTo impress foreign dignitaries
project power and permanence of the Nazi regime
location Berlin NERFINISHED
Wilhelmstraße NERFINISHED
material marble
stone
notableFeature Marble Gallery
grand ceremonial spaces
large reception halls
owner German Reich NERFINISHED
partOf Reich Chancellery
surface form: Reich Chancellery complex
politicalAffiliation Nazi Party
purpose propaganda
representation of Nazi power
replaced Old Reich Chancellery NERFINISHED
startDate 1938
style monumental architecture
neoclassical architecture
usedFor office of the Reich Chancellor
seat of the German Reich government

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Marble Gallery belongsToBuildingComplex New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: Reichskanzlei (New Reich Chancellery)
Marble Gallery connectedTo New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: Hitler’s office
Albert Speer designed New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin hasBuilding New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: New Reich Chancellery
Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin hasBuilding New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: Reich Presidential Palace vicinity
Marble Gallery locatedIn New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: New Reich Chancellery
Cabinet Room locatedInBuilding New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: New Reich Chancellery
Eduard Jobst Siedler notableWork New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: Reichsfinanzministerium building in Berlin
Marble Gallery partOf New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: New Reich Chancellery ceremonial route
Vorbunker partOf New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: Reich Chancellery bunker complex
Mosaic Hall partOfBuildingComplex New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: New Reich Chancellery
Führer and Reich Chancellor residence New Reich Chancellery in Berlin
this entity surface form: Führerbunker