Parliamentary party building of the Thuringian state parliament
The parliamentary party building of the Thuringian State Parliament is the oldest of the three buildings of the Thuringian State Parliament in Erfurt . It is located on Arnstädter Straße and houses the offices of the parliamentary groups.
The building was built between 1937 and 1939 in neoclassical style by the architects Arthur Reck and Wilhelm Pook on what was then Hindenburgstrasse. It initially housed the administration of the Prussian administrative district of Erfurt , before the state administration of Thuringia and, from 1952, the administration of the Erfurt district used the building. In 1990 the Thuringian state parliament moved into the building.
The establishment of the representative building was also a political issue, as Prussia demonstrated that Erfurt is and will remain a Prussian city and would not become part of the state of Thuringia , which was formed in 1920 , as initiatives from Thuringia repeatedly demanded. That is why they consciously resorted to the stylistics of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and designed the building in a simple, conservative design language.
architecture
The resulting Prussian "government service building" was to be expanded considerably from the overall planning and then be part of a monumental "administrative forum", which - including the service building of the Reichspostdirektion opposite - would have been arranged around Beethoven-Platz . The back of the government service building would have become the courtyard side and has already been designed that way. The outbreak of war in 1939 prevented the realization of these plans. Although it is only a partial construction, the building gives the impression of a closed structure.
Description from 1941 (based on Arthur Reck): The 100-meter-long structure rises with three floors in plastered stone architecture above a sturdy stone base , which is structured by certain joint cuts. The upper end is made by a massive main cornice . The front with its 26 axes takes up a monumental portal porch with stone ornaments in the middle . Its five pillars with their strong plastic form an effective contrast to the smooth, plastered, brightly painted side walls. The window bar system consists of “colorful” Maulbronn sandstone . One with blue-gray Mosel on the bright facade rises slate -roofed hipped roof. It has nine narrow dormers on the front and back . The rear of the building was given the same structure, with the exception of the middle section. Your stone material is Elbe sandstone .
In addition to the business premises, the building contains a hall with a party room on the 1st floor and the main stairs in the middle part. The technical equipment was state-of-the-art and already matched to the planned overall system. The building was equipped with the latest heating technology, as well as sound and vibration insulation. The interior was sophisticated and mostly designed by well-known local artists and craftsmen.
A sovereign eagle by Prof. Walter E. Lemcke / Berlin rose as a relief above the main portal, at the level of the 3rd floor . The flagpole bases and crowns were made by Prof. Carl Melville / Erfurt, as were the ornaments on the back of the building.
In the building description from Ministerialdirektor Arthur Reck / Berlin it says: "Under the direction of the undersigned ... the building project was supervised by Government Building Officer Wilhelm Pook as the local site manager."
During the GDR era, the front and rear of the attic was expanded, which significantly changed the architectural appearance of the building in this area. Prussian and NS symbols have been removed.
dedication
A quote from the writer and historian Ricarda Huch from her time as senior president of the Thuringian Advisory State Assembly adorns the Parliament in Erfurt today: Anyone entering the Thuringian State Parliament through the original entrance on Arnstädter Strasse will find her words from June 12, 1946 in the foyer, which act like a dedication: "Let the state of Thuringia never again set these stars in the changing events: the law, freedom and peace."
literature
- Steffen Raßloff : Mirror of contemporary history: The state parliament complex stands for the state capital Erfurt and was shaped by three political systems. In: Thüringer Allgemeine from July 12, 2014 ( online )
- Arthur Reck: New Prussian Government Buildings. II. New construction of the government service building in Erfurt . Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung. Berlin. Volume 61 / Issue 43/44. October 1941. pp. 701-719
- Ulrich Wieler u. a .: architecture guide thuringia 2: From the Bauhaus to today. Publishing house of the Bauhaus University, Weimar 2006, ISBN 3-86068-278-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arthur Reck: New construction of the government service building in Erfurt . Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung. 61st year, issue 43/44. Berlin, October 25, 1941. pp. 701-719
- ↑ P. 240 in: Holger Zürch : With free people on free ground. 15 years of the Thuringian Parliament in retrospect, former MPs from the founding years in the Free State of Thuringia. Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-939404-01-9 . Proof: German National Library
Web links
- Parliamentary group building on the website of the state parliament
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 49 ″ N , 11 ° 2 ′ 2 ″ E