Krausenhof
The Krausenhof is a building complex in Berlin-Mitte . The building, erected in 1911, is the only structure in Berlin's historic newspaper district that survived the Second World War.
description
The complex consists of two front buildings and a transept, which is connected to the front buildings by side wings. Its name is derived from its location in Krausenstrasse (on the area of the former Dönhoffplatz ) and from two large inner courtyards that are enclosed by the connected buildings and form the core of the complex.
Originally the building was used as a textile factory. Among other things, neck ruffs were originally made here, which is why some of the sculptures decorating the facade - an artistic joke of the architect - wear such neck ruffs.
In the 1920s to 1940s, most of the companies belonging to the so-called Hugenberg Group were housed in the building, such as the Scherl publishing house and the headquarters of the Universum Film Agency (UFA).
The now listed Krausenhof is being renovated by the Berlin Klingsöhr group of companies. Office lofts will be built into the historic building .
Web links
- Entry in the Berlin Monument Database , Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Monument Section, accessed on February 4, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monument Krausenstraße 38/39 at the corner of Schützenstraße
- ↑ Isabell Jürgens: Starting signal for a modern media campus . In: Berliner Morgenpost from June 1, 2013, p. 15