General Information
| Other name(s): | Deutsches Historisches Museum |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1695 |
| Completion: | 1706 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
roof:
Gridshell |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
original use:
Arsenal current use: Museum building |
| Architectural style: |
Baroque |
Location
| Location: |
Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Address: | Unter den Linden 2 |
| Connects to: |
Deutsches Historisches Museum Extension (2001)
|
| Coordinates: | 52° 31' 5.31" N 13° 23' 49.10" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 90 m | |
| interior court | width | 40 m |
| length | 40 m | |
| Addition of roof over the interior court | ||
|---|---|---|
| roof | span | 41.20 m |
| length | 41.20 m | |
Participants
Initial construction (1695-1706)
Original design
- Nicolas-François Blondel (architect)
Architecture
- Johann Arnold Nering (architect)
- Martin Grünberg (architect)
- Andreas Schlüter (architect)
- Jean de Bodt (architect)
- Andreas Schlüter (sculptor)
Reconfiguration (1730)
Architecture
- Jean de Bodt (architect)
Renovation (2018-2023)
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Project controlling
Fire safety engineering
Lighting design
Reconstruction
Architecture
- Otto Häsler (architect)
Rehabilitation (1999-2003)
Owner
Client
Structural engineering
Construction supervision
Building services engineering
Fire safety engineering
Acoustic design
Energy consultant
Specialist consultants
Addition of roof over the interior court (1999-2003)
Architecture
-
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
(roof)
- I. M. Pei (architect)
Structural engineering
-
schlaich bergermann partner
(roof)
- Hans Schober (structural engineer)
Checking engineering
- Herbert Fink (checking engineer) (roof)
Steel construction
Façade design
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2006): Architektur und Geschichte in Deutschland. Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 162-163.
- (2001): Architekturführer Berlin. 6th edition, Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3496012115, pp. 22.
- (2003): Architekturführer Bundesbauten Berlin. 3rd edition, Stadtwandel Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 58-59.
- Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin. Stadtwandelverlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 30.
- Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin: Fassadenfenster für historisches Erscheinungsbild. In: Bauphysik, v. 27, n. 2 (April 2005), pp. 138.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20017048 - Published on:
26/07/2005 - Last updated on:
21/08/2021


