The Chancellery then and now.
Visitors can marvel at the imposing official residence during a tour.
With around 600 employees, the
Chancellery has
regular vacancies.
The planned
new building of the Chancellery
is to expand the official seat.
- The Chancellery is located at Willy-Brandt-Strasse 1 in Berlin-Mitte -
Berlin - The
Chancellery
is one of the most imposing buildings in Berlin.
As the
official seat
of
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
, it is one of the most important institutions in Berlin with around 600 employees.
The Chancellery can be admired from the outside
during a
tour
.
However, selected interior areas are also
accessible
to visitors on a
guided
tour.
Many roads lead to the Chancellery
As
soon as you get off
at the
U5
underground station
Bundestag
, visitors are
greeted
with the
futuristic architecture
made of
steel
and
glass
before they even visit the Chancellery
.
On a circular plateau, they can
admire
the
architecture of
the
Chancellery
and the Bundestag before entering the actual office.
From the Ostbahnhof, the
Chancellery
can be reached in around twenty minutes using the S-Bahn S7 Westkreuz.
The
Chancellery is about a five-minute walk from the
Platz der Republik bus stop of
the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG).
Of course,
Willy-Brandt-Straße 1,
the most important political address in Germany, can be reached in many other ways.
The
arrival
by car is not a problem:
Parking
can motorists example, in John Fuster-Dulles-Allee.
From there you can comfortably
stroll
along Bettina-von-Arnim-Ufer to the
Chancellery
in less than fifteen minutes
.
The
Chancellery
can also
be reached
on foot
in
less than ten minutes
from the
main train station
.
If you want to enjoy a longer walk along the Spreebogen, you can stroll along the Ludwig-Erhard-Ufer through the Spreebogenpark before going to the Chancellery at the most important address in Germany.
A tour of the Chancellery in Berlin
If you have made it to the
Chancellery
either by public transport, on foot or with your own vehicle
, the
official seat
invites you
to take a
tour
.
Even from the outside, the imposing building looks like an architectural achievement.
Before the
corona pandemic
, parts of the building could be viewed from the inside.
Today
, however, the Federal Chancellery also offers a virtual tour as an alternative.
Parts of the official headquarters are displayed virtually on a total of five levels.
The Chancellery - the most modern architecture
During an
offline tour
, the extravagant construction of the building complex is already apparent from the outside.
The imposing ensemble of buildings was designed by the two Berlin architects
Axel Schultes
and
Charlotte Frank
.
During a
tour
, visitors can enter the entrance foyer via the entrance area with the right of way
.
An imposing
limestone sculpture
also catches
the eye on the
ground floor
.
The "big white head sign" invites you to think about a tour of the official headquarters.
Around 600 employees support the Chancellor in the Chancellery
Past the entrance foyer, the path leads through the
atrium
to the offices of the
employees of
the
Chancellery
.
Most of these 370 rooms are only about twenty square meters.
The light that shimmers through the atrium lets the rooms shine.
A planned new building is intended to offer employees more space.
The Chancellery meets the ravages of time with job vacancies that are updated around the clock: whether in administration, reception or in the post office, the Chancellery’s organizational chart is diverse.
An overview of the organization chart of the Chancellery
As
head of the
Chancellery
,
Federal Minister Dr.
Helge Braun at
the Chancellor's side with help and advice.
Other important figures in the
organization chart of
the Chancellery are the ministers of state. As parliamentary state secretaries, they perform the following tasks, among others:
Digitization: managed by Minister of State
Dorothee Bär
(CSU).
Culture and media fall within the remit of State Minister
Monika Grütters
(CDU).
State Minister
Hendrik Hoppenstedt
(CDU)
is responsible for coordinating federal-state relations
.
Migration, refugees and integration is an issue for
State Minister
Annette Widmann-Mauz
(CDU).
The Chancellery as an institution
The
Organization
of the
Chancellery
is one of the most important institutions in the political landscape of Germany, as expected, relatively complex.
The
Chancellery
has a total of
seven departments
with different areas of responsibility.
Department 1: Central Department;
Domestic and legal policy
Department 2: Foreign, Security and Development Policy
Department 3: Social, Health, Labor Market, Infrastructure and Social Policy
Department 4: Economic, Financial and Energy Policy;
Personal representative of the Federal Chancellor for the G7 / G20 summits
Department 5: European Policy
Department 6: Political Planning, Innovation and Digital Policy, Strategic IT Management
Department 7: Federal Intelligence Service;
Coordination of the federal intelligence services
But not all political decisions are made in the official headquarters in Berlin.
In addition to the
official seat
in Berlin, the
Chancellery also has
a
location in Bonn
, which is known as the official
seat
.
The planned new building for the Chancellery should create more space
A planned
new building
with a budget of around
six hundred million
euros
is to
double the area of
the existing building complex of the
Chancellery
.
But even without an extension, the Federal Chancellery is an imposing building.
The
official seat of
the German Chancellor is one of the largest building complexes in Germany with a floor space of 25,347.
The Chancellery is around
eight times larger than the White House
in Washington and around
ten times larger
than
Downing Street
in London.
Nevertheless, there is not enough space in this building complex for all employees of the Chancellery.
Because the number of employees in the Chancellery is growing steadily, especially since numerous job offers make work in the public service interesting for many people.
Various job offers in the Chancellery
The extremely complex structures of the Chancellery make it necessary to enlarge the building ensemble.
Because the
job offers of
the Chancellery make work in the public service more interesting for many people than
just
a
viewing
.
There are various options: from job offers for
young professionals
to employees with professional experience, there are a variety of different career opportunities in the Chancellery.
For example, the
Chancellery has a
wide range of vacancies in administration or logistics.
With the constantly growing demands of the labor market, the Chancellery under the leadership of
Federal Minister Dr.
Helge Braun
is definitely a safe employer for those interested in politics.
The history of the Chancellery
The
construction
of the
official residence
in Berlin was purchased 2,001th
The construction of the imposing building complex took only
four years
.
Renewable energies were used
as early as the planning in the 1990s
.
In 1993, the design by the Berlin architectural duo
Axel Schultes
and
Charlotte Frank was
chosen, which
symbolizes
the
reunification of Germany
and Berlin across the Spree
in an impressive way through the "Band des Bundes"
.
Today two long rows of buildings line the Spree, in the center the
cube of the
Chancellery
, which was occupied only four years after the start of construction in 1997.
"Band des Bundes" - the government district in Berlin
In addition to the
Chancellery
, the
Paul-Löbe-Haus
on the west side of the Spree and the
Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus
on the east side
also belong
to the "
Band des Bundes
".
The Paul-Löbe-Haus, also known as the “
Motor of the Republic
”, is one of the most futuristic buildings in the government district.
The Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus on the east side was completed in 2003 as the third new parliament building on the Spree.
An expanding new building is underway there today and will be completed in 2021.
In addition to the actual
official residence
, there is a whole range of architectural features in Berlin that
are worth
a
visit
.