City Palace, Berlin

The city of Berlin has gained a new landmark with the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace, also known today as the Berlin City Palace. The palace, which was severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War and finally demolished in 1950 by decision of the GDR Council of Ministers, was faithfully reconstructed in Berlin Mitte following a decision by the Bundestag (4 July 2002) and an architectural competition (2008) - with the exception of the east façade, which was realised in concrete: with three Baroque façades, the Schlüterhof and the dome as well as three historic interior portals of the old Berlin palace. The winner of the architectural competition was the italian architect Prof. Franco Stella.

The three baroque façades are decorated with arcades, deep porticos, columns, friezes, garlands, lion heads and eagles and have been elaborately reconstructed using old photos as well as paint and remnants of colour and stone.

MODERSOHN was involved in this reconstruction and supplied, among other things, special load-bearing anchors for the reconstructed baroque natural stone façade and the eagle fastenings made of duplex materials. The company also supplied the load-bearing anchors for the historic dome and approx. 800 metres of Stainless steel Threaded rods and approved Anchor channels, which are also made of duplex materials and bear a CE mark.
A total of approx. 100 tonnes of Stainless steel were processed and delivered for the new city palace.
The planning and production of the prefabricated beams made of rolled U-profiles, which are used in the upper façade area and have a total length of 15 metres, posed special challenges.