The
Schürmann-Bau is an office building in
BonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990...
, named after its architect Joachim Schürmann. The building houses the headquarters of the
Deutsche WelleDeutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio in 29 languages . It has a satellite television service, , that is available in four languages, and there is also an online news site...
, after being originally planned for the members of
parliamentThe Bundestag is the parliament of Germany. It was established with Germany's constitution of 1949 and is the successor of the earlier Reichstag...
. The construction site was heavily damaged in spring 1993 by a flood of the
RhineThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
. Estimated costs were 700 million Euros.
Since september 2004 a series of art objects by international artists can be found in the outside areas of the building.
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The
Schürmann-Bau is an office building in
BonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990...
, named after its architect Joachim Schürmann. The building houses the headquarters of the
Deutsche WelleDeutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio in 29 languages . It has a satellite television service, , that is available in four languages, and there is also an online news site...
, after being originally planned for the members of
parliamentThe Bundestag is the parliament of Germany. It was established with Germany's constitution of 1949 and is the successor of the earlier Reichstag...
. The construction site was heavily damaged in spring 1993 by a flood of the
RhineThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
. Estimated costs were 700 million Euros.
Art
Since september 2004 a series of art objects by international artists can be found in the outside areas of the building. These include „Fest für Neptun“ by
Sokari Douglas CampSokari Douglas Camp is an artist who has had exhibitions all over the world and was the reeipient of a bursary from the Henry Moore Foundation, as well as being honored as a Commander of the British Empire in the 2005 Honours List....
, „Ich und der Hahn - Hören und Sehen“ by Babak Saed and „Comunicación cruzada“ by
Manuel MarinManuel Marín González is a Spanish politician, former President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was a long-time member of the European Commission, and President during the interim Marin Commission following the Resignation of the Santer Commission, of which he was a member.-Early life and...
.