Villa Hammerschmidt

Villa Hammerschmidt became the official residence of the German President in 1951. In 1994, as part of the relocation of the German capital from Bonn to Berlin, the then German President Richard von Weizsäcker made Schloss Bellevue in Berlin his first official residence. Since that time the Hammerschmidt Villa serves as the second residence. Image File history File links Villa_Hammerschmidt_1_ph. ... Image File history File links Villa_Hammerschmidt_1_ph. ... The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident) is Germanys head of state. ... Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Dr. Richard Freiherr von Weizsäcker â–¶ (help· info) (born April 15, 1920) is a German politician (CDU). ... Schloss Bellevue Bellevue Palace (German: Schloss Bellevue) is a château north of the Tiergarten park in Berlin. ...

The villa lies in the heart of the former government district of Bonn, bordering to the north directly to the river Rhine and opposite to the zoological Museum Koenig in the south. It also neighbours the second official seat of the German Chancellor, the Palais Schaumburg, to the west. Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... The head of government of Germany has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ...

The upper floor of the building houses the private flat for the German President while the ground floor consists of the stately rooms for the various ceremonial purposes.

Villa Hammerschmidt was build in 1860 in neo-classical style as a stately home for a rich industrialist by August Dieckhoff. It was soon redecorated in 1868 by architect Otto Penner. From the point of view of modern times, the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean sometimes seem to blend smoothly into one melange we call the Classical. ...

Since its construction Villa Hammerschmidt was owned by:

• 1860 - 1868: Albrecht Troost
• 1868 - 1899: Leopold Koenig (his son Alexander Koenig is the founder of the "Zoologische Reichsmuseum Alexander Koenig" just opposite Villa Hammerschmidt)
• 1899 - 1928: Rudolf Hammerschmidt
• 1928 - 1945: Sale by auction and break-up into several flats
• 1945 - 1949: Confiscated by the British occupation forces in Germany following World War II
• since 1950: The German state

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External link

• Museum Koenig