# Zollernhof

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Zollernhof is a historic office building in Berlin-Mitte, recognised for its neoclassical facade and changing institutional roles. The construction began in 1910 and finished in 1911.

Kurt Berndt shaped the building’s architectural vision, while Bruno Paul designed the facade with classical symmetry and stone. Relief garlands and oversized figures decorate the exterior. A steel skeleton supports the natural-stone frontage, and Hermes figures reinforce its neoclassical character. The building began as a Kontorhaus for local businesses.

Richard Bielenberg and Josef Moser expanded Zollernhof in 1938, doubling its size and leaving a lighter stone transition. Its interior once featured marble-like stone plates throughout. After wartime damage and reconstruction, the building served the Central Council of the Free German Youth from 1949 to 1990. ZDF acquired Zollernhof in 1993 for media operations. Thomas Baumann led its renovation from 1997 to 1999, before the ZDF Hauptstadtstudio opened there in 2000. ORF, MBS and TBS also occupy the building.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Zollernhof_67349d11f177243f4f450ab1_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Berlin_Zollernhof_2.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Zollernhof_67349d11f177243f4f450ab1_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-S91918,_Berlin,_Unter_den_Linden,_"Haus_der_Jugend",_Ruine.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Zollernhof_67349d11f177243f4f450ab1_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-10376-0002,_Berlin,_Unter_den_Linden,_"Haus_der_Jugend",_Nacht.jpg)

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