Stahlhof
Stahlhof stands in Düsseldorf as a historic administrative building shaped by the city’s industrial past. Its red-sandstone façade gives the structure a solid, monumental appearance. Elongated pilasters and sculptural details express ideas of industry and trade across the exterior.
Johannes Radke and Theo Westbrock designed the building between 1906 and 1908. Construction took place on land provided by the city. Regional steel industrialists financed the project for the Deutsche Stahlwerksverband AG, a powerful steel cartel. The architecture combines Gothic forms with Jugendstil elements, preserving the character of an early twentieth-century industrial centre.
French troops used the building as a command centre during the Rhineland occupation from 1923 to 1925. British authorities later based operations there after the Second World War. The site also played a role in founding North Rhine-Westphalia. The Düsseldorf Administrative Court occupies the building, which remains a protected historic monument. Around it, the administrative district known as the “Desk of the Ruhr Area” reflects Düsseldorf’s long connection with regional industry.
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