Villa Horion
Villa Horion stands in Düsseldorf as a neoclassical building designed by Hermann vom Endt between 1910 and 1911. Its façade carries ornamental relief figures representing agriculture and care. Sculptor Hermann Nolte created these details for the exterior.
The building first served as the official residence of the state governor of the Rhine Province, formerly part of Prussia. Johannes Horion held that office from 1922 until 1933. After the Second World War, British forces used the rooms as an officers’ mess until 1956. In 1958, the building became the office of North Rhine-Westphalia’s prime minister and State Chancellery.
The House of Parliamentary History now occupies the villa alongside the petitions department of the parliamentary administration. Its exhibition traces the history of the state parliament and North Rhine-Westphalia. Sculptures of Karl Arnold and Johannes Rau connect the setting with the region’s political past. A statue of Johannes Rau stands directly in front of the building.
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