Bremen Main Post Office Building

The former Imperial Oberpostdirektion is a building in the old town of Bremen, located on the Domsheide 15

History

After German unification in 1871 the postal and telegraph service in Bremen was integrated into the imperial administration. From the now Imperial Oberpostamtszeitung 1874 the Imperial Oberpostdirektion.

The three - and four-storey to Domshof to Dechanatstraße four-winged building was built from 1875 to 1879 according to plans by Karl Schwatlo 189,000 for Mark to concentrate the distributed locations of the postal service. The representative building was built in the style of the rich far customary for this building type designs of the German Renaissance Revival. As a property of the Bremen Senate presented in exchange the " newborns" ready whose name appears on the baron Alexander Ersken, 1653 President of the Swedish duchies of Bremen and Verden, declined, the here from 1653 until his death was domiciled. The land was transferred to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss to the city of Bremen. Since 1819 here the main school was housed. On October 1, 1878, the inauguration of the Regional Directorate took place. From EschenhofPeaceful remained until today the expansion of 1979, dating from the 16th century portal.

Noteworthy is the ornate Imperial Hall, originally part of the apartment of the upper Postmaster. There are the busts of Emperor William I and Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria Empress Augusta and on the walls. The five murals in the style of the period of historicism are early works by Arthur Fitger. The hall was restored in 1970 by Georg Skrypzak. The facilities of the hall heard an originally non-existent here Murano chandelier, otherwise the original device is not obtained.

The building was rebuilt from 1972 to 1977 after plans by Ernst Hake and 1979 expanded with a new building in the eastern area, where a product originating from the 16th century portal of the previous building was inserted.

2000 was another five months of renovation to the offer of the post to focus here, with the use of the Post Office should be further reduced at the station.

Conservation

The building of the former Imperial Oberpostdirektion and pasted into the new portal from EschenhofPeaceful (probably 1565-69 ) are under Bremer monument since 1973.

Use

The extension of Bremen Norag had its first seat in or on the post office on the 15th Domsheide the building seat of the main post office in Bremen 1 Until the end of the privatization of the German Post Office. Today, the German Post AG and Postbank there offer comprehensive services for customers.

Furthermore, the building served as a location for exhibitions, so for example, were 1991 there " treasures from the Trumpet Museum in Bad Säckingen " shown. 2004, the sale to the Catholic community association, it was decided who would use a portion of the old building as a school site.