Reichspostministerium

The Kingdom Ministry of Post was established in the Weimar Republic in 1919 from the Reich Post Office.

History

After the conversion of the Reich Post Office to the Reich Ministry of Post, the " Telegraph Technical Office of the Reich " was established as a sub- office in 1920. This was formed by the merger of several institutions of the imperial post, which included among others the " Telegraph Assay Office ", " Telegraph Office equipment ", " telephone line office " and "Call Office ". In 1928, the " Telegraph Technical Office of the Reich " was again renamed " Reich Central Office Post ". In the " Reich Central Post Office" means the employees worked with research tasks, with the development and procurement of technical innovations and facilities of the postal, telegraph, telephone and radio communications was at the center of attention.

After the Second World War, the German Federal Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications took over in West Germany ( Federal Republic of Germany ) and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR, the tasks for the postal service.

Building

The office building of the Reich Ministry of Postal Services (formerly the General Post Office) was built in 1871-1874 on the knowledge acquired by businessman Siegfried Lövinsohn site on Leipziger Strasse 15 between the wall and Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin. Today it houses the Museum of Communication.

The land was located on the street frontage 33.75 meters, in its rear part 44.5 meters wide, over 100 feet deep and cost 227 125 dollars ( equal to 681 375 gold marks ). The foundation stone was laid on June 4, 1872. The building was on the street side and three in the back -lying part four storeys. The cost was 765,000 dollars. Were Built 2,940 square feet. It was designed by the government and building officer Carl Schwatlo.

In the building until 1945, among others, the library, the post office W 66 and housed the kingdom Postal Museum.

The imperial post office as a central authority was in a separate building in the Ringbahnstraße 130 in Berlin -Tempelhof. Originally used by the military base had the imperial post rented in 1922, where he built an expressionist brick building, designed by the Postbauräten Edmund Beisel and Charles Poole. In the building with 23,160 sqm of usable space located since 1993 the museum's depot for communication with a focus on history of the post.

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