In 1929 ludwig mies van der rohe created the german national pavilion also known as barcelona pavilion in spain.
Barcelona pavilion mies van der rohe barcelona. The barcelona chair is famous and still up to date a milestone in 20th century design. Image courtesy of fundació mies van der rohe the whole complex stands on a 1 3 meter high podium clad in roman travertine which raises the building above the ground and creates an elevated terrace an element which we can see in other projects by the german architect such as the neue. The building instantly became a masterpiece in van der rohe s career a symbol for the twentieth century modernism movement and an inspiration for generations of future architects all over the globe. The german pavilion in barcelona plan.
The german pavilion mies van der rohe of the world exhibition of 1929 in barcelona. The barcelona pavilion was designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich as the german pavilion for the barcelona international exhibition held on montjuïc. Fundació mies van der rohe was created in 1983 by the city council of barcelona with the initial goal of rebuilding the german pavilion designed by ludwig mies van der rohe with lilly reich for the international exhibition of barcelona in 1929. German pavilion designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich was the german pavilion for the 1929 international exposition in barcelona spain.
One of the most influential buildings of the 20th century remaining an architectural vision to this day. As part of the1929 international exposition in barcelona spain the barcelona pavilion designed by mies van der rohe was the display of architecture s modern movement to the world. The fundació mies van der rohe was set up in 1983 by the barcelona city hall with the initial purpose of reconstructing the german pavilion. It is an important building in the history of modern architecture.
This building was used for the official opening of the german section of the exhibition.