The birthplace of Siemens (1847) The headquarters of Siemens (1901)

For Steve Jobs and Apple, it was a garage. For Siemens, it was a small workshop in the back courtyard. It was here, in the shadow of Anhalter Bahnhof, that “Siemens & Halske – Telegraph Construction Works” began its journey toward becoming the global industrial conglomerate we know today. The company established its headquarters here in 1901; today, the Tagesspiegel newspaper’s editorial office is located here.
When the headquarters were moved to the newly established Siemensstadt district in Spandau, the company still wanted to maintain a presence at the historic location, close to the government district. That is why a prestigious building (now the Mövenpick Hotel) was erected here in 1915.”