A virtual view of the construction project

Günther Domenig's architecture was not limited to the "art of construction," but directly and radically addressed the very structure of the Congress Hall. The entrance, at the northeast corner of the historically landmarked Congress Hall, is itself a striking landmark and reply to the National Socialists' monumental architecture in Nuremberg. The staircase, jutting out at an angle and covered by a projecting structure of steel and glass, makes one curious about how the design will continue inside, and invites the visitor to enter. This staircase is the beginning of the most distinctive feature of Domenig's design, the 130-meter "spear" of glass and steel that thrusts diagonally all the way through the Congress Hall's front wing. The façade has been cloven right to the roof, thus establishing a connection with the Study Forum structure that projects asymmetrically far beyond the roof.