Munich - State Gallery of Modern Art Staatsgalerie moderner Kunst im Haus der Kunst

Immediately on coming to power Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of a "Haus der Deutschen Kunst" (House of German Art, known today as the "Haus der Kunst") in Prinzregentenstrasse at the southern edge of the English Garden. Designed by Paul Ludwig Troost, the 160m/525ft-long, 60m/197ft-wide building with its row of Doric columns running the length of the front, was opened to the accompaniment of a large procession and much ceremony in 1937. To heighten the effect of the monumental building Hitler widened Von-der-Tann-Strasse (the continuation of Prinzregentenstrasse), demolishing the famous Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) facade of August Endell's studio "Elvira". The entire south side of the street was taken down and Prinz-Carl-Palais, the Neo-Classical style of which influenced Troost's design, was given a new north front.