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AEG played an important role in the history of the German railways; the company was involved in the development and manufacture of the electrical parts of almost all German electric locomotive series and contributed to the introduction of electrical power in German railways. Additionally many steam locomotives were made in AEG factories.
The AEG turbine factory was built in 1909, at Huttenstraße 12–16 in the Moabit district of Berlin. It is the best-known work of architect Peter Behrens . [ 1 ] The 100 m long steel-framed building with 15 m tall glass windows on either side is considered the first attempt to introduce restrained modern design to industrial architecture. [ 2 ]
AEG (German company), Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft ("General Electricity Company"), former German electrical manufacturer AEG (brand), licensed by Electrolux to several companies for a variety of products; Anschutz Entertainment Group, an American entertainment company
Behrens' house at the Darmstadt Artists' Colony: music room, with Schiedmayer grand piano 1901 Industrial clock designed by Behrens for AEG in 1909 Three versions of the famous water kettle: 1,25L 1,0L and 0,75L Peter Behrens around 1913 in his office in Berlin A drawing by Behrens for a proposed skyscraper overlooking the canal locks at the Atlantropa project
Electrolux AB (Swedish: [ɛˈlɛ̂kːtrʊˌlɵks, ɛlɛktrʊˈlɵks]) is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. [4] It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. [5]
During the Second World War, Telefunken was a supplier of vacuum tubes, transmitters and radio relay systems, and developed Funkmess facilities (later referred to as radar devices by the US Navy) and directional finders, as part of the German air defence against aerial bombing. During the war, manufacturing plants were shifted to and developed ...
The Second Citizenship Survey 2017 from CS Global Partners found that 89% of people would like to own a second passport, and over 34% said they had looked into investing in a second citizenship.
The 11-floor skyscraper has been erected in 1963 to house Eltra offices. It still is the tallest building (49.5 metres (162 ft)) [33] on the street. In the 1990s, it has been home to different companies. [34] In 2018, a thorough renovation project of the building has been carried out by the company "Locum".