Mountain House: Söder lays the cornerstone

Date :: 15/10/2010
Keywords :: Architecture Communication

Bavaria's Environment Minister Markus Söder lays foundation stone for Haus der Berge, the new Berchtesgaden National Park information centre due to open in 2012

Around 150 visitors gathered on the construction site to witness Dr Söder placing the highly-decorative iron casket — known as the time capsule — as the first foundation stone for the Haus der Berge.

Dr Michael Vogel, the Director of the Berchtesgaden National Park said: "This is just the start. The Haus der Berge information centre will allow us to provide information, exhibit and encourage visitors to explore the only German national park in the Alps". The Director believes that environmental education, visitor management and recreation are central to the role of a national park, and is keen to pass on environmental knowledge and expertise: "There is no point in experts understanding how ecosystems work if they then keep that knowledge to themselves". The Haus der Berge centre is designed to pass that knowledge. Extending over approximately 17,000 m2, the information centre located near Berchtesgaden town centre will be the most modern facility in the Alps.

The visitor centre is scheduled to open in late 2012.

(Source: Berchtesgaden National Park press release, 5 October 2010)

The Bavarian Environment Minister, Dr Markus Söder (front right) and National Park Director Dr Michael Vogel (left) place blueprints, the day's newspaper, a set of euro coins and a certificate in the time capsule, preparatory to laying the cornerstone for the Berchtesgaden National Park Haus der Berge visitor centre. The iron casket was then set in the foundation stone and cemented in place before the cornerstone was laid amidst myriad good wishes for the Berchtesgaden Haus der Berge project.
		The General Secretary of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German Federal Environmental Foundation), Dr Fritz Brickwede (left) presents funding worth over EUR 800,000 to the Bavarian Environment Minister, Dr Markus Söder (2nd from left). The Director of Berchtesgaden National Park, Dr Michael Vogel (2nd from right) and Roland Richter (right) from the state parliament were delighted with the generous donation.

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