It all began with a makeshift solution: Following the election, in September 1949, of Konrad Adenauer as Germany's first Federal Chancellor, the Museum König in Bonn was the first home to the Federal Chancellery. As this photo shows, this is where the first Cabinet meetings were held. Konrad Adenauer sits at the head of the table. The Zoological Research Museum Alexander König emerged largely unscathed from World War II, and had previously hosted the ceremony to mark the opening of the Parliamentary Council on 1 September 1948.
Photo: Bundesregierung/Munker
