Government Building, Vaduz

Government Building, Vaduz
Government Building, Vaduz
Regierungsgebäude
	The government building in 2022
General information
Address	Peter-Kaiser-Platz, 2 Postfach 684 9490, Vaduz,
Town or city	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Coordinates	47°08′13″N 9°31′22″E / 47.13706°N 9.52278°E
Construction started	1903
Opened	28 December 1905
Owner	Government of Liechtenstein
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gustav Ritter von Neumann
Website
	www.llv.li/en

The Government Building (German: Regierungsgebäude) is the seat of the Government of Liechtenstein. It contains the office of the prime minister and the government ministries.^[1]^[2] It also houses the Liechtenstein National Archives.^[3] It is located in the capital of Vaduz.

The building began construction in 1903 to a design by Austrian architect Gustav Ritter von Neumann, who was commissioned by Johann II, and opened on 28 December 1905.^[1]^[4] The building represents neo-Renaissance architecture and contained the first telephone network and central heating in the country.^[1]

From its opening in 1905 the building also served as the meeting place of the Landtag of Liechtenstein until 2007, when the Landtag of Liechtenstein Building was built.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Herrmann, Cornelia (31 December 2011). "Regierungsgebäude". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
^ Vogt, Paul (31 December 2011). "Regierung". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
^ "Landesarchiv". National Administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ Frick, Florin (31 December 2011). "Neumann, Gustav Ritter von". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
^ Herrmann, Cornelia (31 December 2011). "Landtagsgebäude". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2025.