The new BND headquarters building in Berlin. (photo: DAPD/TAZ.de)
The Guardian: World’s biggest intelligence headquarters opens in Berlin
New home for Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service took 12 years and €1bn to build.
No mobile phones. No private laptops. No checking personal emails or social media. And at the end of the day, all access cards must be locked in a safe.
More than €1bn (£870m) and 12 years after construction began, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has officially opened its new Berlin home, the world’s biggest intelligence headquarters with a footprint the size of 36 football pitches.
The building, close to the route of the former Berlin Wall, is one of Germany’s most secretive spaces, with strict security rules governing what employees there can and cannot do.
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Update: Merkel opens spy agency's massive new Berlin HQ (Digital Journal)
WNU Editor: That is one hell of a big complex.
