The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automotive museum housed in Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of Daimler AG. The building, which stands directly outside the main gate of the Daimler factory in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, was designed by UN Studio. It is based on a unique cloverleaf concept using three overlapping circles with the centre removed to form a triangular atrium. The museum was completed and opened in 2006.
The building’s height and “double helix” interior were designed to maximise space, providing 16,500 square metres of exhibition space on a footprint of just 4,800 square metres. The museum contains more than 160 vehicles, some dating back to the very earliest days of the motor engine. More than 120 years of innovative automobile history is displayed here on three floors. One can see the first automobiles in the world by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler, of course the first Mercedes and a further 80 milestones which make up the myth of Mercedes. Detailed information is offered at the entrance with an audio guide system which one can receive free of charge in 5 languages.
Among other things, one can see important racing cars like the “Blitzen Benz” with which Bob Burman set a sensational world record with 228 km/h in 1911 at Daytona Beach. One will find limousines and sports cars from the twenties and thirties. Prestige and performance, luxury and comfort characterize the vehicles from this period. Examples are the emperor’s car and the compressor sports car with the 500 K special roadster as a highlight. Also observe the 260 D, the first serial diesel car in the world and the 170 V, the most sold Mercedes Benz before the war.
The “silver arrow” also wrote many glorious chapters of the Mercedes Benz racing history after the war. The Mercedes Benz 300 SL coupe with its wing doors became a legend. Based on the racing car from 1952, it was produced serially in 1954.
Let yourself be fascinated by the milestones of technology, future-oriented design and the unique history of motor vehicles.
The building’s height and “double helix” interior were designed to maximise space, providing 16,500 square metres of exhibition space on a footprint of just 4,800 square metres. The museum contains more than 160 vehicles, some dating back to the very earliest days of the motor engine. More than 120 years of innovative automobile history is displayed here on three floors. One can see the first automobiles in the world by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler, of course the first Mercedes and a further 80 milestones which make up the myth of Mercedes. Detailed information is offered at the entrance with an audio guide system which one can receive free of charge in 5 languages.
Among other things, one can see important racing cars like the “Blitzen Benz” with which Bob Burman set a sensational world record with 228 km/h in 1911 at Daytona Beach. One will find limousines and sports cars from the twenties and thirties. Prestige and performance, luxury and comfort characterize the vehicles from this period. Examples are the emperor’s car and the compressor sports car with the 500 K special roadster as a highlight. Also observe the 260 D, the first serial diesel car in the world and the 170 V, the most sold Mercedes Benz before the war.
The “silver arrow” also wrote many glorious chapters of the Mercedes Benz racing history after the war. The Mercedes Benz 300 SL coupe with its wing doors became a legend. Based on the racing car from 1952, it was produced serially in 1954.
Let yourself be fascinated by the milestones of technology, future-oriented design and the unique history of motor vehicles.
