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Siemens Headquarters & offices · Munich, Germany
Siemens · Munich, Germany
A headquarters whose ground floor, green courtyards and café are open to anyone walking from Munich's old town to the museum district.
The Henning Larsen building, the share plans and mobile work, and 179 years of headquarters history from a Berlin back courtyard to Munich — then the business. Every number from Siemens' own website, press releases and the architect.
- 45,000 m²above-ground floor space for 1,200 people
- 1 free per 3matching shares, held 3 years
- 2–3 daysof mobile work a week, global standard
- 318,000employees in 190+ countries (FY2025)
Sources: press.siemens.com (new headquarters feature and releases 2015–2016, Share Matching Plan 2015, mobile working 2020, Q4 FY2025 results) · siemens.com jobs pages · Henning Larsen project page
Companies / Germany / Industrial technology / Siemens
THE HEADQUARTERS · MUNICH · 2016
Courtyards open to the city, desks along the windows
Henning Larsen tucked the new headquarters behind the renovated Ludwig Ferdinand Palais on Wittelsbacherplatz and joined the two. The ground floor and four green courtyards — with trees, a café, a restaurant and a water feature — are open to the public, and a footpath runs through the site. Upstairs, every desk sits along floor-to-ceiling windows, open work areas mix with quiet zones, and employees adjust heating, ventilation and air conditioning in their own area.
- 45,000 m² (≈ 484,376 sq ft) above ground
- Space for 1,200 employees
- DGNB Platinum + LEED Platinum
- 90% less electricity, 75% less water
- Design: Henning Larsen
- Ground floor open to the public
Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 1, Munich
Henning Larsen's headquarters opened in 2016; its ground floor and courtyards are open to the public.
Facts: Henning Larsen project page “Siemens Global HQ” · press.siemens.com, “New corporate Headquarters, Munich” (2016, updated 2017) and “Siemens opens new headquarters in Munich” (June 24, 2016)
The Munich headquarters in numbers
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| New headquarters building | Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, 80333 München, Germany |
| Ludwig Ferdinand Palais (renovated, joined to the new building) | Wittelsbacherplatz, Munich, Germany |
Source: siemens.com, Munich Corporate Headquarters · Henning Larsen project page · See them on the map ↓
Source: press.siemens.com (opening release Jun 24, 2016; feature “New corporate Headquarters, Munich”) · Henning Larsen project page
Office tour videos
Benefits (worldwide, with UK examples)
Employees who buy Siemens shares through the share plans get one extra share for every three they hold for three years.
Siemens Profit Sharing paid around €400 million to employees below management in 2018, mostly as free shares. No own investment needed.
A global standard of mobile work two to three days a week, wherever reasonable and feasible.
Around 112,000 employees at 125 locations in 43 countries.
Full pay, as a day-one right.
Full pay, as a day-one right.
Full pay, as a day-one right.
Source: press.siemens.com (“Siemens issues shares worth €52 million to employees”, 2015 · “More than 300,000 employee shareholders”, Apr 26, 2018 · mobile working release, Jul 16, 2020) · siemens.com/de-de jobs page (2026) · Siemens UK Total Reward Package (Oct 2023)
Why people stay: what Siemens itself says
About 300,000 of 377,000 employees held Siemens shares in April 2018.
Siemens & Halske employees first got profit-sharing in 1858; German staff could buy shares at half price from 1969.
Average annual learning hours in fiscal 2025, up from 34.2.
Professional education and training, plus about 40 certified development programs for top talent.
Hybrid work, sabbaticals, job-sharing and part-time models, depending on local law.
Bi-annual surveys give feedback from all employees.
Source: press.siemens.com (Apr 26, 2018) · siemens.com history timeline · siemens.com “Growth & careers” and “Life at Siemens” (2026)
Who works here
employees worldwide (Sep 30, 2025)
countries
people in R&D (FY2025 average)
employees in Germany
inventions in fiscal 2025
Source: siemens.com jobs pages (figures as of Sep 30, 2025 / fiscal 2025, continuing operations) · siemens.com Munich headquarters page
Office history: from a Berlin back courtyard to Wittelsbacherplatz
- 1847 A back-courtyard workshop at Schöneberger Strasse 19, Berlin
Werner von Siemens and precision mechanic Johann Georg Halske founded the Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske to build his pointer telegraph. The 10-man company began operating on October 12, 1847, in a back courtyard at Schöneberger Strasse 19.
Source: siemens.com, History and Company development timeline
The first Siemens & Halske workshop in a Berlin back courtyard, 1847 · Unknown author / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1897–1914 Siemensstadt, at the gates of Berlin
Siemens & Halske bought a largely undeveloped tract of land northwest of Berlin in 1897 and gradually moved its operations there, building housing and recreation for employees too. In 1914 the campus was officially recognized as the locality of Siemensstadt.
Source: siemens.com, Company development timeline
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1945 Management moves south
After World War II, Siemensstadt was occupied by the Soviet Army and extensive dismantling took place. From the summer of 1945, Siemens-Schuckertwerke was managed from Erlangen and Siemens & Halske group management sat in Munich.
Source: siemens.com, Company development timeline
The Himbeerpalast in Erlangen, built 1948–53 · Janericloebe / CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1949 Munich becomes headquarters — the Ludwig Ferdinand Palais
On April 1, 1949, Munich became the headquarters of Siemens & Halske (Erlangen for Siemens-Schuckertwerke, with Berlin as a second headquarters city for both). The historic Ludwig Ferdinand Palais on Wittelsbacherplatz served as Siemens' headquarters from 1949.
Source: siemens.com, Company development timeline · Henning Larsen project page
Palais Ludwig Ferdinand, Munich, 2010 · Florian Adler / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1966 Siemens AG is founded
On October 1, 1966, Siemens AG absorbed Siemens & Halske, Siemens-Schuckertwerke and Siemens-Reiniger-Werke into one company.
Source: siemens.com, Company development timeline
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2010 A competition for a new headquarters
Siemens and the city of Munich launched the project and held an architectural competition, won by Henning Larsen Architects. The design kept and renovated the Palais and its neighboring building and joined them to a new building behind.
Source: press.siemens.com, “On the home stretch: New Siemens headquarters in Munich” (Oct 5, 2015)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 The new headquarters opens
After about three years of construction, the new building opened on June 24, 2016, on time and on budget. The street in front of the entrance was renamed Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse, in the 200th year since the founder's birth.
Source: press.siemens.com, “Siemens opens new headquarters in Munich” (Jun 24, 2016)
Siemens headquarters, 2025 · Álvaro de la Paz Franco / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a back courtyard in Berlin-Kreuzberg to Siemensstadt on the edge of Berlin, then south to Munich after 1945. Since 1949 the headquarters has stayed on Wittelsbacherplatz — the 2016 building stands right behind the old Palais.
- 1 · 1847Schöneberger Strasse 19, Berlin — The first workshop, in a back courtyard
- 2 · 1914Siemensstadt, Berlin — Industrial campus northwest of Berlin, land bought in 1897
- 3 · 1949Ludwig Ferdinand Palais, Wittelsbacherplatz, Munich — Headquarters from 1949 until 2016
- 4 · 2016Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, Munich — Today's headquarters by Henning Larsen
Addresses: siemens.com history and Munich Corporate Headquarters page · Henning Larsen project page
What Siemens does
Siemens began in 1847 making pointer telegraphs. After listing Siemens Healthineers in 2018 and spinning off Siemens Energy in 2020, the “new Siemens AG” centers on factory automation and software, smart buildings and grids, and rail — and has announced plans to deconsolidate Siemens Healthineers.
Industrial businesses: Digital Industries, Smart Infrastructure and Mobility, alongside Siemens Healthineers.
Source: Siemens Earnings Release Q4 FY2025 (Nov 13, 2025); fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025 · siemens.com history timeline
Growth: revenue vs. people
€57.1B → €78.9B
293,000 → 318,000
Fiscal years end September 30. Revenue and year-end employees (rounded) as stated in Siemens press releases for each fiscal year. FY2016–FY2019 include the energy business; from FY2020 figures exclude Siemens Energy, spun off in September 2020 (FY2024–FY2025 employees: continuing operations). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
President and CEO of Siemens AG; succeeded Joe Kaeser at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on February 3, 2021.
President and CEO who opened the new Munich headquarters in 2016.
Founders: Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske (1847).
Source: press.siemens.com, “Leadership succession successfully completed” (Feb 3, 2021) · opening release (Jun 24, 2016) · siemens.com history
Hear it from the CEO
Siemens: questions people ask
Where is Siemens' headquarters?
In the center of Munich at Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1, 80333 München. The 2016 building is joined to the renovated Ludwig Ferdinand Palais on Wittelsbacherplatz, Siemens' headquarters since 1949.
Source: siemens.com, Munich Corporate Headquarters · Henning Larsen
Who designed the Siemens headquarters in Munich?
The Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects, which won the 2010 architectural competition held by Siemens and the city of Munich.
Source: press.siemens.com (2015, 2016)
How big is the Siemens headquarters?
About 45,000 m² (≈ 484,376 sq ft) of above-ground floor space, with room for about 1,200 employees.
Source: press.siemens.com, opening release (Jun 24, 2016)
Can you visit the Siemens headquarters?
Yes, the public parts. Since the opening in 2016 the ground floor and the green inner courtyards — with a café, a restaurant and a water feature — have been open to the public, and the Siemens passage lets pedestrians walk between the old town and the museum district.
Source: press.siemens.com, “New corporate Headquarters, Munich”
Is the Siemens headquarters sustainable?
It received DGNB Platinum and LEED Platinum ratings in 2016. It uses 90% less electricity and 75% less water than the previous building, runs on renewable power and emits about 9 kg of CO₂ per m² a year.
Source: press.siemens.com · Henning Larsen
Does Siemens allow remote or hybrid work?
Yes. Since 2020 Siemens' global standard is mobile working two to three days a week wherever reasonable and feasible; it covers around 112,000 employees at 125 locations in 43 countries.
Source: press.siemens.com (Jul 16, 2020) · siemens.com jobs pages
Do Siemens employees get shares?
Through the Share Matching Plan, employees receive one free share for every three bought through the share plans and held for three years. Siemens Profit Sharing can also pay out free shares to employees below management. In 2018, 80% of employees were shareholders.
Source: press.siemens.com (2015, 2018)
How many people work at Siemens?
Around 318,000 people worldwide as of September 30, 2025 (continuing operations), in more than 190 countries; about 85,000 of them in Germany.
Source: press.siemens.com · siemens.com
Where was Siemens founded?
In Berlin, where the 10-man Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske started work on October 12, 1847, in a back courtyard at Schöneberger Strasse 19.
Source: siemens.com history
Who is the CEO of Siemens?
Roland Busch, President and CEO since February 3, 2021, when he succeeded Joe Kaeser.
Source: press.siemens.com (Feb 3, 2021)
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