Fortress Magdeburg-Kaserne Mark

The Kaserne Mark was built during the final expansion phase of the Magdeburg Fortress and could accommodate up to 800 soldiers. After World War I, in the 1920s, the building was repurposed and served as an employment office and a location for social institutions, including the municipal health department. During World War II, approximately 600 Italian laborers, employed at Friedrich Krupp AG's Grusonwerk, were housed here. The building suffered damage from bomb hits, and the east wing was demolished after the war. From 1947, artisans and small businesses moved into the undamaged western part, including a brush factory and a basket weaving workshop. The idea of transforming Kaserne Mark into a student cultural center emerged as early as 1987, but these plans were abandoned after the political changes of 1989/90.