Mercedes-Benz's new museum in Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim in Germany contains, in the words of the company, "extraordinary automotive rarities".
Designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel the museum, which gently slopes down its seven floors in a curved fashion, is itself a remarkable piece of design and engineering.
Among the cars on display, the world's first motorcar, which was invented by Karl Benz during the 1880s and patented on 29 January 1886, hence its name 'Patent Motor Carriage'.
Together, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz founded Daimler-Benz and created the Mercedes marque, which for decades led the way in the world of automotive development.
Every surface was cleaned and every car was polished to ensure opening of the new museum on 20 May.
About 160 vehicles can be seen at the museum's 1,500 exhibits. The new museum replaces one at a car factory in Stuttgart, which attracted up to 500,000 visitors a year.
One of only two eight-cylinder Mercedes 300 SLR Coupes produced. The car was built in 1955 and named after Daimler-Benz's chief engineer R. Uhlenhaut.
This car was gifted to Lady Diana in 1991, but the museum says it was later returned after criticism about her owning a German car.
This car was gifted to Lady Diana in 1991, but the museum says it was later returned after criticism about her owning a German car.
The sleek lines of these 1930s land speed record cars hint at the shapes of modern windtunnel-formed Mercedes models.
Mercedes-Benz's new museum in Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim in Germany contains, in the words of the company, "extraordinary automotive rarities".
Designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel the museum, which gently slopes down its seven floors in a curved fashion, is itself a remarkable piece of design and engineering.
Among the cars on display, the world's first motorcar, which was invented by Karl Benz during the 1880s and patented on 29 January 1886, hence its name 'Patent Motor Carriage'.
Together, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz founded Daimler-Benz and created the Mercedes marque, which for decades led the way in the world of automotive development.
Every surface was cleaned and every car was polished to ensure opening of the new museum on 20 May.
About 160 vehicles can be seen at the museum's 1,500 exhibits. The new museum replaces one at a car factory in Stuttgart, which attracted up to 500,000 visitors a year.
One of only two eight-cylinder Mercedes 300 SLR Coupes produced. The car was built in 1955 and named after Daimler-Benz's chief engineer R. Uhlenhaut.
This car was gifted to Lady Diana in 1991, but the museum says it was later returned after criticism about her owning a German car.
This car was gifted to Lady Diana in 1991, but the museum says it was later returned after criticism about her owning a German car.
The sleek lines of these 1930s land speed record cars hint at the shapes of modern windtunnel-formed Mercedes models.
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