The
symmetrical design of the house can be seen clearly from the ground
floor underneath the east bridge. The view westwards shows six of
the eight rotundas, with the entrances to the office areas hidden
behind the elevators. These areas are where the secretarial staff
for the committees work. The committee chairpersons and their
immediate staff also have their offices there. Quotes from writers
Ricarda Huch and Thomas Mann have been engraved in the floor of the
hall by American artist Joseph Kosuth.