City-Hochhaus Leipzig

City-Hochhaus Leipzig
City-Hochhaus Leipzig
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office, restaurant with observation
Coordinates	51°20′15″N 12°22′46″E / 51.3375°N 12.37944°E / 51.3375; 12.37944Coordinates: 51°20′15″N 12°22′46″E / 51.3375°N 12.37944°E / 51.3375; 12.37944
Construction started	1968
Completed	1972
Height
Antenna spire	155.4 m (510 ft)
Roof	142.5 m (468 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	29
Floor area	800–850 m2 (8,600–9,100 sq ft)
Design and construction
Owner	Merrill Lynch
Management	CRE Resolution GmbH
Architect	Hermann Henselmann

City-Hochhaus (literally: City High-rise), at a height of 142.5 metres, is the tallest building in the city of Leipzig, and the tallest multistory building erected in the former East Germany. It was designed by architect Hermann Henselmann in the shape of an open book, and built between 1968 and 1972. It followed Henselmann's idea to cap central places in cities with a prominent tower, such as the Jen-Tower in Jena and Fernsehturm in Berlin. It was originally part of the University of Leipzig campus at Augustusplatz, was sold by the state government of Saxony and is now owned by the U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch.^[1] The building was completely renovated between 1999 and 2002, when it lost its aluminium sheathing which was replaced by grey granite. The offices are now rented to private tenants including the public broadcaster MDR, the European Energy Exchange and the Panorama restaurant. The roof is equipped with a viewing platform.

The building is nicknamed in vernacular as "Weisheitszahn" (wisdom teeth) due to its form or after its previous function as "Uniriese" (university giant).

See also

• Oderturm
• Jen-Tower
• Park Inn Berlin
• Fernsehturm Berlin
• Kulturfinger

External links

• City-Hochhaus Leipzig Homepage
• City Hochhaus Leipzig at Structurae

References

1. ^ Amerikaner kaufen City-Hochhaus