Commerzbank Tower
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Quick Description: Commerzbank Tower is a skyscraper located in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany.
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 7/20/2009 5:58:37 AM
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Long Description:After it was completed in 1997 it ranked as the tallest building in
Europe until 2005 when it was surpassed by the Triumph-Palace in
Moscow. The tower is only two metres taller than the MesseTurm
which is also located in Frankfurt. The MesseTurm was the tallest
building in Europe before the construction of the Commerzbank
Tower.
With a height of 259 metres (850 ft), 56 stories, it provides
121,000 m² (1.3 million square feet) of office space for the
Commerzbank headquarters, including winter gardens and natural
lighting and air circulation. The signal light on top of the tower
gives the tower a total height of 300.1 metres (985 ft).
In its immediate neighbourhood are other high-rise buildings
including the Eurotower (home of the European Central Bank), the
Maintower, the Silver Tower, the Japan Center and the Gallileo
skyscraper. The area is commonly known as Bankenviertel (banking
district or financial district).
It was designed by Foster & Partners, with Arup and Krebs
& Kiefer (structural engineering), J. Roger Preston with
P&A Petterson Ahrens (mechanical engineering), Schad &
Hölzel (electrical engineering). Construction of the building began
in 1994 and took three years to complete.
The building is illuminated at night by a yellow light scheme
which was designed by Thomas Ende who was allowed to display this
sequence as a result of a competition.