Westend Gate
Westend Gate | |
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Former names |
Plaza Büro Center PBC Hochhaus Senckenberganlage |
Alternative names | The Marriott |
General information | |
Type |
Commercial offices Hotel |
Architectural style | Modernism |
Location |
Hamburger Allee 2 Frankfurt Hesse, Germany |
Coordinates | 50°06′51″N 8°39′01″E / 50.1142°N 8.6503°ECoordinates: 50°06′51″N 8°39′01″E / 50.1142°N 8.6503°E |
Completed | 1972 – 1976 |
Cost | US$500 million |
Height | |
Roof | 159 m (522 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count |
47 3 below ground |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Siegfried Hoyer |
Engineer |
BGS Ingenieursozietät Philipp Holzmann Wayss & Freytag |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 588 |
References | |
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Westend Gate, formerly known as Plaza Büro Center and commonly referred to as The Marriott, is a 47-storey, 159 m (522 ft) skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It had been the tallest building in Germany from 1976 until 1978 when it was surpassed by the Silberturm, which is also located in Frankfurt.
The Westend Gate is located just across the street from the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds and near the Naturmuseum Senckenberg and the Bockenheim Campus of the Goethe University Frankfurt. The main tenant is a Marriott hotel which oppucies 19 floors (26 to 44) and offers 588 rooms.
The structure consists of 2 slabs plus a narrow wing attached to the east side. It was renamed Westend Gate in 2011, when it was completely renovated as a green building.[5]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
- List of tallest buildings in Germany
- List of tallest buildings in the European Union
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
References
- ↑ Westend Gate at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
- ↑ Westend Gate at Emporis
- ↑ Westend Gate at SkyscraperPage
- ↑ Westend Gate at Structurae
- ↑ "Green Building Certificate for the Westend Gate in Frankfurt am Main". Lindner Group. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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