Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
| Deutsche Bank Twin Towers | |
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| Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG | |
The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in the central business district of Frankfurt
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| Alternative names | Credit und Debit Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG Zwillingstürme der Deutschen Bank |
| General information | |
| Location | Taunusanlage 12 Frankfurt Hesse, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°06′49″N 8°40′05″E / 50.11361°N 8.66806°ECoordinates: 50°06′49″N 8°40′05″E / 50.11361°N 8.66806°E |
| Construction started | 1978 |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Height | |
| Roof | Tower I: 155 m (509 ft) Tower II: 155 m (509 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Tower I: 40 Tower II: 38 |
| Floor area | 645,834 sq ft (60,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Walter Hanig Heinz Scheid Johannes Schmidt |
| Structural engineer | Grontmij BGS Ingenieursozietät |
| References | |
The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, also known as Deutsche Bank Headquarters (German: Zwillingstürme der Deutschen Bank or Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG), is a twin tower skyscraper complex in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. Both towers rise to 155 m (509 ft) and serve as headquarters for Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany. The twin towers are sometimes nicknamed debit and credit (German: Soll und Haben), the two aspects of every financial transaction.
The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers are prominently located at the borders of the city districts of Westend-Süd, the Bahnhofsviertel and the Innenstadt, near a series of parks (Wallanlagen) and the Opernplatz. This area forms Frankfurts central business district called Bankenviertel.
The twin towers are part of a chain of high-rise buildings at Mainzer Landstraße which stretches from the Opernplatz in the east to the Platz der Republik in the west. The towers have direct access to an underground S-Bahn station (Taunusanlage). The largest man-shaped monolith of the world, created by the Swiss sculptor Max Bill, is located in front of the entrance.
The towers were built from 1979 to 1984 originally to house a hotel for the Hyatt Hotel Group. The buildings were already under construction when Hyatt cancelled their plans and Deutsche Bank decided to set up their headquarters there.
The complex consists of three parts: a four-storey base building and the two towers. The buildings are complete reinforced concrete structures with reflective glass facades.
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