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skyscraper in
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...
,
Germany. At , it is the tallest multistory building in Leipzig and is located proximately of the eastern part of the
inner city ring road in Leipzig's district
Mitte
Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding.
It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kreu ...
. The tower 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.
City-Hochhaus 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
Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America. Along with BofA Securities, the investment ban ...
. 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
European Energy Exchange (EEX) AG is a central European electric power and related commodities exchange located in Leipzig, Germany. It develops, operates and connects secure, liquid and transparent markets for energy and related products, i ...
[http://polares-ream.de/index.php/en/references-en/case-studies/asset-management/city-hochhaus-leipzig] and a restaurant called 'Panorama'. The roof is equipped with a viewing platform.
The building is nicknamed ''Weisheitszahn'' ( en, wisdom tooth) by locals due to its form, or after its previous function, the ''Uniriese'' ( en, university giant).
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0519-002, Leipzig, Universitätshochhaus, Mende-Brunnen, "Neues Gewandhaus".jpg, The building in 1984, with the then recently completed Gewandhaus
Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics.
History
The first Gewandhaus (''Altes Gewandhaus'')
The f ...
in view.
File:CityHochhausLeipzig.JPG, City-Hochhaus from above.
File:City-Hochhaus Leipzig at night.jpg, At night.
File:Augusteum 2012.jpg, The Augusteum of the University of Leipzig with the highrise to the left.
File:Leipzig Fockeberg Zentrum.jpg, The skyline of Leipzig is dominated by the City-Hochhaus.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Germany
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Germany that stand at least tall. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures. For those, s ...
*
Oderturm
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Jen-Tower
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Park Inn Berlin
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Fernsehturm Berlin
The Berliner Fernsehturm or Fernsehturm Berlin ( en, Berlin Television Tower) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany.
Located in the Marien quarter (''Marienviertel''), close to Alexanderplatz in the locality and district of Mitte, th ...
*
Kulturfinger
References
External links
City-Hochhaus Leipzig Homepage
{{Buildings in Germany timeline
Buildings and structures in Leipzig
Office buildings completed in 1972
Skyscraper office buildings in Germany