Henninger Turm (Henninger Tower) was a grain
storage silo
A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...
located in the
Sachsenhausen-Süd district of
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...
,
Germany. It was built by
Henninger Brewery (now part of the
Binding Brewery/Radeberger Group) and had a storage capacity of 16,000 tons of
barley. The , 33-
storey
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T ...
,
reinforced concrete
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tower was designed by
Karl Lieser and was built from 1959 to 1961. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1961. It was demolished in 2013. Until 1974 it was the tallest building in Frankfurt; and it remained the tallest storage silo in the world until its demolition.
On top of the building was a barrel-like pod which contained a viewing platform and a revolving restaurant (originally two). In October 2002, the tower was closed to the public. From 1961 to 2008, the annual professional
cycling race
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''
Rund um den Henninger-Turm
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* Cathleen Rund
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'' was held on 1 May, the course circling the tower multiple times.
Neuer Henninger Turm
In November 2012, it was announced that Henninger Turm would be demolished because it was too costly and uneconomic for renovation. Demolition began in January 2013 and was completed by the end of the year. On its site a new tall residential tower was built. Being inspired by the former Henninger Turm, the design was conceived by the architects
Meixner Schlüter Wendt. Whereas both the contours and the side facing the city are strongly reminiscent of the original appearance of the old
silo
A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...
, the three other sides clearly indicate the new building's function as a residential tower. It contains 209 luxury apartments. The cornerstone for this project was laid in June 2014 and the tower was completed in summer 2017.
See also
*
List of towers
Several extant building fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and are ''self-supporting ...
*
Schapfen Mill Tower, a 115-meter silo near
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no ...
References
{{Buildings in Frankfurt timeline
Infrastructure completed in 1961
Buildings and structures with revolving restaurants
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
Residential skyscrapers in Germany
1961 establishments in West Germany