Zeilgalerie was a shopping centre located at the
Zeil
The Zeil () is a street in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany. The name, which dates back to the 14th century, is derived from the German word '' Zeile'' "row" and originally referred to a row of houses on the eastern end of the north side; t ...
in
Frankfurt am Main
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 it ...
, Germany. It was opened in September 1992 and was 41 metres tall with 10 floors, one of which was underground. There were approximately 70 stores in the building.
History
When it first opened in 1992, the Zeilgalerie had only one escalator, which went in an upwards direction. A few years later, a downwards traveling escalator was installed.
An
IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
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theatre was added on to the roof of the Zeilgalerie in the late 1990s. However, the cinema soon turned bankrupt and the space was converted into a cinema for premieres of films. This succumbed to the same fate and the area remained empty until becoming known as the Astor Film Lounge.
The building was owned by
Rodamco Europe, a real estate company from The Netherlands. In January 2007, the owners agreed to divest the shopping centre.
The building was demolished in 2016. It has been replaced by a mall called "UpperZeil", which was completed in 2018.
See also
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MyZeil
MyZeil is a shopping mall in the center of Frankfurt, Germany. It was designed by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas. It is part of the PalaisQuartier development, with its main entrance on the Zeil, Frankfurt's main shopping street. It ...
References
External links
Official website (in German ed English)
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Buildings and structures in Frankfurt
Shopping malls in Germany
Defunct shopping malls
Demolished buildings and structures in Germany
Frankfurt-Altstadt
Buildings and structures demolished in 2016