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Westendstraße 1 is a 53-
storey A storey (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or story (American English), is any level part of a building with a floor that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). Plurals for the wor ...
,
skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
in the Westend-Süd district of
Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, Germany. The structure was completed in 1993 and together with the nearby City-Haus, forms the headquarters of DZ Bank. In 1995, it won the "Best Building of the Year" award by the American Chamber of Architects in the multifunctional skyscraper category. As of 2023, the tower is the third-tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt and also in Germany.


Design


Overview

The building, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, is similar in style to an older building by the same architects, 1250 René-Lévesque in
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, Canada. The building is a reinforced concrete structure with a perforated façades and flat slabs. Each floor height is around with a floor area of . The façade consists of fine, golden granite, giving it a white and bright appearance from afar. The building was designed by architect William Pedersen. The characteristic ring beam at the top of the tower (known commonly as ''the crown'') is intended as a reminder to Frankfurt's history as the city where German emperors were crowned. The crown faces towards the old part of Frankfurt where the coronations were held at the Frankfurt Cathedral. The 95 tonne steel crown is heated in winter to prevent the forming of icicles which could endanger pedestrians or cars on the street below. The design for Moshe Aviv Tower, also called "City Gate" skyscraper in
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, Israel, was inspired by the building.


Features

A sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, called '' Inverted Collar and Tie'' is set up in front of the entrance.


In popular culture

* Westendstrasse 1 appears under the name ''Khoury Art Foundation Building'' as a vanilla stage 8 Euro-Contemporary building set in ''
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'' (Deluxe or with Rush Hour).


Gallery

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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt


See also

*
List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise buildings in its downtown area. In many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existi ...
* List of tallest buildings in Germany * List of tallest buildings in Europe


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Westendstrasse 1 Skyscraper office buildings in Frankfurt Office buildings completed in 1993 Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings Bankenviertel