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Tagblatt-Turm () is a , the 16-storey skyscraper in
Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...
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. The landmark Tagblatt-Turm was designed by
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Ernst Otto Oßwald Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (born ...
, and is one of Germany's earliest high-rises, constructed between 1924 and 1928 and made from crushed stone and
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. Upon completion it was the tallest building in the city after the old 1905 city hall, and the highest office building in Germany. Its modern design caused controversy during construction, however, the building has since been recognized as a cultural and architectural landmark. The earliest high-rise office building erected from cement and steel was the Zeiss Building in
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, built by the Dywidag company of Nuremberg in 1912 to house Zeiss' corporate headquarters. From 1928 to 1943, the tower was the seat of the editorship and publishing house of the ''Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt'', a local newspaper; the building derives its name from this original tenant. After
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until 1978, the tower served as the headquarters for the two newspapers ''
Stuttgarter Zeitung The () is a German language, German-language daily newspaper (except Sundays) edited in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a run of about 200,000 sold copies daily. History and profile It was first edited on 18 September 1945, just ...
'' and the ''
Stuttgarter Nachrichten ''Stuttgarter Nachrichten'' (''Stuttgart News'') is a newspaper that is published in Stuttgart-Möhringen, Germany. It sells together with the ''Stuttgarter Zeitung The () is a German language, German-language daily newspaper (except Su ...
''. In 2004, after extensive renovations, the tower was converted into a cultural center with several
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s under the name ''Kultur unterm Turm''.


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