European Central Bank Headquarters
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| European Central Bank Headquarters | |
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| Location | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Status | Planned |
| Groundbreaking | October 2008 |
| Estimated completion | 2011 |
| Use | Office |
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| Roof | Est. 180 metres (591 ft) |
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| Architect | Coop Himmelbau |
The European Central Bank Headquarters is a planned building complex located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It will house the offices of the European Central Bank and feature a 180-metre skyscraper.[1]
The bank's Frankfurt location, the largest financial centre in the Eurozone, is fixed by the Amsterdam Treaty.[2]
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[edit] Old buildings
In the city, the bank currently occupies Frankfurt's Eurotower until its purpose-built headquarters are built.[3] Due to its initial growth, it also occupies the old Commerzbank Tower and the Eurotheum.[4]
[edit] Development
In 1999, an international architectural competition was launched by the bank to design a new building. It was won by a Vienna-based architectural office called Coop Himmelbau. The building will be approximately 180 metres tall (the present building is 148 metres (486 ft)) and will be accompanied by other secondary buildings on a landscaped site on the site of the former wholesale market (Großmarkthalle) in the eastern part of Frankfurt am Main. The main construction work will commence in October 2008, with completion scheduled for before the end of 2011.[5][6] It is expected that the building will become an architectural symbol for Europe and is designed to cope with double the number of staff who operate in the Eurotower.[3]
[edit] Design
The main building is estimated to be 180 metres (591 ft) tall and surrounded by other structures that will also serve as offices of ECB staff. It is expected the complex will have twice the capacity of the current temporary home.[7]
 Model of the entire complex |
 Großmarkthalle site |
 Großmarkthalle site |
 Großmarkthalle site |
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[edit] References
- ^ New ECB Premises. European Central Bank. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Consolidated versions of the treaty on European Union and of the treaty establishing the European Community (PDF). Eur-lex. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ a b Dougherty, Carter (2004-11-16). In ECB future, a new home to reflect all of Europe. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ ECB Slide 4. European Central Bank. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Winning design by Coop Himmelb(l)au for the ECB's new headquarters in Frankfurt/Main. European Central Bank (2003-01-06). Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Launch of a public tender for a general contractor to construct the new ECB premises. European Central Bank (2003-01-06). Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Carter Dougherty (2004-11-16). In ECB future, a new home to reflect all of Europe. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
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