Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage
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| The Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage forms the western final roundabout to the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage | |
| Basic data | |
| place | Frankfurt am Main |
| District | Westend Süd / Bockenheim , Gallus |
| Created | from 1888 |
| Connecting roads | North: Theodor-Heuss-Allee , Hamburger Allee , Senckenberganlage ; South: Düsseldorfer Strasse |
| Cross streets | Mainzer Landstrasse , Republic Square, Hohenstaufenstrasse, Wilhelm-Hauff-Strasse, Rheinstrasse, Erlenstrasse, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage |
| Buildings | Former police headquarters, St. Matthew's Church, former Federal Railway Directorate Frankfurt , Kastor and Pollux , exhibition center and exhibition tower , festival hall , city high-rise , Hotel Hessischer Hof |
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| Street length | 680 m |
The Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage (until 1923: Hohenzollernplatz or Hohenzollernstraße ; from 1923 to 1955: Platz der Republik ) is a main street-like square in the western inner city area of Frankfurt am Main , which is used for traffic coming from the west, together with the Ludwig-Erhard -Anlage , Platz der Republik and Düsseldorfer Straße form an access unit. It was the location of important institutions, including the headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbahn . In the last few years it has increasingly developed into an expansion area for the Frankfurt banking district .
location
The Friedrich-Ebert- Anlage begins as part of the Frankfurter Alleenring in the Westend at the Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage (until 1980 also part of the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage), a traffic circle around a park pond with a fountain, north of the main entrance of the exhibition center and runs in in a south-easterly direction to the Platz der Republik , where Mainzer Landstrasse crosses, in the Gallus district . Its extension, Düsseldorfer Straße , leads in a straight line to the Am Hauptbahnhof square .
At the Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage, the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage widens in a funnel shape in order to adapt to this traffic circle. Today's Platz der Republik, after the north-western section up to the Oberpostdirektion was renamed Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage in 1955, is no longer a place in the sense of an urban design, but is limited to the intersection of Mainzer Landstrasse with Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage, which is called Düsseldorfer Strasse southeast of the intersection .
history
The street or square was created in the course of the relocation of the Frankfurt railway systems, when the Frankfurt West Railway Stations were replaced by the new central station in 1888 . The entrance of the Main-Weser-Bahn , which originally ran straight from the Westbahnhof (then: Bockenheim ) to today's main station and then turned westwards, following today's Taunusstrasse and Kaiserstrasse , had to be given an entry curve extending far to the west. With this new driveway, the old route was dispensable. The abandoned route was converted into a street, it was initially called Bahnstraße and was then renamed Hohenzollernstraße (after 1945 Düsseldorfer Straße). The subsequent section was designed as a representative square and was named Hohenzollernplatz . In 1923 it was renamed Platz der Republik . In 1955, the north-western part of the square up to the Oberpostdirektion (the circular square directly in front of the Oberpostdirektion was named Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage in 1980 ) was given the current name Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage , so that today only the intersection with Mainzer Landstrasse Platz der Republic means. The renaming was the compensation for the renaming of Friedrich-Ebert-Straße in its old name Kaiserstraße .
Character of the street
The Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage fulfills an important development function for road traffic, as it creates a direct connection between the motorway connection to the A 5, A 66 and A 648 and the city center. It is accompanied by cycle paths on both sides. Between the two lanes there is a strip of green that widens in a northerly direction and becomes a green area in the Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage area.
In rail traffic , it is used above ground by tram lines 17 and 16. The U 4 of the Frankfurt metro runs underground . In the past, the tram line to Ginnheim (today: Line 16, then: Line 19) was only partially led through the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage. Coming from the main train station , it already turned east into Wilhelm-Hauff-Straße, continued to Bockenheimer Landstraße and from there to Bockenheimer Warte , where it met the route that is still used today. This route was discontinued in 1986 when tram traffic was stopped there and the tram infrastructure was dismantled with the opening of the U 6 and U 7 under Bockenheimer Landstrasse.
Buildings on the west side
As a representative, metropolitan street axis from the Wilhelminian era , Hohenzollernplatz was very popular as a location for important institutions, which despite numerous building demolitions, some impressive buildings still testify today.
The southwest side of the street belongs to the districts of Gallus and Bockenheim. Due to the large-scale development of the adjacent city quarters, such as the main freight station or the exhibition grounds , more monumental large buildings were built on this side of the street than on the opposite, which directly merges into an upper-class residential area.
Police Headquarters
The former police headquarters in Frankfurt am Main , Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 5-11, opened in 1914. It was built in a historical style in a mixture of neo-baroque and classicism . It is a cultural monument according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act . Since the Presidium moved to a new building on Alleenring in 2002 , the building has been mostly empty and is only partially used for commercial purposes.
German United Shoe Machinery Manufacturers (DVSG)
The former administration building of the company Deutsche Vereinigte Schuhmaschinenfabriken GmbH (DVSG) , Hohenzollernstrasse 31-35, is a steel frame construction from 1935/1936, designed by the Frankfurt architect Ferdinand Kramer . The facade with square vertical sliding windows was changed beyond recognition before or shortly after the Second World War (new stone, new entrance and lattice windows framed with strips). The DVSG, founded in 1900, was the subsidiary of a US company and was under fiduciary supervision as enemy assets in both world wars; during the Second World War, the administration building had to be left to an armaments company that was important to the war effort. Production took place in Rödelheim , where the administration was relocated in the 1970s. The building has been empty since then. After around 100 years, the DVSG ended in early 2001 due to bankruptcy .
Matthew Church
The Protestant Matthäuskirche was originally a building by the Darmstadt architect Friedrich Pützer from 1905. During the Second World War it was badly damaged in the air raids on Frankfurt am Main . The current building therefore largely dates from the post-war period. The associated parish has now shrunk to a few hundred members, so that the regional association of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau decided in 2002 to give up the building and sell it for demolition. The local parish is vehemently resisting this. The church and the neighboring police headquarters are probably only there because the desired sales revenue cannot be achieved at the moment due to the large amount of vacant office space in Frankfurt.
Tower 185
The Tower 185 , originally planned 185 meters, actually 200 feet tall, will be about two-thirds of the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers used (PwC), which has its headquarters here Germany.
Federal Railway Directorate
The building of the former Federal Railway Directorate in Frankfurt was an administration building that was built in 1908 for the then Royal Prussian Railway Directorate in Frankfurt based on a design by the architect and railway construction officer Armin Wegner . Kaiser Wilhelm II is said to have influenced the design. 1922–1924 the south wing received an extension, in 1937/38 another extension was added. The building suffered severe damage in World War II and was rebuilt in a simplified manner. The authority was dissolved in the course of the railway reform when the Deutsche Bundesbahn and the Deutsche Reichsbahn were converted into Deutsche Bahn AG . In 2007 the structure was demolished.
Headquarters of the Deutsche Bundesbahn
The main administration of the part of the Deutsche Reichsbahn that remained in the US occupation zone was originally located in Offenbach am Main . After the establishment of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, its headquarters were there. A few years later it was relocated to Frankfurt, for which a new building was built at the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage. This authority was also dissolved in the course of the rail reform when the former Deutsche Bundesbahn was converted into Deutsche Bahn AG. The buildings were demolished in 1994 and the Kastor und Pollux high-rise group was built in their place .
Castor and Pollux
The high-rise group Kastor and Pollux , 130 meters and 95 meters high, was built in 1994-97 on the site of the former Federal Railway Headquarters.
Exhibition tower
The exhibition tower, which was built from 1988 to 1991 according to plans by Helmut Jahn , was 257 meters high and was the tallest skyscraper in Europe until 1997.
Mercury fountain
The Merkur fountain is a neoclassical decorative fountain from 1916. It was designed by the sculptor Hugo Lederer as a foundation of the banker ALA Hahn. The Merkur indicates the exhibition grounds behind the fountain. The fountain is a cultural monument according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act.
Festival hall
The festival hall was built as a large event hall from 1907 to 1909 according to plans by the Munich architect Friedrich von Thiersch . The domed structure, which does not have any supports inside, has an iron supporting structure that is largely concealed by a stone facade. Exhibitions, cultural and sporting events take place here. The festival hall is a cultural monument according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act.
Fairground
At the northwest end of the street is the exhibition grounds , the location of Messe Frankfurt .
Buildings on the east side
Significant facilities were also built on the eastern side of the street, which is part of the Westend, but due to the directly adjacent small-scale development of the Westend, they are usually smaller than on the western side, which is more suitable for large buildings.
City House I.
The after his client Ali Selmi as Selmi high-rise known City-Haus at the Republic Square was built 1971-74, designed by Richard Heil . With a height of 142 meters, it is part of the “jump in height” that the Frankfurt skyscraper construction (with significant involvement of the architect Heil) made at that time. In connection with the house- to-door war in Frankfurt , the major fire in the shell of the house on August 23, 1973 played a major role. The skyscraper, part of the corporate headquarters of DZ Bank , was renovated in 2007-08 according to plans by Christoph Mäckler .
Goethe high school
The Goethe-Gymnasium is a modern-language high school founded in 1897 with around 1000 students. It has its own school library, two gyms - which are also used for club sports outside of school hours -, sports areas in the playground and a cafeteria. The current building dates from 1959.
Hessian court
The luxury hotel Grandhotel Hessischer Hof (5-star superior, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 40) is owned by the Hessian House Foundation . The house was built after the Second World War on the site of the destroyed city palace of the Landgraves of Hesse .
Former Post Office Directorate
The neo-baroque administration building of the Oberpostdirektion was built in 1905-07 according to plans by the architect and Reichspost construction officer Ernst Hake . The side facing the street is curved in a slightly convex manner following the street layout. The center of the facade is emphasized by a risalit , which shows a three-storey colossal order with Ionic columns , and bordered by two side projections - an impressive example of historicist representational architecture. This impression is enhanced by the fact that the original mansard roof has been replaced by two full floors. The office wings are arranged around two trapezoidal inner courtyards. The Oberpostdirektion is a cultural monument according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act.
The current main tenant is KfW Bankengruppe .
Back streets
| West side of the street | East side of the street | |
| Poseidon house | Westend Gate (Marriott Hotel) | |
| Theodor-Heuss-Allee | Senckenberg plant | |
| German postal service | ||
| Schumannstrasse | ||
| Messe / Festhalle underground station | ||
| Castor | Wilhelm-Hauff-Strasse | |
| Unity place | ||
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Hotel Hessischer Hof |
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| Hohenstaufenstrasse | Rheinstrasse | |
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Matthäuskirche |
Goethe high school | |
| Erlenstrasse | ||
| Administration building of the German-American shoe machine company | City House I. | |
| Police Headquarters | City House I. | |
| Mainzer Landstrasse | Mainzer Landstrasse | |
| Bellaphon House |
literature
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Railway in Hessen. Railway construction and routes 1839–1939. (= Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany .) Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8062-1917-6 , Volume 2.1, section 001, p. 19 ff. / Section 10, p. 196.
- Magistrate of the City of Frankfurt am Main (Ed.): City of Frankfurt am Main. (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany .) Vieweg, Braunschweig 1986.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of June 1, 1955, p. 9
- ↑ a b Inventory of Section 135, Deutsche Vereinigte Schuhmaschinenfabriken GmbH in the Hessian Economic Archives , accessed on March 12, 2018
- ↑ Claude Lichtenstein (Ed.): Ferdinand Kramer. The charm of the systematic. Anabas Verlag, Gießen 1991, ISBN 3-87038-163-9 , p. 193. (with photos by the photographer Elisabeth Hase from 1936)
- ^ Letter from Philipp Holzmann Aktiengesellschaft dated November 5, 1937 to Dipl.-Ing. Ferdinand Kramer, in the Kramer archive (on the administrative building of DVSG - Deutsche Vereinigte Schuhmaschinenfabriken GmbH)
- ↑ Grossart: The development of the railway buildings in the Rhine-Main area . In: Die Reichsbahn 16 (1940), pp. 200–215 (214).
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 49.7 " N , 8 ° 39 ′ 7.2" E