Königsbau

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Königsbau up close
Königsbau from afar

The Königsbau is one of the defining buildings on Stuttgart's Schloßplatz . It forms the north-western end of the square and mainly houses shops and cafes. Since April 2006, the Königsbau-Passagen , a 45,000 square meter retail and commercial building, has been attached to the rear of the Königsbau .

history

Floor plan of the first floor, 1884. - Floor plan of the upper floor see here .

The Königsbau was built between 1856 and 1860 on behalf of King Wilhelm I in the late Classicist style as a business, concert and ballroom. The royal court architect Christian Friedrich von Leins together with architect Johann Michael Knapp received the building contract. The monumental building should form a counterpoint to the New Palace and is characterized by a colonnade consisting of 34 columns that is 135 meters long.

The Königsbau was badly damaged in the Second World War, and in 1958/59 it was rebuilt for the equivalent of 4 million euros. From 1991 to 2002 the Königsbau housed the Stuttgart Stock Exchange , which has since moved to Börsenstrasse.

Königsbau passages

The Königsbau-Passagen shopping and business center planned by the Berlin architects Hascher Jehle is located behind the Königsbau on an area of ​​8,600 square meters . The most conspicuous part of the building is a glass vaulted roof that connects directly to the Königsbau.

The foundation stone for the property was laid in September 2004, the topping-out ceremony took place in October 2005 and the opening on April 20, 2006.

Passage through the old building to the passages

The arcades cover 27,000 square meters of retail space on five levels. The “Stilwerk” alone comprises two of the five floors, a kind of marketplace for various furniture, furnishing and design shops under one roof. Around 18,000 square meters of office space are located on another five floors. A two-story underground car park with 420 parking spaces is located under the building.

The project had an investment volume of around 180 million euros.

Food lounge

After around half a year of renovation, the so-called Food Lounge was opened in August 2013 on the second floor of the Königsbau-Passagen. The cost of the renovation was around ten million euros. Since then, 13 restaurateurs have been offering various dishes on around 1200 square meters.

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Panoramic view of the royal building

literature

  • Uwe Bogen (text); Thomas Wagner (photos): Stuttgart. A city changes its face. Erfurt 2012, pages 10-11.
  • The royal building . In: Eugen Dolmetsch: From Stuttgart's Past Days (second volume of "Pictures from Old Stuttgart"). Self-experienced and retold. Stuttgart 1931, pages 66-69.
  • Königsbau passages. Under one roof . In: Stuttgart is building. Developments and new construction projects 4.2006, pages 46–49.
  • Hermann Lenz ; Günter Beysiegel (editor): Stuttgart. from 12 years of life in Stuttgart. Stuttgart: Belser, 1983, pages 416-420.

Web links

Commons : Königsbau Stuttgart  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Object data from the official website ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.koenigsbau-passagen.de
  2. ↑ Allianz Immobilien: Facts & Figures Königsbau
  3. ↑ Ingmar Volkmann: New Food Lounge in the Königsbau Passagen: “The market is not yet saturated”. Stuttgarter Zeitung , August 16, 2013, accessed on May 18, 2014 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 45 "  N , 9 ° 10 ′ 42"  E