Postbank high-rise (Berlin)
| Postbank high-rise Berlin | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Berlin-Kreuzberg |
| Construction time : | 1965-1971 |
| Architectural style : | International style |
| Architect : | Prosper Lemoine |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office building |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 89 m |
| Floors : | 23 |
| Building material : | Reinforced concrete , steel , facade made of glass |
| Height comparison | |
| Berlin : | 14. ( list ) |
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| City: | Berlin |
| Country: | Germany |
Today's Post Bank Twin Towers (formerly Postscheckamt Berlin West (Bln W), since 1985: giro Berlin ) is a skyscraper of Postbank at the hall Ufer 40-60 and Großbeerenstraße 2 in Berlin district of Kreuzberg . It has 23 storeys and with a height of 89 meters is still one of the tallest buildings in Berlin .
History and creation
From 1909 the Berlin Postscheckamt was housed in a new building at Dorotheenstrasse 29 (today: 84), which integrated part of the former market hall IV , and was used by the cities of Berlin, Frankfurt (Oder) and Potsdam until the end of the Second World War , Magdeburg and Stettin responsible. Due to the division of Germany , the post office in Dorotheenstrasse was only used by the GDR's Deutsche Post . For the western part of Berlin there was initially no separate post office check office, which is why the post check office west was opened there in 1948 .
According to the plans of the Chief Postal Director Prosper Lemoine , the building of the Postscheckamt Berlin West was built from 1965 to 1971. In 2014, the CG Group bought the building from Postbank, which continued to use the building as a tenant until mid-2016. After Postbank has moved out, the skyscraper is to be renovated and converted into a residential and hotel complex.
architecture
The international style high-rise has an aluminum- glass facade. The design of the facade is based on Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building in New York .
There are two extensions to the building. The two-storey low-rise building housed a data center and the counter hall, while the six-storey building housed a heating plant and a workshop. Which is located in front of the high-rise Large fountain of Gottfried Gruner . It consists of 18 bronze columns and was put into operation in 1972.
FM transmitter
Until the move to Schöneberg on May 19, 2016, there were several VHF transmitters operated by Media Broadcast in the Postbank tower block . The Deutsche Funkturm (DFMG), a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG , provides locations such as the Berlin Postbank high-rise. About the antenna carrier on the roof were u. a. the following radio programs are broadcast on ultra-short waves :
- 88four , 500 W transmitters on 88.4 MHz
- NPR Berlin , 400 W transmitter on 104.1 MHz
- Radio Russkij Berlin , 100 W transmitter on 97.2 MHz
Before the fall of the Berlin Wall , the skyscraper also served as a location for West Berlin's private broadcasters Hundert, 6 and Radio 100 .
See also
literature
- Seen from the office - Postscheckamt Berlin West (Prosper Lemoine). In: Bauwelt . 43/1971 (subject: administration building).
Web links
- Postscheckamt Berlin West on the side of the Luisenstädter Bildungsverein
- Sculpture in Berlin: Presentation of the great fountain
Individual evidence
- ^ Kreuzberg: Living in the Postbank Tower . In: Berliner Zeitung , February 7, 2014
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 '58.7 " N , 13 ° 23' 1.2" E