Kastor und Pollux
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Kastor und Pollux, the two towers in Frankfurt
, Germany
together form the complex Forum Frankfurt, actually it is but to separate buildings. The unequal twin towers were named after the Dioscuri in Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux
.
The location of the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage in the district Gallus, next to the fairgrounds with the landmark exhibition tower, was formerly the headquarters of the German Federal Railways. The old buildings were imploded in 1994. The towers were completed in 1997.
The taller tower, named after the demi-god Pollux, rises to a height of 120 metres and has 33 storeys and comprises approximately 31,500 m² of space. Commerzank, the main tenant, occupies 24 floors. The shorter tower named after the mortal Kastor measures 95 meters over 22 floors and offers 28,800 sqm of office space. The Consulate General of Malaysia is one of Kastor's tenants.
The towers are separated by a small park with a light sculpture by the Swiss artist Christian Herdeg, about 70 meters apart on the square of the unit.
It was designed by New York architects Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
. The towers' construction cost was approximately 850,000,000 Deutsche Marks.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
together form the complex Forum Frankfurt, actually it is but to separate buildings. The unequal twin towers were named after the Dioscuri in Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux
In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux or Polydeuces were twin brothers, together known as the Dioscuri . Their mother was Leda, but Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, and Pollux the divine son of Zeus, who visited Leda in the guise of a swan...
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The location of the Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage in the district Gallus, next to the fairgrounds with the landmark exhibition tower, was formerly the headquarters of the German Federal Railways. The old buildings were imploded in 1994. The towers were completed in 1997.
The taller tower, named after the demi-god Pollux, rises to a height of 120 metres and has 33 storeys and comprises approximately 31,500 m² of space. Commerzank, the main tenant, occupies 24 floors. The shorter tower named after the mortal Kastor measures 95 meters over 22 floors and offers 28,800 sqm of office space. The Consulate General of Malaysia is one of Kastor's tenants.
The towers are separated by a small park with a light sculpture by the Swiss artist Christian Herdeg, about 70 meters apart on the square of the unit.
It was designed by New York architects Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , an architectural firm responsible for several world-renowned buildings, provides architectural, interior and urban design as well as programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors...
. The towers' construction cost was approximately 850,000,000 Deutsche Marks.