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At is 148.5 meters tall the Cologne Tower is the tallest office building in Cologne
. Construction of the building lasted from June, 1999 to November, 2001. Due to its location Köln-Neustadt-Nord district, near Cologne's MediaPark
, the tower primarily serves as a office building for various companies in the media sector.
The Cologne Tower is the second tallest skyscraper in North Rhine-Westphalia
(after the Post Tower
in Bonn
) and the twelfth tallest in Germany
.
The observation deck and restaurant, located on the 30th floor, were opened to the public in June 2006.
. It contains a suspended center core and the edge between floors to Pendelstützen. The floor plan of the tower is divided into three areas, with an 18 meter mast to the upper end.
Overall, the tower has 43 floors, which can be reached by six elevators, each of which travels at a speed of 5 meters per second.
The glass facade of the building was designed with reflected light in mind. Pictures of the Cologne Cathedral and the skyline of Cologne's Old Town were applied to the glass via screen-printing. Depending on light exposure, different combinations of these images appear on the building.
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. Construction of the building lasted from June, 1999 to November, 2001. Due to its location Köln-Neustadt-Nord district, near Cologne's MediaPark
MediaPark
The MediaPark is a urban regeneration neighborhood in Cologne, Germany, completed by the turn of the millennium. It was set up to accommodate companies of the media and communication industry, as well as cultural institutions, a hotel and some apartment buildings. The MediaPark is situated in...
, the tower primarily serves as a office building for various companies in the media sector.
The Cologne Tower is the second tallest skyscraper in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
(after the Post Tower
Post Tower
Post Tower is the headquarters of the logistic company Deutsche Post DHL with the two brands postal services for Germany Deutsche Post and the worldwide logistic company DHL. The Post Tower is a 162.5-metre, 41-storey office building in Bonn, Germany...
in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
) and the twelfth tallest in 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...
.
The observation deck and restaurant, located on the 30th floor, were opened to the public in June 2006.
Architecture
The reinforced concrete building was built in cooperation between the architectural firm Kohl & Kohl and the Parisian architect Jean NouvelJean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture...
. It contains a suspended center core and the edge between floors to Pendelstützen. The floor plan of the tower is divided into three areas, with an 18 meter mast to the upper end.
Overall, the tower has 43 floors, which can be reached by six elevators, each of which travels at a speed of 5 meters per second.
The glass facade of the building was designed with reflected light in mind. Pictures of the Cologne Cathedral and the skyline of Cologne's Old Town were applied to the glass via screen-printing. Depending on light exposure, different combinations of these images appear on the building.