Westend Gate, formerly known as Plaza Büro Center, is a 47-storey, 159 m (522 ft) skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It was the tallest building in Germany from 1976 until 1978 when it was surpassed by the Silberturm, which is also located in Frankfurt.

Westend Gate
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Former namesPlaza Büro Center
PBC
Hochhaus Senckenberganlage
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Hotel
Architectural styleModernism
LocationHamburger Allee 2
Frankfurt
Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°06′51″N 8°39′01″E / 50.1142°N 8.6503°E / 50.1142; 8.6503
Completed1972–1976
CostUS$500 million
Height
Roof159 m (522 ft)
Technical details
Floor count47
3 below ground
Design and construction
Architect(s)Siegfried Hoyer
EngineerBGS Ingenieursozietät
Philipp Holzmann
Wayss & Freytag
Other information
Number of rooms588
Parking679
Public transit access
References
[1][2][3][4]

The Westend Gate is located just across the street from the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds and near the Naturmuseum Senckenberg and the Bockenheim Campus of the Goethe University Frankfurt.

The structure consists of 2 slabs plus a narrow wing attached to the east side. It was renamed Westend Gate in 2011, when it was completely renovated as a green building.[5]

The lower half of the tower contains offices, while floors 26–44 are a hotel, originally the CP Frankfurt Plaza Hotel, known since 1989 as the Frankfurt Marriott.

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
500m
550yds
none
18
Eurotower
17
Skyper
16
Marienturm
15
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
14
Westend Gate
13
Silberturm
12
Taunusturm
11
Opernturm
10
Grand Tower
9
Seat of the European Central Bank
8
Trianon
7
Omniturm
6
5
Tower 185
4
Main Tower
3
Westendstraße 1
2
Messeturm
1
Commerzbank Tower
Map

Tallest skyscrapers in Frankfurt am Main
1
Commerzbank Tower
2
Messeturm
3
Westendstraße 1
4
Main Tower
5
Tower 185
6
ONE
7
Omniturm
8
Trianon
9
Seat of the European Central Bank
10
Grand Tower
11
Opernturm
12
Taunusturm
13
Silberturm
14
Westend Gate
15
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
16
Marienturm
17
Skyper
18
Eurotower

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Westend Gate". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 109784". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Westend Gate". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Westend Gate at Structurae
  5. ^ "Green Building Certificate for the Westend Gate in Frankfurt am Main". Lindner Group. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.