IG Farben Building, Office building in Westend, Frankfurt, Germany.
The structure extends 250 meters with six intersecting wings and features a curved design covered in light travertine slabs from Cannstadt.
Upon completion in 1931, the IG Farben Building remained the largest office complex in Europe until the 1950s, housing two thousand employees.
The entrance hall contains cast bronze panels with copper friezes, representing the architectural elements of the New Objectivity movement.
The building serves as the central facility of Westend Campus at Frankfurt University, containing departments of Philosophy, History, and Arts.
The structure maintains its original paternoster elevators, continuously moving lift systems that operate without doors or buttons.
Location: Frankfurt
Inception: 1930
Architects: Hans Poelzig, Marlene Poelzig
Architectural style: New Objectivity
Floors above the ground: 9
Height: 35 m
Length: 250 m
Made from material: Cannstatt travertine
Part of: Campus Westend
Address: Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main 60323
Website: http://uni-frankfurt.de/de?
GPS coordinates: 50.12556,8.66750
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:05
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