European Central Bank, Central bank skyscraper in Ostend, Frankfurt, Germany.
The European Central Bank headquarters is a glass-clad skyscraper in Frankfurt's Ostend, completed in 2014 and opened on 18 March 2015. Its irregular polygonal tower is split by a dark jagged seam, with diagonal structural lines crossing the light blue and grey facade. A glass-and-steel volume on columns projects from the lower front, and the 1920s Grossmarkthalle stands on the site.
Construction began in 2010 and completed in 2014, with the building officially inaugurated on March 18, 2015, after four years of construction costing over 1.2 billion euros.
The site incorporates a memorial commemorating the 10,000 Jewish people who were deported from the preserved Grossmarkthalle between 1941 and 1945 during World War II.
The visitor center offers free guided tours lasting one hour and fifteen minutes from Monday to Friday, requiring advance reservations for groups of 1 to 40 people.
The building features sustainable technology including heating systems powered by computer-generated heat and rainwater collection for toilets, reducing its environmental footprint significantly.
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