Bahntower, Modern skyscraper at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
The Bahntower is a 103-metre, 26-storey office tower at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin-Tiergarten, designed by Helmut Jahn and built 1998–2000. Its curved cylindrical glass facade of pale blue-green panels rises from a lower base and leans slightly outward near the top; at the lower right an open steel structure with dark diagonal bracing adjoins the glass wall. It holds 22,000 m² of office space.
The building was completed between 1998 and 2000 and initially served as the headquarters of Deutsche Bahn railway company. It changed ownership multiple times afterward, eventually becoming the property of a South Korean pension fund.
The tower is part of the modern business world at Potsdamer Platz, where visitors can see the architecture that emerged after Berlin's reunification. It stands among other high-rises that have shaped this busy plaza into a contemporary commercial hub.
The high-rise sits directly on Potsdamer Platz and is easily accessible by public transport, as it stands in an area with many subway and train connections. The surroundings offer many shops and restaurants where visitors can take a break.
In 2016 the Bahntower appeared in the Lego Architecture series as part of a Berlin skyline set. A pane of glass 30 by 150 cm fell from the facade onto a car in the same year, after smaller pieces had come loose in 2007 and 2008. The tower is the tenth-tallest building in Berlin.
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