Sparkasse Hagen office tower, International Style skyscraper in Hagen, Germany
The Sparkasse Hagen office tower was a 98-meter-tall skyscraper with 20 floors above ground and 2 below in the city center. The building contained roughly 12,600 square meters of office space served by three elevators connecting all levels.
The tower rose between 1972 and 1975 and became the main headquarters for Sparkasse Hagen bank. It stood until March 2004, when it was demolished to clear space for new developments in the city center.
Locals called it "Langer Oskar" as a reference to Oskar Specht, who ran the savings bank when the tower opened. This nickname became part of how people talked about this place and showed how the building was woven into the city's daily life.
The tower stood in the city center and was easy to locate, but entry was limited to bank employees and business visitors. Today you can find information about it through historical photos and documents rather than visiting the actual site.
The building was designed in the International Style, an architectural approach that emphasized function and clean lines without ornament. When it came down in 2004, the controlled demolition required 1,450 explosive charges, making it one of Europe's largest building implosions.
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