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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Treptow,Berlin |
| Coordinates | 52°29′43″N13°27′40″E / 52.4953°N 13.4611°E /52.4953; 13.4611 |
| Opening | 1998 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 125.00 m (410.10 ft) |
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| Floor count | 32 |
TheTreptowers is a complex of buildings with a distinctive high-rise in theAlt-Treptow district ofBerlin,Germany. Completed in 1998,[1] the complex is located on the riverSpree.[2] The name "Treptowers" is aportmanteau word from Treptow and the English word "tower".
The Treptowers complex consists of four buildings and is the result of an architectural competition held in 1993 and won by the architect Gerhard Spangenberg.[1] The detailed planning and building was carried out by a partnership of architects Schweger and Reichel + Stauth fromBrunswick. Roland Ernst joined Urban GmbH & Co. as project developer and overseer of construction.[citation needed] The final construction cost totalled 190 millionDeutsche Marks.[1]
The buildings were constructed on the site of a former electrical appliance factory complex, which was built in 1926 byAEG.[3] After World War II, the plant was expropriated byVEBElektro-Apparate-Werke Berlin-Treptow,[4] a state-owned company in theGerman Democratic Republic, and production continued until 1995.
The buildings have a square floor plan with a steel and glass facade, though portions of each building have stone facades to create a unified architectural look with neighboring buildings. At 125 meters, Treptowers is the tallest office building in Berlin and the same height as thePark Inn.
The 30 meter high sculptureMolecule Men by Jonathan Borofsky was built in 1999 and sits in front of Treptowers in the River Spree. The sculpture's three figures represent the three Berlin districts of Treptow, Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain.[5] Treptowers also houses a permanent exhibition of 500 works by contemporary artists.
TheFederal Criminal Police Office has a branch inside the building.
In 2013, the complex was acquired by an investment company, supported by Japanese investors, for approximately€70,000,000.[6]
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