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 Bahntower in 2014 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°30′35″N13°22′30″E / 52.50972°N 13.37500°E /52.50972; 13.37500 |
| Construction started | 1998 |
| Opening | 2000 |
| Owner | Morgan Stanley |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Roof | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Floor area | 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Helmut Jahn |
| Developer | Deutsche Bahn |
| Main contractor | Hochtief AG |
TheBahntower (English:Railway Tower), also written asBahnTower andBahn-Tower, is a 26-story, 103-metre (338 ft) skyscraper on thePotsdamer Platz inBerlin, Germany. Built between 1998 and 2000, the Bahntower provides 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft)[1]of office space for the headquarters ofDeutsche Bahn (English:German Railway). It is thesixth-tallest building in Berlin and thesixty-fourth tallest building in Germany.
In 2007 and 2008, it was reported that small pieces of glass had fallen onto the street from cracks in the façade. This was followed by a near-fatal incident in 2016 in which a pane of glass measuring 30 by 150 cm (1 by 5 ft) fell onto a car on the street below.[2]
The original owner of the skyscraper wasSony as part of the widerSony Center. In February 2008,Morgan Stanley and others bought the Sony Center with the tower for €600 million.[3][4] In 2007, Deutsche Bahn had planned to move to a new headquarters built by Danish company3XN outside theBerlin Hauptbahnhof,[5] although this fell through and Deutsche Bahn extended its Bahntower contract.[4][6]
When Morgan Stanley's real estate funds came into difficulties they sold their stake to South Korea's National Pension Service in 2010.[7]
In 2016, the Bahntower was featured in the Berlin skyline scene, which is part of theLego Architecture series.
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