TheMediaPark is anurban regeneration neighborhood inCologne, Germany, completed by the turn of the millennium. It was set up to accommodate companies of themedia andcommunication industry, as well as cultural institutions, a hotel and some apartment buildings. The MediaPark is situated inNeustadt-Nord, Cologne, on the site of a formergoods station, and is some 20 hectare large. The project was designed by Canadian architectEberhard Zeidler, with construction lasting from 1990 until 2004. The buildings sit radially around a central square, and are surrounded by parks and a small lake. The city quarter's focal point is the 148 metre tall KölnTurm, designed by French architectJean Nouvel and completed in 2001.
The MediaPark is home to over 250 companies and a workforce of some 5,000 people. Among the corporate firms at MediaPark areEMI Music Germany, Radio Köln andWestdeutscher Rundfunk studios of1LIVE; among the cultural institutions are a largemultiplex cinema (Cinedom), the Filmbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen, theFreseniusUniversity of Applied Sciences, themusikFabrik and SK Stiftung Köln with theAkademie för uns Kölsche Sproch (Academy for ourKölsch language).[1]
MediaPark is served by the nearbyChristophstraße/MediaparkStadtbahn station, located on theCologne Ring.
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