City-Hochhaus Leipzig

City-Hochhaus
Alternative names	Uniriese Weisheitszahn MDR-Turm
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Augustusplatz 9 Leipzig, Germany
Coordinates	51°20′15″N 12°22′46″E / 51.3375°N 12.3794°E / 51.3375; 12.3794
Construction started	1968
Completed	1972
Owner	Merrill Lynch
Management	CRE Resolution GmbH
Height
Antenna spire	155 m (509 ft)
Roof	142.5 m (468 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	36
Floor area	800–850 m2 (8,600–9,100 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hermann Henselmann
References
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City-Hochhaus is 36-story skyscraper in Leipzig, Germany. At 142.5 m (468 ft), it is the tallest multistory building in Leipzig and is located proximately of the eastern part of the inner city ring road in Leipzig's district Mitte. The tower was designed by architect Hermann Henselmann in the shape of an open book, and built between 1968 and 1972. It followed Henselmann's idea to cap central places in cities with a prominent tower, such as the Jen-Tower in Jena and Fernsehturm in Berlin.

City-Hochhaus was originally part of the University of Leipzig campus at Augustusplatz, was sold by the state government of Saxony and is now owned by the U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch.^[5] The building was completely renovated between 1999 and 2002, when it lost its aluminium sheathing which was replaced by grey granite. The offices are now rented to private tenants, including the public broadcaster MDR, the European Energy Exchange^[6] and a restaurant called 'Panorama'. The roof is equipped with a viewing platform.

The building is nicknamed Weisheitszahn (English: wisdom tooth) by locals due to its form, or after its previous function, the Uniriese (English: university giant).

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  The building in 1984, with the then recently completed Gewandhaus in view.
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  City-Hochhaus from above.
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  At night.
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  The Augusteum of the University of Leipzig with the highrise to the left.
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  The skyline of Leipzig is dominated by the City-Hochhaus.