Henninger Turm

Henninger Turm
The new Henninger-Turm in 2017
General information
Type
  • Grain silo (old)
  • Residential (new)
Architectural styleModernism
LocationHainer Weg 60
Frankfurt
Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°05′50″N 8°41′36″E / 50.09722°N 8.69333°E / 50.09722; 8.69333
Construction started
  • 1959 (Old)
  • 2014–15 (New)
Completed
  • 1961 (Old)
  • 2016 (New)
Demolished2013 (Old)
Owner
  • Henninger-Bräu AG (old)
  • Actris Henninger Turm GmbH & Co KG (new)
Height
Antenna spire120 m (390 ft)
Roof110 m (360 ft)
Top floor107 m (351 ft)
Technical details
Floor count33
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
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Henninger Turm (Henninger Tower) was a grain storage silo located in the Sachsenhausen-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It was built by Henninger Brewery (now part of the Binding Brewery/Radeberger Group) and had a storage capacity of 16,000 tons of barley. The 120-metre (390 ft), 33-storey, reinforced concrete tower was designed by Karl Lieser and was built from 1959 to 1961. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1961.

On top of the building was a barrel-like pod which contained a viewing platform and a revolving restaurant (originally two). In October 2002, the tower was closed to the public. From 1961 to 2008, the annual professional cycling race Rund um den Henninger-Turm was held on 1 May, the course circling the tower multiple times.

The silo and brewery campus was purchased and in 2017 was launched as residential estate with 150 high-rise apartments. The is among the tallest residential high-rises in Germany.