General Information
| Name in local language: | Großmarkthalle Frankfurt |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1926 |
| Completion: | 1928 |
| Status: | under renovation |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Barrel shell |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Market hall |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
| Architectural style: |
Expressionist |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
|---|---|
| Connects to: |
European Central Bank Tower (2014)
|
| Coordinates: | 50° 6' 35" N 8° 42' 11" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| columns | height | 17.5 m |
| end buildings | width | 18 m |
| height | 30 m | |
| length | 60 m | |
| hall | width | 50 m |
| height | 23 m | |
| length | 220 m | |
| shell | width | 14.10 m |
| rise | 6 m | |
| span | 36.90 m | |
| dome radius | 7.5 m | |
| thickness | 7 - 10 cm |
Cost
| cost of construction | Reichsmark 15 372 000 |
Materials
| shell |
reinforced concrete
shotcrete |
|---|---|
| columns |
reinforced concrete
|
| bridges |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Initial construction (1926-1928)
Architecture
- Martin Elsässer (architect)
Structural engineering
-
Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG
- Franz Dischinger (engineer)
- Ulrich Finsterwalder (engineer)
Co-contractor
Reconfiguration (2010-2015)
Architecture
Structural engineering
Rehabilitation (2010-2012)
Structural engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Architekturführer Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main Architectural Guide. 3rd edition, Dietrich Riemer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 44 [# 81].
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 155, 185.
- (1985): Concrete Shell Construction - Structures and Designs in the Federal Republic of Germany. Presented at: Theory and Experimental Investigation of Spatial Structures - Application of Shells in Engineering Structures, 23-29.09.1985, Moscow, pp. 103-126.
- (2004): Die Europäische Zentralbank. Ergebnisse des internationalen Architekturwettbewerbs. In: [ Umrisse ], v. 4, n. 5-6 ( 2004), pp. 45-47.
- (2012): Die Großmarkthalle Frankfurt a. M.. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 107, n. 6 (June 2012), pp. 414-420.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20017246 - Published on:
14/08/2005 - Last updated on:
04/08/2022
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