General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Frame |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Office building |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
| Architectural style: |
Brick Expressionism |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Düsseldorf-Altstadt, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
|---|---|
| Address: | Heinrich-Heine-Allee 53 |
| Next to: |
Carsch-Haus (1915)
|
| Coordinates: | 51° 13' 29" N 6° 46' 37" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | max. 57 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 6 - 12 |
Materials
| building structure |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Notes
The building is considered to be the or one of the first high-rise buildings in Germany. When built it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in Europe according to the German press.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Wilhelm Marx House (Wilhelm-Marx-Haus) is a historical high-rise building in the central district of Düsseldorf in Germany. It was one of the first highrise buildings in Germany.
Wilhelm Marx House was finished in 1924 (beginning of the construction was in 1922) and was one of the first skyscrapers in Europe. It is 57 meters high and has 13 floors above ground level. The architect was Wilhelm Kreis.
It was named after Wilhelm Marx, who was mayor of Düsseldorf in the early 20th century and started a programme for the modernisation of the city in that time. This Wilhelm Marx is not the same person as the German Chancellor Wilhelm Marx.
The building was renovated in the 1990s.
Wilhelm Marx House was previously home of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange and presently includes a theatre, called "JuTA" ("Junges Theater in der Altstadt", or "Young Theatre in the Old Town").
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Wilhelm Marx House" and modified on April 4, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Wilhelm Heinrich Kreis (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Architekturführer Düsseldorf. Dietrich Riemer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 34.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003332 - Published on:
23/05/2002 - Last updated on:
06/08/2023
