Stadttor
Commercial offices in Düsseldorf, Germany
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Stadttor (transl. City Gate) is a 20-storey 75 m (246 ft)[4] high-rise building in the Unterbilk neighborhood of Düsseldorf, Germany. The building was designed by Düsseldorf-based architecture firm Petzinka Pink und Partner and completed in 1998. It marks the Southern entrance of Rheinufertunnel, which is also the reason for its parallelogram-shaped floor plan.
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Stadttor 1 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°12′55″N 6°45′40″E |
| Completed | 1995–1998 |
| Owner | GbR Düsseldorf Stadttor mbH |
| Height | |
| Roof | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 41,000 m2 (440,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Petzinka Pink und Partner |
| Engineer | Arup Stahlbau Lavis |
| Main contractor | August Heine Baugesellschaft |
| References | |
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The building features a 15-story atrium and a double-facade, allowing natural ventilation even on higher elevation floors. The total gross floor area is some 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft).[5] From 1999 until 2017, the Stadttor was the seat of the state-chancellery of the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia.
