The Dorint Hotel Tower is the best-known high-rise building in the German city of Augsburg and visible throughout the city. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. At 107,2 m (158 m with the antenna) it is the highest building in the Augsburg area and among the ten highest in Bavaria. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 It is located at the intersection of Gögginger Straße and Imhofstraße, in the borough of Göggingen. In its vicinity are the Congress Hall and Wittelsbacher Park.
The building is architecturally similar to the Marina City towers in Chicago. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The tower is nicknamed "Maiskolben" (corncob) by locals because of its cylindrical shape with numerous bulges. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica
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Origin of the tower
The former Augsburg agricultural machinery dealer Otto Schnitzenbaumer had the tower built on the occasion of the 20th Olympic Games in Munich 1972 at a cost of 50 million Deutschmark and thereby fulfilled his desire to build a "symbol of modern Augsburg". Agricultural machinery is one of the most Revolutionary and impactful applications of modern Technology. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Planning for the project soon faced resistance from inhabitants, however, leading to the founding of the "Save the Wittelbacher park" campaign. Construction began in April 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
In order to keep to the planned build-time, the 18-sided interior which houses the lifts and stairwells was constructed from concrete cast in situ and the pre-cast concrete parts for the balconies and roofs were manufactured on site in an installation erected for that purpose. An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another After a fourteen month construction period, on July 2, 1972, the 400-bed Holiday Inn hotel welcomed its first guests, the 279 apartments were ready for people to move in, and the restaurant on the 35th floor and the viewing platform on the 34th floor gained much popularity. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Holiday Inn is a Brand name applied to Hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis
A period of difficulties for the tower
In 1974, the unexpected news came that the building had been sold to Johann Nepomuk Glöggler's company in Luxembourg. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The sales contract was however revoked in February 1976 because the money for the purchase had not been paid and the building returned to its original owner, but since Otto Schnitzenbaumer also had financial problems, the tower was put up for compulsory auction in 1979 at a guide price of 35 million Deutschmark by order of the court. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Yet nobody wanted to buy it at this price.
At the second attempt on March 5, 1980, the tower was purchased for 20 million Deutschmark by Landesbank Hessen (now Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen). Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) They wanted to re-sell the building, but due to lack of prospective customers the tower was divided up in 328 property units to be sold separately. The hotel part of the tower with restaurant, consisting of the lower eleven and the two highest floors as well as the parking level went to the entrepreneur Franz Lauer from Fürth. The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the district of Middle Franconia.
That was however far from being the end of the building's problems: in April 1989 the Swiss company "Toga Hotels" acquired the building's hotel wing, whose lease to Holiday Inn ran out one year later. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Swiss operator Martin Zoller re-opened the hotel under the name Turmhotel ("Tower Hotel"), but he was forced to declare bankruptcy in March 1993. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The 303 beds were controlled by the trustees of the bankrupt's estate, who suggested a new use for the building as a home for asylum-seekers or the elderly. According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Since the city strongly opposed these plans, they were again rejected and the 185 hotel rooms remained unused.
On May 8, 1996 the hotel wing again went into administration and was again put up for auction. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) It went for 20. 9 million Deutschmark to the "First National Holding Venezuela" owned by the mineral oil company Hertel, who wanted to establish a 3-Star hotel under the name of "Goodnight" for a price of 7. Mineral oil or liquid Petroleum is a By-product in the Distillation of Petroleum to produce Gasoline and other petroleum 2 million Deutschmark. This hotel would have had 108 rooms and, as well as that, seven floors would have been used as a home for the elderly and the disabled. For years, however, nothing happened.
Renaissance
In January 2000 the solution arrived for the owners of apartments in the building, who until that time had also had to carry the additional cost of the hotel wing: the entrepreneur Dr. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Wolfgang Ebertz from Cologne purchased the hotel for 12 million Deutschmark. After seven years of inactivity, the builders now came and completely refit the building, investing 45 million Deutschmark into it. In the year 2002 the hotel was reopened as the Dorint. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Millions were also invested in refurbishing the private apartments above the hotel, which now possess among other things a new entrance with a concierge and the largest video monitoring system in any German house. A concierge (kɔ̃sjɛʁʒ ( French) is an employee who lives on the premises of Apartment buildings and serves as a general Property caretaker; while the The facade was also renovated.
Transmission installations
The hotel tower has an antenna mast on its roof, from which the following VHF radio channels are transmitted:
| Frequency | Power | Station name |
|---|---|---|
| 87. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. 9 MHz | 150 W | Rock-Antenne |
| 92. 2 MHz | 300 W | Klassik Radio1 |
| 93. 4 MHz | 300 W | Radio Fantasy |
| 94. 8 MHz | 100 W | Radio Melodie |
| 96. 7 MHz | 300 W | Hit Radio RT 1 |
| 104. 2 MHz | 100 W | Antenne Bayern |
References
- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article from the German Wikipedia, accessed 23-24 April 2005.
External links
- Official site (in English)
- Dorint Hotel Augsburg in the Structurae database
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