Frankfurt Großmarkthalle

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Frankfurt Großmarkthalle is a historic former wholesale market hall in Frankfurt, Germany, notable for its monumental 1920s architecture and later integration into the European Central Bank complex.

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instanceOf cultural heritage monument
historic building
market hall
architect Martin Elsaesser
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
New Objectivity
constructionStart 1926
continent Europe
country Germany
currentUse office and conference spaces for the European Central Bank
publicly accessible areas related to the ECB
floorArea approximately 13,000 square metres
hasAlternativeName Frankfurt Großmarkthalle
surface form: Frankfurt Wholesale Market Hall
hasContext example of interwar modernist industrial architecture in Germany
hasFunctionUntil wholesale market operations continued until late 20th century
hasNameInGerman Frankfurt Großmarkthalle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Großmarkthalle Frankfurt
heritageDesignation cultural monument under Hessian heritage law
heritageStatus listed building in Frankfurt am Main
historicalEvent served as central wholesale market for Frankfurt region in 20th century
inaugurationDate 1928
integratedInto ECB Main Building, Frankfurt
surface form: European Central Bank main building
length approximately 220 metres
locatedIn Frankfurt am Main
Hesse
Ostend, Frankfurt am Main
surface form: Ostend (Frankfurt am Main)
locatedNear Ostbahnhof Frankfurt am Main
surface form: Frankfurt Ostbahnhof

Osthafen (East Harbour) of Frankfurt
surface form: Osthafen (Frankfurt harbour)
locatedOn northern bank of the Main River
materialUsed brick
glass
reinforced concrete
notableFor large-span concrete vaults
monumental 1920s architecture
openingDate 1928
originalFunction wholesale market hall
ownedBy European Central Bank
partOf ECB Main Building, Frankfurt
surface form: European Central Bank headquarters complex
previousOwner Frankfurt am Main
surface form: City of Frankfurt am Main
redevelopedBy European Central Bank
redevelopmentArchitect Coop Himmelb(l)au
redevelopmentStart late 2000s
roofType reinforced concrete barrel vaults
usedFor fruit and vegetable wholesale
width approximately 50 metres

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ECB Main Building, Frankfurt builtOnSiteOf Frankfurt Großmarkthalle
Ostend, Frankfurt am Main contains Frankfurt Großmarkthalle
this entity surface form: Großmarkthalle Frankfurt building
Frankfurt Großmarkthalle hasNameInGerman Frankfurt Großmarkthalle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Großmarkthalle Frankfurt
Frankfurt Großmarkthalle hasAlternativeName Frankfurt Großmarkthalle
this entity surface form: Frankfurt Wholesale Market Hall