List of tallest buildings in Leipzig

Leipzig's tallest skyscrapers: from left to right – The Westin Leipzig (96 m), Löhrs Carré (65 m), Wintergartenhochhaus (96 m) and City-Hochhaus (142.5 m)
Augustusplatz in Leipzig (Germany): from left to right – Gewandhaus (Concert hall), City-Hochhaus, Augusteum & Paulinum (University), Kroch-Hochhaus, Opera
Monument to the Battle of the Nations (91 m), tallest monument in Europe

This list of tallest buildings in Leipzig ranks high-rise buildings and important landmarks that reach a height of 40 metres (131 ft). Only habitable buildings and a book magazine are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures. With the Kroch High-rise of 1928 and the Europahaus of 1929 at the Augustusplatz, Leipzig was one of the first high-rise cities in Germany.

Due to the constant strong growth of the number of inhabitants of Leipzig, after many years of stagnation and demolition, the focus is again on the construction of high-rise buildings. The new development of Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz includes a high-rise building on its north-eastern corner next to Roßplatz, which is currently planned to be 55.5 metres (182 ft) tall.[1] The site of the former Eutritzscher Freiladebahnhof north of Leipzig's main train station is to be redeveloped over an area of 25 hectares (62 acres). Among other things, 3,700 apartments as well as commercial and office space are to be built. In addition to two 10-storey high points at the edges, there will be a city park in the middle, which will be framed by three 16-storey high-rise buildings[2]

In 2020, Henn Architekten from Munich won the architectural competition for two high-rise buildings to be built between the Westin Hotel and the banks of the Parthe River with 17 stories (approx. 65 m) and 13 stories (approx. 50 m).[3]

To the west of the main train station between Kurt-Schumacher-Straße and Berliner Straße, the new Löwitz Quarter is being built with rental and owner-occupied apartments, a hotel, offices, restaurants and retail outlets as well as a secondary school and kindergarten. Furthermore, a 60-metre high-rise office building is planned in the northern part of the quarter (Baufeld 9).[4]

The "Hochhaus Semmelweisstraße" by KLM-Architekten is an newly planned 18 storey residential building on the former site of a data center on October 18 Street. Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of 2023. [5]

For a limited time, the Bundesland of Saxony is funding high-rise timber building projects under the keyword "experimental construction". In this context, Saxony's first wooden high-rise is to be built in Leipzig-Paunsdorf on Heiterblickallee. The owner is the housing cooperative Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft Kontakt.[6]

The high-rise development on the Goerdelerring,[7] on the other hand, will take some time to come. The city of Leipzig has set itself the goal of determining the course of the opening of the underground waterway named Pleißemühlegraben in this area. Only then will it be clear whether the high-rise will be built next to or above the uncovered waterway, which will have a significant impact on the planning and architecture of the building.

Tallest buildings

Rank Image Name Location Use Opening Height (m / ft) Floors architects
Funkturm Leipzig Zentrum-Südost, Leipzig-Mitte Television tower 2015 191 metres (627 ft)
1.
more pictures 		City-Hochhaus Leipzig
tallest building in Germany from 1972 to 1973,[8][9] 		Augustusplatz, Leipzig-Mitte Offices, restaurant, viewing platform 1972 142.5 metres (468 ft) 36 Hermann Henselmann[10]
Fernmeldeturm Leipzig Holzhausen, Leipzig-Südost Telecommunication tower 1995 132 metres (433 ft)
New Town Hall
tallest city hall tower in Germany 		Zentrum, Leipzig-Mitte City Hall 1905 114.8 metres (377 ft) Hugo Licht
2.
more pictures 		Hotel The Westin Leipzig[11] Zentrum Nord, Leipzig-Mitte Hotel 1981 96 metres (315 ft) 27 Kajima architects, Tokio[12]
3.
more pictures 		Wintergartenhochhaus,[13][14] next to Hauptbahnhof Apartments 1972 95.5 metres (313 ft) 32 Collective led by Frieder Gebhardt[15]
Monument to the Battle of the Nations
tallest monument in Europe 		Probstheida, Südost Monument 1913 91 metres (299 ft) Bruno Schmitz
Old St. Peter's Church
tallest church tower in Leipzig 		Zentrum-Süd, Leipzig-Mitte 1885 88.5 metres (290 ft) August Hartel und Constantin Lipsius
Heilandskirche Plagwitz, Südwest 1888 86 metres (282 ft) Johannes Otzen
Messeturm Leipzig
(Leipzig Trade Fair Tower) 		Seehausen, Leipzig-Nord 1995 85 metres (279 ft) Schlaich Bergermann Partner (Design) & Gerkan, Marg und Partner (Architecture)
St. Nicholas Church Zentrum, Leipzig-Mitte 12th century, (tower) 18th century 75 metres (246 ft)
Nathanaelkirche Lindenau, Alt-West 1884 74.25 metres (244 ft) August Hartel and Constantin Lipsius.
Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) Zentrum Süd, Leipzig-Mitte Supreme court 1895 74 metres (243 ft)[16] Ludwig Hoffmann und Peter Dybwad
St.-Lukas-Church Volkmarsdorf, Leipzig-Ost 1893 71 metres (233 ft) Julius Zeißig
Michaeliskirche Zentrum Nord, Leipzig-Mitte 1904 70 metres (230 ft) Heinrich Rust and Alfred Müller
St. Thomas Church Zentrum, Leipzig-Mitte 12th century, (tower) 1537 68 metres (223 ft)
Heilig-Kreuz-Church Neustadt-Neuschönefeld, Leipzig-Ost 1894 67.5 metres (221 ft) Paul Lange
Reformierte Kirche Zentrum, Leipzig-Mitte 1893 67 metres (220 ft) Georg Weidenbach and Richard Tschammer
Emmauskirche Sellerhausen, Leipzig-Ost 1894 66 metres (217 ft) Paul Lange
Lutherkirche Bachviertel, Zentrum-West 1884 65 metres (213 ft) Julius Zeißig
4.
more pictures 		MDR-Hochhaus[17] Südvorstadt Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 2000 65 metres (213 ft) 13 Architectural group Gondesen Plachnow Staack (GPS) with Struhk & Partner[18]
5.
more pictures 		High rise Löhrs Carré,[19][20] Zentrum Nord, Leipzig-Mitte Offices 1997 65 metres (213 ft) 17 Wörle-Siebig Planungsgesellschaft, München[21]
6. Center Torgauer Platz,[22][23] Volkmarsdorf Offices 1995 63 metres (207 ft) 12 HPP Architekten with Gerd Heise[24]
Philippus-Church Lindenau, Alt-West 1910 62.5 metres (205 ft) Alfred Müller
Paul-Gerhardt-Church Connewitz, Leipzig-Süd 1900 60 metres (197 ft) Julius Zeißig
7.
more pictures 		Europahaus,[25][26][27] Augustusplatz, Leipzig-Mitte Offices 1929 56 metres (184 ft) 13 Otto Paul Burghardt[28]
8. Magazine Tower of German National Library[29] Zentrum Süd-Ost, Leipzig Mitte Book magazine 1982 55 metres (180 ft) 18 Dieter Seidlitz, Dresden[30]
St. Alexi Memorial Church Zentrum Süd-Ost, Leipzig Mitte 1912/13 55 metres (180 ft) Wladimir Alexandrowitsch Pokrowski
Taborkirche Kleinzschocher , Südwest 1904 52 metres (171 ft) Arwed Roßbach & Richard Lucht
9.–35.
more pictures 		still 27 high-rise buildings of the PH 16 series of residential buildings PH 16 Leipzig-Grünau (5 of the original 19 preserved)

Leipzig-Schönefeld (5 of the original 8 preserved),[31] Leipzig-Mockau (4 of the original 7 preserved), Musikviertel (all 3 preserved), Leipzig-Marienbrunn (both preserved), Straße des 18. Oktober (all 8 preserved)

apartments 1974–1988 50.5 metres (166 ft) 16
Gedächtniskirche Schönefeld Schönefeld, Nordost 1820 50 metres (164 ft) Walter Friedrich
Friedenskirche Gohlis, Leipzig-Nord 1873 ~50 metres (164 ft) Hugo Altendorff
Propsteikirche St. Trinitatis Zentrum, Leipzig-Mitte 2015 50 metres (164 ft) Schulz & Schulz
36.
more pictures 		Kroch High-rise, first high-rise building in Leipzig,[32][33][34] Augustusplatz/Goethestraße 2, Leipzig-Mitte Egyptian museum of the university of Leipzig, Institute 1928 43 metres (141 ft) 12 German Bestelmeyer
37. Lipsia-Tower Leipzig-Grünau, Miltitzer Allee 32 Reside 2020 42 metres (138 ft) 13 Fuchshuber & Partner
38. Former column tower[35] Wissenschaftspark Leipzig, Permoserstraße 15 Guest apartments
(formerly isotope separation columns) 		1966 40 metres (131 ft) 11 Schneider and Mothes[36]
39. Brühlpelz high rise[37] Leipzig-Mitte, Brühl Hotel 1966 40 metres (131 ft) 11 Wolfgang Schreiner, Günther Seltz[38]

See also

Literature

  • Topfstedt, Thomas (1988). Städtebau in der DDR 1955–1971. Leipzig: VEB E. A. Seemann Verlag. ISBN 3-363-00364-1.
  • Tesch, Joachim (2003). Bauen in Leipzig 1945-1990. Leipzig: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Sachsen. ISBN 3-89819-159-1.
  • Lütke Daldrup, Engelbert (1999). Leipzig Bauten / Buildings 1989-1999. Basel / Berlin / Boston: Birkhäuser. ISBN 3-7643-5957-9.
  • Reuther, I. (2000). Prototyp und Sonderfall Über Hochhäuser in Leipzig. In: Rodenstein, M. (eds) Hochhäuser in Deutschland. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-99951-1_9
  • Hocquél, Wolfgang (2004). Leipzig. Architektur. Von der Romanik bis zur Gegenwart. Leipzig: Passage-Verlag. ISBN 3-932900-54-5.
  • Leonhardt, Peter (2007). Moderne in Leipzig. Architektur und Städtebau 1918-1933. Leipzig: Pro Leipzig. ISBN 978-3-936508-29-1.
  • Ringel, Sebastian (2015). Leipzig! One Thousand Years of History. Leipzig: Author and Edition Leipzig in the Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG. ISBN 978-3-361-00710-9.

References

  1. ^ Flyer of the city of Leipzig "Bebauungsplan 392 – Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz"
  2. ^ Flyer of the city of Leipzig "Bebauungsplan 416 – Eutritzscher Straße Freiladebahnhof"
  3. ^ https://www.henn.com/de/projekt/wb-hochhausentwicklung-partheufer-leipzig
  4. ^ https://loewitz.de/de/aktuelles/kbnk-architekten-gewinnen-hochhauswettbewerb
  5. ^ https://www.klm-architekten.com/projekt/hochhaus-semmelweisstrasse/
  6. ^ Media release of the city of Leipzig, 26 January 2023: In Paunsdorf soll Sachsens erstes Hochhaus aus Holz entstehen (Translation: Saxony's first high-rise building made of wood is to be built in Paunsdorf)
  7. ^ Skyscraper project Goerdelerring
  8. ^ Topfstedt (1988), p. 86
  9. ^ Hocquél (2004), pp. 122–125
  10. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 122
  11. ^ Tesch (2003), pp. 215–219
  12. ^ Ambros G. Gross, Gestaltung des Stadtzentrums – Geplantes und Gebautes, in: Joachim Tesch (ed.), Bauen in Leipzig 1945–1990, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Sachsen 2003, ISBN 3-89819-159-1, p. 219 (in German)
  13. ^ Topfstedt (1988), p. 85f.
  14. ^ Hocquél (2004), pp. 134–136
  15. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 134
  16. ^ "Virtueller Rundgang: Bundesverwaltungsgericht".
  17. ^ Hocquél (2004), pp. 284–286
  18. ^ ArchitekTouren Leipzig (in German)
  19. ^ Lütke Daldrup (1999), p. 227
  20. ^ Hocquél (2004), pp. 111f.
  21. ^ Hocquél (2004), S. 150
  22. ^ Lütke Daldrup (1999), pp. 130–133
  23. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 250
  24. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 250
  25. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 122
  26. ^ Leonhardt (2017), pp. 35–37
  27. ^ Ringel (2015), p. 151
  28. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 122
  29. ^ Hocquél (2004), pp. 277f.
  30. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 278
  31. ^ Lütke Daldrup (1999), Residential High-Rise Bästleinstraße, pp. 170–173
  32. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 79f.
  33. ^ Leonhardt (2007), pp. 31–35
  34. ^ Ringel (2015), p. 151
  35. ^ Hocquél (2004) p. 252f.
  36. ^ Hocquél (2004), p. 253
  37. ^ Topfstedt (1988), p. 88
  38. ^ Ambros G. Gross (2003), p. 197