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Skyscraper in Düsseldorf, Germany
LVA Hauptgebäude
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Address8-10 Graf-Adolf-Platz, Düsseldorf, Germany
Coordinates51°13′07″N 6°46′40″E / 51.21874°N 6.77769°E / 51.21874; 6.77769
Construction started1972
Completed1976
Height
Roof123 m (404 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemConcrete
Floor count29
Design and construction
Architect(s)Harald Deilmann

The LVA Hauptgebäude is a high-rise office building in the Friedrichstadt urban quarter of Düsseldorf, Germany. Built between 1972 and 1976, the tower stands at 123 m (404 ft) tall with 29 floors and is the current second tallest building in Düsseldorf. It was also the tallest in the city between its completion and 2001 when it was surpassed by the Arag-Tower.

History

Architecture

The building is located between Friedrichstraße, Adersstraße, Königsallee and Luisenstraße in the Düsseldorf district of Friedrichstadt. It is the headquarters of the German Pension Insurance Rhineland, which was formerly called the State Insurance Institute Rhine Province (LVA), which gave rise to the name.

The LVA main building was built between 1972 and 1976. The architect was the Münster based architect Harald Deilmann (1920–2008).

The building was opened in the summer of 1978. At an official height of 123 meters, the building was the tallest building in the city until the completion of the ARAG Tower. The 29 -story building consists of four towers. Tower 1 has a height of 78.43 m and houses 18 floors, Tower 2 is 94.66 m high and has 22 floors. The third tower has 28 floors and a height of 113.56 m. Tower 4 has the dimensions mentioned above because it is the tallest of all four towers.

See also

References

  1. "LVA Hauptgebaude". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. "LVA-Hauptgebäude". baukunst-nrw.de (in German). Baukunst NRW. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. "LVA main building". ummet-eck.de (in German). Ummeteck. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  4. "Düsseldorf's tallest skyscrapers". rp-online.de (in German). Rheinische Post. August 22, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. Informationen über den LVA-Turm
  6. "These are the tallest buildings in the city". wz.de (in German). Westdeutsche Zeitung. March 3, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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Preceded byDreischeibenhaus Tallest building in Düsseldorf
1976–2001 		Succeeded byArag-Tower
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