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on the 31st floor. At a height of 120 m (390 ft), it provides a good overview of the city center and far beyond the Leipzig area. Only towards the east-southeast does the spire obstruct the view. Among other things, if the air is clear enough, there are
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era, but was closed in 1991. In 2002, after the renovation of the house, the new panorama restaurant was opened. The restaurant now operates under the name "Plate of Art". It was redesigned in 2007 according to plans by the architect
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in the shape of an open book, and built between 1968 and 1972. It followed Henselmann's idea to cap central places in cities with a prominent tower, such as the
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and a restaurant called 'Panorama'. The roof is equipped with a viewing platform.
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Due to the height and location of the house in the city center, it offers a
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The skyline of Leipzig is dominated by the City-Hochhaus.
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A staircase leads from the restaurant floor to the open
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Leipzig – Architektur von der Romanik bis zur Gegenwart
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The building in 1984, with the then recently completed
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LEIPZIG, Leipzig 2012, ISBN 978-3-936508-82-6, p. 91.
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Leipzig
Germany
Coordinates
51°20′15″N 12°22′46″E / 51.3375°N 12.3794°E / 51.3375; 12.3794
Merrill Lynch
Hermann Henselmann
story
Leipzig
Germany
inner city ring road
Mitte
Hermann Henselmann
Jen-Tower
Fernsehturm in Berlin
University of Leipzig
Augustusplatz
Merrill Lynch
MDR
European Energy Exchange
The building in 1984, with the then recently completed Gewandhaus in view.
Gewandhaus
City-Hochhaus from above.
At night.
The Augusteum of the University of Leipzig with the highrise to the left.
Augusteum
University of Leipzig
The skyline of Leipzig is dominated by the City-Hochhaus.
panoramic view
GDR

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