{"id":519,"date":"2025-05-14T09:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.superliebe.com\/mt-2025\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:53:23","slug":"geschichte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1991<\/div>\n\n

Architectural competition:<\/h3>\n \n

Best design for the MAIN TOWER, then still Tower II
Winner: Architektenb\u00fcro Schweger + Partner, Hamburg<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1996<\/div>\n\n

Building demolition:<\/h3>\n \n

On 22.05.1996, the demolition of the building on the site of the MAIN TOWER began.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1996<\/div>\n\n

Special civil engineering:<\/h3>\n \n

The special civil engineering work began on August 21, 1996.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1996<\/div>\n\n

Naming:<\/h3>\n \n

The original working title of the project was Tower II. After the conclusion of a naming competition in September 1996, the name MAIN TOWER was selected from 361 suggestions.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\"As visible proof of economic strength and modernity, the MAIN TOWER contributes to the attractiveness of the city of Frankfurt am Main. It meets the desire for publicity and openness like no other high-rise building in Frankfurt. It is a public space and a meeting place.\"<\/blockquote>\n \u2013 Walter Sch\u00e4fer<\/cite>\n <\/div>\n
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1999<\/div>\n\n

Topping-out ceremony:<\/h3>\n \n

The topping-out ceremony for the MAIN TOWER took place on 10.03.1999.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1999<\/div>\n\n

Art in the MAIN TOWER:<\/span><\/h3>\n \n

The Frankfurt Staircase \/ XX Century is a wall mosaic with around 2.7 million tesserae by Stephan Huber.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2000<\/div>\n\n

Press conference:<\/h3>\n \n

The press conference on 25.01.2000 - the architect Peter P. Schwager presents the MAIN TOWER to representatives of the media.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2001<\/div>\n\n

maintower broadcast:<\/h3>\n \n

From 2001 to 2015, the MAIN TOWER produced the weekly tabloid magazine \u201cmaintower\u201d, among other things.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2001<\/div>\n\n

Security gate:<\/h3>\n \n

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, security checks were tightened significantly worldwide, especially in publicly accessible places. Since then, the MAIN TOWER foyer has had a security gate to ensure the safety of visitors.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2005<\/div>\n\n

Draws of the lottery numbers:<\/h3>\n \n

From 02.04.2005 to 29.06.2013, the Saturday lottery numbers were drawn in the MAIN TOWER.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2008<\/div>\n\n

Prominent visits:<\/h3>\n \n

The Dalai Lama, the then Prime Minister of Hesse Roland Koch and the then Helaba CEO Dr. G\u00fcnther Merl on the viewing platform of the MAIN TOWER<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2016<\/div>\n\n

A fitness center in the clouds:<\/h3>\n \n

Since 2016, there has been a fitness center on the 53rd floor at a height of around 200m \u2013 so you can train here in Europe's highest fitness studio.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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2024<\/div>\n\n

25 years MAIN TOWER:<\/h3>\n \n

In November 2024, the MAIN TOWER will be 25 years old.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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1991 Architekturwettbewerb: Bester Entwurf f\u00fcr den MAIN TOWER, damals noch Tower IIGewinner: Architektenb\u00fcro Schweger + Partner, Hamburg 1996 Geb\u00e4udeabriss: Am 22.05.1996 begann der Geb\u00e4udeabriss auf dem Grundst\u00fcck des MAIN TOWER. 1996 Spezialtiefbau: Mit dem Spezialtiefbau wurde am 21.08.1996 begonnen. 1996 Namensgebung: Der urspr\u00fcngliche Arbeitstitel des Projektes war Tower II. Nach Abschluss eines Namenswettbewerbs im September […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-519","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":340,"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4052,"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/519\/revisions\/4052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maintower.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}