Dortmund U-Tower

U-Tower
Dortmunder U
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General information
TypeEvent facility
LocationDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates51°30′54″N 7°27′13.03″E / 51.51500°N 7.4536194°E / 51.51500; 7.4536194
Construction started1926
Completed1927
Renovated2008, after closing in 2004, partly reopened in May 2010
Design and construction
Architect(s)Emil Moog
Website
www.dortmunder-u.de/en Edit this at Wikidata

The U-Tower or Dortmunder U is a former brewery building in the city of Dortmund, Germany. Since 2010 it has served as a centre for the arts and creativity, housing among other facilities the Museum Ostwall.[1]

  1. ^ Neville Walker, Christian Williams, James Stewart - The Rough Guide to Germany 1848362536- 2009 - Page 655 "Though the old Union brewery with its giant illuminated “U” still looms on the skyline, it's overshadowed by the city's funky new skyscrapers ..."