| Seat of the European Central Bank | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Building in 2015 | |
 | |
| Alternative names | New ECB Premises, Neubau der Europäischen Zentralbank |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government offices |
| Architectural style | Deconstructivism |
| Location | Ruckertstrasse Frankfurt Hesse, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°06′34″N 8°42′09″E / 50.10944°N 8.7025°E |
| Construction started | Spring 2010 |
| Completed | October 2014 |
| Inaugurated | 18 March 2015 |
| Cost | ~ €1.4 billion |
| Owner | European Central Bank |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 201 m (659 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 |
| Floor area | 184,000 m2 (1,980,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Coop Himmelb(l)au |
| Engineer | Bollinger + Grohmann Ove Arup & Partners Ebert-Ingenieure Nürnberg |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |         Ostendstraße (6 min) |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
The seat of the European Central Bank is situated in Frankfurt, Germany.[6] Its premises comprise a twin-tower skyscraper and the city's former Wholesale Market Hall (Großmarkthalle), with a low-rise building connecting the two. It was completed in 2014 and was officially opened on 18 March 2015.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is required by the Treaties of the European Union to have its seat within the city limits of Frankfurt, the largest financial centre in the eurozone.[7] The ECB previously resided in the Eurotower and, as its duties increased due to countries joining the eurozone, in three further high-rise buildings nearby - the Eurotheum and Japan Center.
- ^ "ECB newsletter 5/2013" (PDF). European Central Bank. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Seat of the European Central Bank". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 223793". Emporis. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
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- ^ Seat of the European Central Bank at Structurae
- ^ "New ECB Premises". European Central Bank. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
- ^ "Consolidated versions of the treaty on European Union and of the treaty establishing the European Community" (PDF). Eur-lex. Retrieved 12 June 2007.