| The Westin Leipzig | |
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| Alternative names | Hotel Merkur Hotel InterContinental Leipzig |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Gerberstraße 15 Leipzig, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°20′47.68″N 12°22′32.37″E / 51.3465778°N 12.3756583°E |
| Construction started | 1979 |
| Completed | 1981[1] |
| Opening | 13 March 1981 |
| Cost | 16.1 billion Japanese yen |
| Management | Westin Hotels & Resorts |
| Height | |
| Roof | 96 m (315 ft)[1][3] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27[4] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kajima architects, Tokyo |
| Developer | Limex-Bau Export-Import, East Berlin |
| Main contractor | Kajima Corporation, Tokyo |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 436[2] |
The Westin Leipzig is a hotel in Leipzig, Germany. At 96.8 m (318 ft) tall, it is the second-tallest building in Leipzig as of 2023. Constructed for the GDR hotel chain Interhotel as Hotel Merkur, the hotel has been operated by Westin since 2003. It features 436 rooms on 27 floors, of which 17 are guest floors and three are office floors.[5] There is a swimming pool and a wellness area on the fourth floor.[6] The hotel houses the Brühl restaurant and the Falco and Shinto bars.
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- ^ "Hotel Leipzig Hauptbahnhof". The Westin Leipzig. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Das alte "Merkur": Leipzigs Vorzeige-Hotel ist nicht schön, aber hoch - WELT". DIE WELT. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ The Westin Leipzig, Germany Emporis.de