Henninger Turm

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The Henninger-Turm

Skyline of Frankfurt with the Henninger-Turm

The Henninger-Turm ("Henninger tower") is a grain storage silo located in the Frankfurt district of Sachsenhausen. It was built by the Henninger Brewery (now part of the Binding Brewery/Radeberger Group) and has a storage capacity of 16,000 tons of barley. The 120 metres (394 ft), 33-story high tower was designed by Karl Lieser and was built from 1959 to 1961. It was inaugurated on May 18, 1961.

The Henninger-Turm has two rotating restaurants at the height of 101 and 106 metres and an open-air observation deck at the height of 110 metres (361 ft). Since October 31, 2002, the tower has been closed to the public while plans to destroy the tower and replace it with a new one were abandoned.

Since 1961, the annual professional cycling race Rund um den Henninger-Turm is held on May 1, the course circling the tower multiple times.

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In January 2005, new plans were unveiled for a conversion of this landmark into residential towers. This includes construction of three 12-story towers, an 85 metres (279 ft), 20-story tower, several hundred apartments in low-rise buildings, office space, service facilities, and a hotel.