Global InformationList of tallest buildings in Leipzig information
This list ranks buildings in Leipzig that stand at least 40 metres (131 ft) tall, without superstructures. Only habitable buildings and a book magazine are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures. With the Kroch High-rise of 1928 and the Europahaus of 1929 at the Augustusplatz, Leipzig was one of the first high-rise cities in Germany.
Due to the constant strong growth of the number of inhabitants of Leipzig, after many years of stagnation and demolition, the focus is again on the construction of high-rise buildings. The new development of Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz includes a high-rise building on its north-eastern corner next to Roßplatz, which is currently planned to be 55.5 metres (182 ft) tall.[1] The site of the former Eutritzscher Freiladebahnhof north of Leipzig's main train station is to be redeveloped over an area of 25 hectares (62 acres). Among other things, 3,700 apartments as well as commercial and office space are to be built. In addition to two 10-storey high points at the edges, there will be a city park in the middle, which will be framed by three 16-storey high-rise buildings[2]
In 2020, Henn Architekten from Munich won the architectural competition for two high-rise buildings to be built between the Westin Hotel and the banks of the Parthe River with 17 stories (approx. 65 m) and 13 stories (approx. 50 m).[3]
In 2022 it became known that a residential complex, the Mockauer Tor, was to be built in the area of the Berlin Bridge located north of Leipzig Central Station on the border of the three boroughs Mitte, Nord (North) and Nordost (Northeast). Even a slim high-rise up to 60 metres (197 ft) tall would be possible – but there is no investor for that yet.[4]
The "Hochhaus Semmelweisstraße" by KLM-Architekten is an newly planned 18 storey residential building on the former site of a data center on October 18 Street. Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of 2023. [5]
For a limited time, the Bundesland of Saxony is funding high-rise timber building projects under the keyword "experimental construction". In this context, Saxony's first wooden high-rise is to be built in Leipzig-Paunsdorf on Heiterblickallee. The owner is the housing cooperative Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft Kontakt.[6]
The high-rise development on the Goerdelerring,[7] on the other hand, will take some time to come. The city of Leipzig has set itself the goal of determining the course of the opening of the underground waterway named Pleißemühlegraben in this area. Only then will it be clear whether the high-rise will be built next to or above the uncovered waterway, which will have a significant impact on the planning and architecture of the building.
- ^ Flyer of the city of Leipzig "Bebauungsplan 392 – Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz"
- ^ Flyer of the city of Leipzig "Bebauungsplan 416 – Eutritzscher Straße Freiladebahnhof"
- ^ https://www.henn.com/de/projekt/wb-hochhausentwicklung-partheufer-leipzig
- ^ Jens Rometsch (20 April 2022), "An Berliner Brücke entstehen große Neubauten zum Arbeiten und Wohnen", Leipziger Volkszeitung
- ^ https://www.klm-architekten.com/projekt/hochhaus-semmelweisstrasse/
- ^ Media release of the city of Leipzig, 26 January 2023: In Paunsdorf soll Sachsens erstes Hochhaus aus Holz entstehen (Translation: Saxony's first high-rise building made of wood is to be built in Paunsdorf)
- ^ Skyscraper project Goerdelerring