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Apr

Construction in Existing Buildings: Inside Frankfurt’s Bienenkorbhaus

The Bienenkorbhaus at the Konstablerwache in Frankfurt am Main was built in 1954 and was one of the first high-rise buildings in downtown Frankfurt at the time. It was built by the Frankfurter Sparkasse, according to the architectural designs of Johannes Krahn. The name Bienenkorbhaus comes from the logo of the Sparkasse at the time,