Grossmarkthalle (Wholesale Market Hall), Ruckertstrasse 2-6, Frankfurt am Main
Architect/Designer | Elsaesser, Martin (1884-1957) |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Charlotte |
Country | Germany |
City | Frankfurt am Main |
Subject Date | 1928 |
Image Date | 1985 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Expressionist |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 85-32-29 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Charlotte Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Concrete ; Office buildings ; Halls ; Brickwork ; Commercial buildings |
NOTES: The market hall is a 250 metre long column-free hall structure spanned by 15 concrete shell vaults, 7.5 centimetres thick and 50 metres wide. It is flanked by two brick buildings (administration and coolhouse) at either end. When built, the hall was the largest of its type. It has been closed since 2004.
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