Autostadt
Customer Autostadt
52.43111111111110.791944444444Koordinaten: 52 ° 25 ' 52 "N, 10 ° 47' 31" E
The Autostadt is a delivery center for new cars, a museum and a theme park of Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, close to the Volkswagen factory. It is operated by the Autostadt GmbH.
The Autostadt is located on the Midland Canal between Wolfsburg city and the Volkswagen factory. The building and the 28 -acre outdoor area presenting contemporary architecture and landscape architecture.
The Autostadt is the Volkswagen Group as a communication platform between companies, in this case, the individual Group brands, and existing and future customers. It may be referred to as mixed-use center. In addition to exhibits, covering the entire historical and current models of the group, numerous adventure offers available. The Autostadt was opened on 1 June 2000 as a decentralized project of the Expo 2000 in Hanover, after two years of construction. The overall plan was in office HENN Architects Engineers, the cost amounted to around 430 million euros.
Since opening more than 26 million visitors came to own details so far from all over the world; many of them combine the visit with the collection of your new car from the Volkswagen works. The Autostadt is open all year except for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. 2012 were 2.3 million visitors to the Motor City. By area, the Autostadt is one of the major German leisure parks. Admission is free of charge, from 18 clock admission is free. At this time, the pavilions have already closed.
On the site there is a luxury hotel Ritz- Carlton. The interior dates from the French interior designer Andrée Putman.
A special feature on the site is the 15 -meter-long Dufttunnel 2160 flower pots, an installation by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.
Group Forum
In Group Forum, the exhibition begins with the history of automobility with productions such as the 360 ° cinema or the CarDesign Studio. In June 2009, designed by the Berlin ART COM install Level Green was opened, which deals around 1000 m² with the issue of sustainability.
Brand pavilions
The exhibition currently includes eight brand pavilions for belonging to the Group brands Audi, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The Bugatti brand is since the end of October 2008 at Pavilion Premium Club House, the former pavilion of Bentley represented. In June 2012, the Porsche pavilion opened the first new history of the Autostadt.
Time house
The cottage is classic automobiles from the beginnings in the late 19th century to today. Among them is, among other things, a replica of the Benz Patent Motor Car number 1 of 1886. There are not only models of the VW Group issued, but also vehicles of other car brands. In time the house are experiment tables where you can try, for example, in the wind tunnel spoiler inclinations. Also there is one of the largest German extracurricular learning sites located, with a pass rate of about 30,000 students per year. Furthermore, the extremely rare Bugatti Atlantic, exist from the world's only two copies, issued as a replica.
New car buyers can pick up their vehicle in the Customer Centre. In the two highly visible car glass towers around 400 cars in 20 floors are provided for delivery within the following days regularly per tower. The car towers are 48 meters high; they are illuminated at night. Once a car is picked up by the customer, it is transported automatically to the Customer Center. Since 2007, visitors are also possible to visit a tower from the inside. The driveway into the 20th floor of the tower is chargeable.
Gastronomy
The Motor City is home to ten different restaurants that offer, for example, international and Italian cuisine with dishes from local ingredients. The restaurants in the Motor City are operated by the company Mövenpick. In addition, there are self-service and family restaurants as well as a restaurant in the style of a Viennese coffee house. The largest dining facility has over 1400 seats. In our own bread manufactory Bio be since the end of 2012 made bread and baked goods, and sold ". Bread " The bread factory corresponds to the manufacturing concept in catering to the Autostadt and offers since 2012 in addition to the Eismanufaktur " Cool and Creamy " and the pasta factory in the restaurant " La Coccinella " the possibility of the production of food to follow more closely.
Events
Regular events and highlights of the past
In the Motor City regularly hosts events and shows. In winter, the winter market attractions and Fireplace House offered. During this season, an ice rink is set up, which is especially well attended evening. Often Eiskunstshows lists, 2006 was the subject of a Russian fairy tale, a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm in 2007. In winter 2008, the Eistanzrevue was performed The Wizard of Oz on the ice.
Since 2003, refer to the Autostadt annually Movimentos Festival as a festival for contemporary dance instead. This international dance companies come in the power plant, the former heating plant south of the Volkswagen factory on. One of the highlights of the event in May 2009 was the award of the International Movimentos Dance Prize, which was awarded by the Autostadt together with ZDF and ARTE for the second time.
For published in 2009 political thriller The International essential interior and exterior shots were filmed at the Autostadt. In the film, the entire area with the car towers, the hotel, the Forum and the striking therein globe can be seen.
Water fountain show
A special event is the world's largest mobile water fountain show with up to 70 meters high fountain that is about four weeks listed every evening in the summer. Under the title "Magic Waters " ran in the summer of 2007, choreographed to the music styles classical, swing, rock and film music. Because of their success, a new water show was staged under the name " Magic Oceans " in the summer of 2008. Main themes were the three oceans, the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2009 the show was a sequel under the title "Magic Moments" with the subtopics "Love, Desire, Freedom, and Happiness".
Gallery
Ritz-Carlton Hotel at the Autostadt
Škoda Pavilion
Seat Pavilion
Lamborghini pavilion
AutoTürme
Car tower inside
The " fragrance tunnel " in the Autostadt