Jahrhunderthalle

The Centennial Hall is a great concert and congress hall in Frankfurt am Main.

Mid-1950s was the architect Friedrich Wilhelm Kraemer commissioned a hall on the occasion of the centenary of the Hoechst AG to plan. After 17 months of construction, it was opened on 11 January 1963.

Name

The official name of the hall was Centennial Hall Hoechst ( by the company ). It is still known as common ( after the district ) " Centennial Hall High ," although it is actually in the district Unterliederbach and in the district Sindlingen. From the public or the media of the building also received several nicknames such as " Winnacker Wirtschaftswunderwarze " (after the Hoechst- Chairman of that time Karl Winnacker ( 1903-1989 ) ), " Pyramidom " (after the made ​​in the Hoechst AG painkillers Pyramidon ), igloo or " Calimeros egg "

Appearance

The freestanding hall can also be seen from afar despite their low height. This is due to the unusual design of the 1960s. The hall consists of a rectangular base, in the foyer and the smaller rooms and the restaurant are housed. Furthermore, a dome with a diameter of 100 m clamped on. It offers visitors the domed hall unique acoustics, which is made possible through the blades ceiling of the dome. The domed hall covers an area of ​​4800 m2 and offers depending on the type of seating, can accommodate up to 4800 people.

Use

Concerts

In the hall for many concerts were held. The first concert was a Violin Concerto by Yehudi Menuhin. After that, among other things, Janis Joplin's only concert in Germany followed in 1969, was responsible for the local organization of the organizers pioneer Fritz Rau, who also Jethro Tull did occur on February 21, 1970 there. The sold-out concert by Jethro Tull threw rampaging rock fans with large boulders, the front glass front of the Centennial Hall in order to gain entry, which is why a loss of about 40,000 marks was. Security guards did not exist back then. Due to the riots deliberate the homeowner, the future not to approve any more rock events in the hall.

Further concerts:

  • Duke Ellington (6 February 1965)
  • Ray Charles (29 April 1967)
  • James Brown (16 September 1967)
  • Jimi Hendrix (17 January 1969)
  • Janis Joplin (12 April 1969)
  • The Beach Boys (16 June 1969)
  • SteppenWolf (25 October 1969)
  • Johnny Cash (February 28, 1972)
  • The Doors (29 April 1972)
  • Diana Ross (25 September 1973)
  • ABBA (21 November 1974)
  • Frank Sinatra (25 May 1975)
  • The Kinks (31 October 1979)
  • 50 Cent, with opening act: am2pm (25 November 2007)
  • Pussycat Dolls, with opening act: Lady Gaga and Queensberry (10 February 2009)
  • Selena Gomez (14 September 2013)

Events and meetings

The Centennial Hall is also used for general meetings, such as the German Post AG.

Convention (meeting) Steppenwolf (Band) The Pussycat Dolls Deutsche Post Festhalle Frankfurt
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