The Thyssen-tower block dominates the town
The Thyssen-tower block, also called „Drei-Scheiben-Haus“ (Three Slice Building) in Düsseldorf, which was designed by the group of architects HPP (Hentrich, Petschnigg & Partner), was built from 1957 to 1960 in a joint venture.
The name „Drei-Scheiben-Haus“ results from the chosen structure of the building of three wings offset against each other. The 94 m high office building, in the close proximity to the theatre, was the first high-rise building to be built in Düsseldorf after the Second World War. It was carried out following the American model as a steel-frame construction with reinforced concrete floors and curtain walls of stainless steel, aluminium and glass. The striking building in Düsseldorf Hofgarten has 29 floors.