BMW Welt - Museum - Headquarters | Munich, Germany
German BMW headquarters BMW Vierzylinder BMW four-cylinder; Also Tour BMW or BMW Hochhaus is a Munich landmark that served as world headquarters for the Bavarian car manufacturer BMW for over 40 years, it was declared a historical monument in 1999 major renovation work began in 2004 and was completed in 2006.
The tower was built between 1968 and 1972 and was ready in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics Its inauguration followed May 18, 1973 The 101 meters 331 feet building is located near the Olympic Village and is often cited as the one of the most remarkable examples of architecture in Munich outside the tower is supposed to mimic the shape of four-cylinder in a car engine with the museum representing a cylinder head by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer 4 the two buildings designed.
The main tower consists of four vertical cylinders standing next to and opposite each other Each cylinder is horizontally divided at its center by a mold in the facade particular, these rollers do not rest on the ground; they are suspended on a central support tower During construction, the individual floors were assembled on the ground, then high tower has a diameter of 52 to 30 meters 171 6 feet and has 22 floors occupied, two of which are basements and 18 are used as office space.
In the BMW brand was withdrawn Summer Olympics 1972 buildings to prevent the BMW badging Product placement was also withdrawn in 2002 sedans that accompanied the Olympic marathon runners at the competition The brand was removed again for the cameo by construction of the 1975 movie Rollerball replaced by large orange circles to distinguish the fictitious decision Energy Corporation of the future.
The building has also appeared in the 1977 horror film Suspiria.
The BMW Museum is located right next to the tower while BMW Welt, which highlights the current BMW car and acts as a distribution center, opened on the opposite side of the road October 17, 2007.
BMW headquarters, seat Summer Olympics 1972.