Leipzig Market Hall
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Dome
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Market hall current use: Multipurpose hall |
| Other name(s): | Großmarkthalle Leipzig |
| Built: | 1927 - 1929 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 65.80 m | |
| height | 29.90 m | |
| covered area | 238 x 76 m |
Quantities
| concrete weight | 2 160 t |
Materials
| domes |
reinforced concrete
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Les coupoles du nouveau marché de Leipzig, in "La Technique des Travaux", October 1929, n. 10 v. 5
- Concrete Shell Construction - Structures and Designs in the Federal Republic of Germany, presented at Theory and Experimental Investigation of Spatial Structures - Application of Shells in Engineering Structures, 23-29.09.1985, Moscow.
- Schalenkrieg. Ein Bauingenieur-Drama in neun Akten., in "Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", October 2012, n. 10 v. 107
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 261-263
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000042 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |