Continental Hochhaus

The Continental High-Rise in Hanover is a listed landmark on Königsworther Platz. Built in 1953, it was the tallest high-rise in West Germany at the time. It originally served as the headquarters of Continental AG and was designed according to an urban planning concept by Konstanty Gutschow, with designs by Ernst Zinsser and Werner Dierschke. The architecture stands out for its setback, fifteen-story building, flanked by a six-story executive wing with a distinctive entrance canopy. Since 1995, the complex has housed the so-called Conti Campus of Leibniz University Hanover, which specializes in literature, languages, economics, and law. The inner courtyard also contains a former computing center, a modern lecture hall, and light installations that complement the historic ensemble.