Tagblatt Turm

The Tagblatt-Turm in central Stuttgart is an early high-rise and a landmark of the city that served as the home of the Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt newsroom from 1928 to 1943. The world's first high-rise built of exposed concrete, it was constructed in 1927 and 1928 to plans by Ernst Otto Oßwald. The 18-story building, with its hook-shaped footprint, is divided horizontally by bands of windows and balconies. Originally illuminated, the tower also housed the Stuttgarter Zeitung after the war. Today it is home to Kultur unterm Turm, with several theaters and cultural education facilities. A cultural monument of special significance, it stands as a document of New Objectivity architecture.