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History of MediaPark<\/h1>\n

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Development of the MediaPark<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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1986
\n<\/b>City council resolution to extend the profile of Cologne as a media town including the development of a media industry location on the site of the former freight depot Gereon<\/p>\n

1987<\/b>
\nPurchase of the land of the abandoned freight station Gereon by the city of Cologne<\/p>\n

1987\/1988<\/b>
\nInternational urban architecture ideas competition
\nWinner: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Zeidler, Toronto<\/p>\n

1988<\/b>
\nMediaPark construction project start: city council order to realize Zeidler\u2019s concept<\/p>\n

Foundation of the MediaPark K\u00f6ln Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (MPK)<\/p>\n

1990<\/b>
\nStart of construction of the above and underground infrastructure: central place, lake, pedestrian bridge and shoreline; tunnel comprising underground ring road and central underground parking
\nArchitect: Working group Zeidler, Baugruppe Cologne; landscape architect: J\u00fcrgen Schubert, Cologne<\/p>\n

1990\/1991<\/b>
\nCompetitions for the realization of the individual parcels of land<\/p>\n

1991<\/b>
\nOpening of the Cinedom [Im MediaPark 1]
\nArchitect: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zeidler, Baugruppe Cologne<\/p>\n

1992<\/b>
\nCommissioning of the GEW-transformer station [Im MediaPark 16]
\nArchitects: von Einsiedel, Cologne, Kraemer, Sieverts & Partner, Cologne<\/p>\n

1993<\/b>
\nCompletion of the building [Im MediaPark 11-15]
\nArchitect: Kraemer, Sieverts & Partner, Cologne<\/p>\n

1994<\/b>
\nCompletion of Im MediaPark 5
\nArchitect: Volf, Saarbr\u00fccken<\/p>\n

1996<\/b>
\nCompletion of the KOMED-building [Im MediaPark 7]
\nArchitect: Kister Scheithauer Gross, Cologne<\/p>\n

Completion of [Im MediaPark 10]
\nArchitect: Steidle & Schmitz, Cologne<\/p>\n

1999<\/b>
\nCompletion of [Im MediaPark 6]
\nArchitect: Mronz, Cologne<\/p>\n

Completion of [Maybachstra\u00dfe 109\/109a]
\nArchitect: B\u00f6ttger, Cologne<\/p>\n

2000<\/b>
\nCompletion of the Musictower [Im MediaPark 2]
\nArchitect: Oxen + R\u00f6mer & Partner, H\u00fcrth<\/p>\n

Opening of the Jolly Hotel MediaPark (today nh-Hotel) [Im MediaPark 8b]
\nArchitects: Working group Nouvel, Kohl & Kohl, Heckmann<\/p>\n

Completion of Im MediaPark 8a
\nArchitect: Kostulski, Cologne<\/p>\n

2001<\/b>
\nCompletion of the K\u00f6lnTurm [Im MediaPark 8]
\nArchitects: Working group Nouvel, Kohl & Kohl, Heckmann<\/p>\n

Opening of the MediaPark Clinik [Im MediaPark 3]
\nArchitect: Oxen + R\u00f6mer & Partner, H\u00fcrth<\/p>\n

Start of construction of the Forum [Im MediaPark 4]
\nArchitect: Hertzberger, Amsterdam<\/p>\n

2003<\/b>
\nCompletion of the last MediaPark building (Forum); constructional completion of the MediaPark<\/p>\n

MediaPark \u2013 at a glance<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

\u2022\u00a0Plot area:<\/b> 20 ha<\/p>\n

\u2022 Gross floor area: <\/b>approx. 174.000 sqm<\/p>\n

\u2022 Companies: <\/b> 250<\/p>\n

\u2022 Employees: <\/b>approx. 5.000<\/p>\n

\u2022 Parking spaces: <\/b> 2.500<\/p>\n

\u2022 Flats: <\/b>200<\/p>\n

\u2022 Visitors: <\/b>4.5 milltion per year<\/p>\n

\u2022 Total investment costs: <\/b>700 Mio. Euro[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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