“the department store at schadowstrasse no. 43-45 of the l. Tietz company, located in the center of the business and at the same time the largest facility of its kind in düsseldorf, was built in 1899 by the architect fritz hofmeister. The gallery floors are grouped in a typical manner around the stately atrium with the impressive staircase in the middle of the complex. The passage to klosterstrasse (to the office building) is utilized by installing display cases. In the building, which is quite solid and fireproof, separate emergency stairs, emergency doors and fire balconies in sufficient number and appropriately positioned serve to rescue in the event of fire. The monumental sandstone facade shows modern forms with references to historical building methods with massive display window openings spanning several floors. The construction costs, including central heating, electric lighting, elevators and other ancillary facilities, totaled 460,000 m, or 18. 50 m per cubic meter of enclosed space. ”. Date: before 1904.
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