The seat of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt was designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au, chosen in a 1999 international competition. The European Central Bank is the client. The infobox gives a spring 2010 start and an October 2014 completion. The text says work was originally planned for October 2008 but paused in June 2008 over contractor and budget problems. Staff moved in during November 2014, and it opened on March 18, 2015.
The article calls the style Deconstructivism. The north tower has 45 stories and is 607 feet (185 m) to the roof. The infobox gives 184,000 square meters of floor area and the text 185,000. It cost about 1.3 to 1.4 billion euros.
The opening drew violent Blockupy protests. It is the bank's headquarters and has special legal protections under an agreement with the German government. The article gives no hours.
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