Exhibition hall 1 and the "City" entrance

With the construction of this hall and the "City" entrance in 1989, the Frankfurt exhibition grounds gained an impressive point of entrance. These buildings are characterised by their open, transparent architecture. The hall was designed by the famous German-American architect Helmut Jahn.  

A full range of service facilities for visitors are housed in the adjoining "City" entrance. Level 0 of Hall 1 is used for parking and deliveries. From here, large goods lifts carry materials up to the exhibition levels.
 
The wide interior space of the upper storey of Exhibition Hall 1 is unbroken by columns. Fourteen steel girders support the roof structure, which weighs over 1000 tons. Hall 1 offers a total exhibition space of some 18,000 square metres.