Aerial photograph 191331
View of the empty building of the former Hotel Astoria at Willy- Brandt- Platz in Leipzig in Saxony. The luxurious building between Kurt Schumacher Strasse and Gerberstrasse was one of the most notable hotels in the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ), but has been vacant since its closure in 1997 and is threatened by decay. Owner of a listed building complex is the U.S. investment firm Blackstone Group
LEIPZIG 19.10.2013
View of the empty building of the former Hotel Astoria at Willy- Brandt- Platz in Leipzig in Saxony. The luxurious building between Kurt Schumacher Strasse and Gerberstrasse was one of the most notable hotels in the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ), but has been vacant since its closure in 1997 and is threatened by decay. Owner of a listed building complex is the U.S. investment firm Blackstone Group. www.blackstone.com
Aerial image ID: 191331
Image resolution: 7360 x 4912 pixels x 24 bit
compressed image file size: 8,93 MB
Image file size: 103,43 MB
Sources and credit: © euroluftbild.de/Robert Grahn
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Position: 51° 20' 0'' N / 12° 22' 0'' E