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OverviewA museum with "five-star" aspirationsA tornado for smoke ventilationA treasure trove of mobilityAnniversary quotesArchitecture at the physical limitsFacts & FiguresHighlights 2000 to 2015History of the Mercedes-Benz Museum before 2006History of the Mercedes-Benz Museum since 2006Logistics and technical facilitiesSpectacular vehicle installationTen years in its new home
Feb 12, 2016
- Client: DaimlerChrysler AG
- Architects: UNStudio van Berkel & Bos, Amsterdam
- Museum designer: Prof HG Merz, Stuttgart
- Height of building:47.5 metres
- Height of the atrium: 42 metres
- Enclosed space:210,000 cubic metres
- Ground area:4800 square metres
- Levels:9
- Display area:16,500 square metres in total
- Area of the Legend rooms: 9100 square metres
- Area of the Collection rooms: 5300 square metres
- Fascination of Technology:1300 square metres
- Barrier-free on all levels
- Distance covered by visitors on their way through the museum:1.5 to a maximum of around 5 kilometres
- Charging stations for electric vehicles: 6
- Total number of exhibits:1500
- Automobile exhibits: 160
- Visitors since opening:7,123,350 (as of 31.12.2015)
- Visitor satisfaction (descending scale of 1 to 6): 1.46 (December 2015)
- Social media: More than 400,000 fans on Facebook, more than 100,000 on Instagram @mercedesbenzclassic (December 2015)
- Audio Guide languages: 8 plus German/English programme for kids
- Guided tours:German/English and 8 other languages (on prior request)
- Maximum number of visitors viewing the exhibition at the same time: 1200
- Number of detailed plans produced during the planning and construction phases: 38,000
- Overall weight of the building: 110,000 tonnes
- Weight of one concrete element ("twist"): 2500 tonnes
- Number of concrete piles for the foundations: 850
- Number of triangular plates on the facade (each one unique): 1800
- Height of the artificial smoke ventilation "tornado": 34.4 metres
- Nozzles for the airflow: 144
- Load capacity of the crane in the atrium: 40 tonnes
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is open daily from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The ticket desk always closes at 5 p.m.Registrations, reservations and the latest information: Monday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on telephone no. +49 (0)711 173 0000, email classic@daimler.com or online at:
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