previously named "Städtisches Hochhaus", has been called the "Old Technical Town Hall" in the public consciousness and in the semi-official use. Building The Old Technical Town Hall is architecturally divided into three units: the base, the eight main floors and the four stories, one of which is the attic. The eight main floors are simply designed. The frameless window ribbons give the impression of a perforated facade. The upper floors are divided by flat buttresses, the edges are trimmed and have historicizing design elements. The attic, with its very prominent console stones incorporates the building structure visibly. In this way, the buildings completely clad covered bricks correspond with the Frauenkirche. The stone trim in Nagelfluh, works well because of the art that it is formed, and how it simultaneously searches for a connection with the polygonal ends of the upper story of the building. This reminds Hermann Leitenstorfer of the Angertor, which was demolished in 1869, on the grounds which the high-rise building was erected. Stylistically, the Old Technical Town Hall is assigned as a New Construction and is regarded as the most important example of Munich's options for New Constructions. Technical specifications Height: 45.5 m Stories: 12 Others The Old Technical Town Hall is still equipped with a popular paternoster elevator. Therefore, the "Association for the Rescue of the Last Passenger Elevators", which was founded in Munich, was able to make changes to the Elevator Regulations, which initially called for extra service station for the paternoster elevators as of 2004. The paternoster elevator was decommissioned on 29 May 2015, due to the new version of the Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance issued by the Federal Government on 1 June 2015. Due to violent protests, this portion of the regulation was withdrawn on 24 June 2015, and shortly thereafter, the paternoster was reopened. References External links muenchen.de: Altes Technisches Rathaus Steffen Krämer: Technisches Rathaus München in: Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, Onlineausgabe Skyscrapers in Munich City and town halls in Germany 1920s architecture Modernist architecture in Germany Skyscrapers in Europe