raids. By reusing this component with dimensions of 15.6 × 12.4 metres, the middle part of the building was adequately supplied with natural light, which, given the height of the hall, which was only 5.5 meters, would otherwise not have been possible. Unlike its predecessor, the waiting rooms were no longer determined by ticket class, but instead by the distinction between smokers and non-smokers. A clock tower was placed on the roof in order to recall the memory of the old station. The main hall, built between 1947 and 1949 for DM 300,000 by the construction company Bilfinger Berger was, according to the Badische Zeitung newspaper, recognised for its "extremely clever floor plan", especially in view the fact that there was only 30 metres between the platform and the station forecourt. At 520 m2 the area with the station hall was even larger than its predecessor. The British magazine, The Railway Gazette described the building in 1950 as "not only fully adequate for the purpose, but also satisfactory architecturally". Third building (since 2001) The temporary station was demolished and replaced by a new building with a gross floor area of and a gross volume of , significantly larger than the old complex. The building cost a total of €61.4 million. Its core consists of two buildings with six floors ( high) and a length of on the tracks and on Bismarckallee and two office towers with a height of and . They are located opposite Eisenbahnstraße and Rosastraße. The higher of the two towers is the second tallest building in the city after Freiburg Minster. The two buildings are connected by a glass roof built above the level of their second floors; under it there are the entrance hall and a market hall connected to it along with the DB travel centre. In addition, there are a variety of restaurants and shops in the market hall and the loft over it. In the remaining floors and the two office towers there is of office space. On the two upper floors of the higher tower is the Kagan, a combination of café, bar and nightclub. There is access via escalators and a glass elevator from the entrance hall to the basement, where there are also businesses. From there it is possible to reach all eight platforms, the station's underground garage and the central bus station. A staircase and an elevator lead