— DIE SCHLANGE

“DIE SCHLANGE”

(THE SNAKE) IS ONE OF EUROPE’S LARGEST CONTINUOUS RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND THE WORLD’S ONLY LINEAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OVER A HIGHWAY WITH INTEGRATED APARTMENTS. IT WAS DESIGNATED A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2017.

APPROXIMATELY 500 METERS LONG, 60 METERS WIDE, AND 46 METERS HIGH, THE BUILDING CONTAINS 1,752 APARTMENTS. A 600-METER ROAD TUNNEL RUNS THROUGH ITS CORE, ACCOMPANIED BY MORE THAN 5,000 RECESSED LIGHTS.