Ein Stern des Südens: Mercedes-Symbol auf der ehemaligen Zentrale des Automobilkonzerns in Stuttgart
Foto: Bernd Weißbrod / dpa
Stuttgart is losing another iconic symbol in its cityscape: this time, it’s the large Mercedes star on the roof of the former headquarters of the car manufacturer, which will be dismantled starting next week. A spokesperson for the company confirmed this upon request. The reason behind this decision is that the site is no longer a corporate location. Most of the company’s employees now work at the headquarters in Untertürkheim and on the Stuttgart-Vaihingen campus.
Die Zentrale der Daimler-Benz AG in Möhringen war 1989 fertiggestellt worden. Der Stern hat einen Durchmesser von 6,5 Metern und ist, nachdem er über drei Jahrzehnte dem Wetter ausgesetzt war, laut Unternehmensangaben für keinen weiteren Einsatz geeignet.
Mercedes-Stern auf dem Mercedes-Benz-Werk Untertürkheim
Foto: Fabian Sommer/ DPA
In spring 2021, the Mercedes star on the train station tower had already been removed. The landmark of the state capital was temporarily relocated to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Bad Cannstatt due to construction work for the Stuttgart 21 railway project and is expected to return to the renovated tower in 2025.