This headquarters
office tower was built for the BMW car company
and it sits beside their Munich assembly
plant. Built between 1968 and 1972 it
was completed in time for the 1972 Summer
Olympics hosted by Munich and it occupies a
site adjacent to the Olympic park. The
tower is composed of four circular elements
configured like a four-cylinder engine.
The BMW Museum occupies the lower circular
building beside it. It is intended to
resemble a piston head.
Apparently the
22-storey tower was given protected
historic building status in 1999. It
was extensively renovated between 2002 and
2004.
