Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City is celebrating its official topping out ceremony in the presence of the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
(Image 1) From left to right: Mr. VÅ© Quang Minh (Assistant Minister), Mr. Bernd Dietel (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Lê Văn Khoa (Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee), Ms. Phan Thị Mỹ Linh (Vice Minister of Construction of the Social Republic of Vietnam), Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Federal Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany), Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan (Architekten von Gerkan, Marg & Partner), Mr. Horst Pudwill (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Horst Geicke (Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. John Campbell (Project Director Mace Group), Ms. Shonagh Kinnaird (Construction Manager Mace Group).
(Image 2) From left to right: Mr. Heinz-Peter Specht (Council Member of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Horst Geicke (Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Horst Pudwill (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Bernd Dietel (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.).
(Image 3) From left to right: Mr. Horst F. Geicke (Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Bernd M. Dietel (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Federal Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany), Mr. Horst J. Pudwill (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Heinz-Peter J. Specht (Council Member of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.).
(Image 4) The construction of the Deutsches Haus in Ho Chi Minh City has been under way since November 2014. Currently, the shell of the building has been completed with finishing works on going. Completion of the building will be in August 2017.
(Image 5) A traditional lift to the roof-top terrace of the topping out wreath is marking the completion of the shell construction of Deutsches Haus.
(Image 6) During the event, symbolically the “last nail” has been driven into the ridge pole blessed by traditional hammer throws. From left to right: Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan (Architekten von Gerkan, Marg & Partner), Mr. Horst Pudwill (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. Horst Geicke (Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Ms. Phan Thị Mỹ Linh (Vice Minister of Construction of the Social Republic of Vietnam), Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Federal Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany), Mr. Lê Văn Khoa (Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee), Mr. Bernd Dietel (Co-Chairman & Investor of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.), Mr. VÅ© Quang Minh (Assistant Minister) & Mr. TrÆ°Æ¡ng Văn Bằng (General Director of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd.).
(Image 7) Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, emphasized that Deutsches Haus is the best and most evident example of the reliable relations between Germany and Vietnam, and it would be a platform for business co-operation with Vietnam and the entire ASEAN region.
(Image 8) In his opening remarks, the Chairman of Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd., Mr. Horst Geicke, thanked particularly the Vietnamese and German Governments, Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee and reflected on the historic milestones leading to the project development and construction of Deutsches Haus as a USD 110 million, in public-private partnership between the Federal Republic of Germany and the three private investors. He announced that the opening date of the premium office building will be on 1st August 2017.
