Maschinenhalle Kuppelhaus
Maschinenhalle Kuppelhaus stands in Frankfurt’s city forest as a historic machine hall within the Hinkelstein waterworks. Its red Main sandstone dome rises above buttresses and neo-Romanesque windows, giving the structure a Roman architectural character.
William Heerlein Lindley guided construction between 1890 and 1893. The third and largest groundwater facility in Frankfurt’s city forest began operating in 1894, using steam engines to drive pumps. Over time, deeper wells replaced the original small ones, and ten wells now reach depths between 66 and 143 metres. Upgrades also protect the groundwater from contamination linked to nearby airport activities.
A glass lantern crowns the 12-metre-wide dome, with a copper mermaid standing at its top. Inside, the buttresses continue as consoles supporting an iron ring anchor. Protected as a monument, the building forms part of the Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Route.
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