List of tallest buildings in Germany

This lists ranks the tallest buildings in Germany that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures. For those, see List of tallest structures in Germany.

Frankfurt's skyline in June 2013

Overview

The construction of high-rise buildings is not common in German cities, and especially not in the city centers, where traditionally steeples are the tallest structures. Due to its economic profile as an international financial centre, only Frankfurt has developed a skyline of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in its city center. Out of a total of 15 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, 14 are located in Frankfurt. High-rise buildings can also be found in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Düsseldorf, Essen, Hamburg and Leipzig- but mostly in the outskirts.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings in Germany that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank Name Image City Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year built Notes
1 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 300 885 56 1997 Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003.
Tallest building in the European Union from 1997 to 2011.
Headquarters of Commerzbank.
2 Messeturm Frankfurt 256.5 841.5 55 1990 Tallest building in Europe from 1990 to 1997.
Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
3 Westendstraße 1 Frankfurt 208.0 682.4 53 1993 Headquarters of DZ Bank.
4 Main Tower Frankfurt 200.0 656.2 55 1999 Height including the antenna is 240 metres.
Main tenants are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and Standard & Poor's.
4 Tower 185 Frankfurt 200.0 656.2 55 2011 Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers.
6 Trianon Frankfurt 186.0 610.2 45 1993 Main tenant is DekaBank.
7 Seat of the European Central Bank Frankfurt 185.0 607.0 45 2014 Height including the antenna is 201 metres.
New headquarters of the European Central Bank.
8 Opernturm Frankfurt 170.0 557.7 42 2009 Main tenant is UBS.
8 Taunusturm Frankfurt 170.0 557.7 40 2014
10 Silberturm Frankfurt 166.3 545.6 32 1978 Tallest building in Germany from 1978 to 1990.
Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009.
Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
11 Post Tower Bonn 162.5 533.1 42 2002 Headquarters of Deutsche Post and DHL.
12 Westend Gate Frankfurt 159.3 522.6 47 1976 Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978.
Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
13 Deutsche Bank I Frankfurt 155.0 508.5 40 1984 Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
13 Deutsche Bank II Frankfurt 155.0 508.5 38 1984 Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
15 Skyper Frankfurt 153.8 504.6 38 2004 Main tenant is DekaBank.
16 Kölnturm Cologne 148.1 485.9 43 2001 Height including the antenna is 165 metres.
17 Eurotower Frankfurt 148.0 485.6 39 1977 Current headquarters of the European Central Bank.
The ECB is currently building new and larger headquarters (Seat of the European Central Bank).
18 Colonia-Haus Cologne 147.0 482.3 42 1973 Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976.
Tallest residential-only building in Germany.
18 Atlantic Hotel Sail City Bremerhaven 147.0 482.3 23 2008 The roof top is at 86 Metres, but the architectural spire counts as official height.
Main tenant is Atlantic Hotels.
20 Hochhaus Uptown München Munich 146.0 479.0 38 2004 Headquarters of Telefónica Germany.
21 Jen Tower Jena 144.5 474.1 32 1972 Tallest building in Germany from 1972 to 1973.
Headquarters of Intershop Communications.
22 Frankfurter Büro Center Frankfurt 142.4 467.2 40 1980 Main tenant is Clifford Chance.
23 City-Haus Frankfurt 142.1 466.2 42 1974 Main tenant is DZ Bank.
24 City-Hochhaus Leipzig Leipzig 142.0 465.9 36 1972 Height including the antenna is 153 metres.
Main tenant is European Energy Exchange.
25 Büroturm Deutsche Welle Cologne 138.0 452.8 34 1978 Former headquarters of Deutsche Welle.
26 Gallileo Frankfurt 136.0 446.2 38 1999 Main tenant is Commerzbank.
26 Nextower Frankfurt 136.0 446.2 32 2009 Part of the Palais Quartier complex.
28 Business Tower Nürnberg Nürnberg 135.0 442.9 34 1999 Headquarters of Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe.
29 Uni-Center Köln Cologne 134.0 439.6 42 1973 Residential tower.
30 Pollux Frankfurt 130.0 426.5 33 1997 Part of the Kastor und Pollux complex.
Main tenant is Commerzbank.
31 Garden Tower Frankfurt 127.0 416.7 25 1976 Main tenant is Société Générale.
Former headquarters of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen.
31 RWE Tower Essen 127.0 416.7 30 1996 Headquarters of RWE.
33 Highlight I Munich 126.0 413.4 33 2004 Main tenant is Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
34 Park Inn Berlin Berlin 125.0 410 41 1969
34 Treptowers Berlin 125.0 410.1 32 1998
36 Arag-Tower Düsseldorf 124.9 409.8 32 2001
37 LVA Hauptgebäude Düsseldorf 123.0 403.5 29 1976
38 City Tower Offenbach am Main 120.0 393.7 32 2003
39 Maritim Travemünde Travemünde 119.0 390.4 35 1974
40 Steglitzer Kreisel Berlin 118.5 388.5 30 1980
41 Zoofenster Berlin 118.0 387.1 32 2012
42 Messe Torhaus Frankfurt 117.0 383.9 30 1984
43 UN-Hochhaus Bonn 115.0 377.3 31 1969 Also known as Langer Eugen.
43 Dorint Hotel Tower Augsburg 115.0 377.3 35 1972
43 Japan Center Frankfurt 115.0 377.3 28 1996
43 Park Tower Frankfurt 115.0 377.3 29 2007
47 Hypo-Haus Munich 113.7 373.0 27 1981
48 Highlight II Munich 113.0 370.7 28 2004
49 Westhafen Tower Frankfurt 112.3 368.4 30 2003
50 TÜV Rheinland Cologne 112.0 367.5 22 1974
50 IBC Tower Frankfurt 112.0 367.5 30 2003
52 Büro Center Nibelungenplatz Frankfurt 110.0 360.9 27 1966
52 Eurotheum Frankfurt 110.0 360.9 31 1999
52 Elbe Philharmonic Hall Hamburg 110.0 360.9 16 2017
55 Ringturm Cologne 109.1 357.9 26 1955
56 Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36 Frankfurt 108.6 356.3 28 1973
57 Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg Hamburg 108.0 354.3 32 1973
57 Victoria-Haus Düsseldorf 108.0 354.3 29 1998
59 Essen City Hall Essen 106.0 347.8 23 1979
59 Debis-Haus Berlin 106.0 347.8 22 1997
61 Land- und Amtsgericht Köln Cologne 105.0 344.5 25 1981
62 Kölntriangle Cologne 103.2 338.6 29 2006
63 Europa-Center Berlin 103.0 337.9 22 1965
63 SV-Hochhaus Munich 103.0 337.9 28 2008
65 Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus Ludwigshafen 102.0 334.6 28 1957 Former headquarters of BASF.
Also known as BASF-Hochhaus E100.
65 Herkules-Hochhaus Cologne 102.0 334.6 31 1969
65 Kudamm Karree Berlin 102.0 334.6 20 1974
65 Apartment-Hochhaus am Collini-Center Mannheim 102.0 334.6 32 1975
65 Deutschlandradio-Turm Cologne 102.0 334.6 19 1975
70 Mundsburg Turm I Hamburg 101.4 332.7 29 1973
71 Neckarpromenade Wohnturm I Mannheim 101.3 332.3 30 1975
71 Neckarpromenade Wohnturm II Mannheim 101.3 332.3 30 1975
71 Neckarpromenade Wohnturm III Mannheim 101.3 332.3 30 1975
74 BMW Headquarters Munich 101.0 331.4 22 1973
74 Maritim Clubhotel Timmendorfer Strand 101.0 331.4 32 1973
74 Bahntower Berlin 103.0 331.4 25 2000
74 Kollhoff-Tower Berlin 101.0 331.4 25 1999
77 Holiday Inn Frankfurt City South Frankfurt 100.0 328.1 25 1972
77 Charité Berlin 100.0 328.1 21 1982
77 Die Pyramide Berlin 100.0 328.1 23 1995
77 RellingHaus II Essen 100.0 328.1 21 1999

Tallest buildings under construction

This list ranks buildings currently under construction in Germany that will stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

City Height (m)
 Height (ft)
 Floors Estimated Completion
Omniturm Frankfurt am Main 185 607 48 2018
The Grand Frankfurt am Main 172 565 50 2018
Marienturm Frankfurt am Main 155 509 35 2019
Henninger-Tower[1] Frankfurt am Main 140 459 30 2016
Upper West[2] Berlin 118 387 33 2017
WinX Frankfurt am Main 110 360 27 2018
Gewa-Tower[3] Fellbach 107 351 34 2016

Tallest proposed/approved buildings

This list ranks proposed and approved buildings in Germany that will stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Name City Height (m) Height (ft) Estimated Completion
Millennium Tower Frankfurt am Main 369.0 1,210.6 2018
Hardenberg Berlin 209 685 -
Hochhauskomplex Neue Mainzer Straße Frankfurt am Main 197 646 -
Downtown-Zoo Berlin 178 583 -
Estrel Hotel-Hochhaus [4] Berlin 176 577 -
Tower 1 Frankfurt am Main 180 590 -
DZ Bank-Hochhaus Frankfurt am Main 175 574 -
Quartier Elbbrücken Hamburg 150 492 2025
Hines Hochhaus [5] Berlin 150 492 2017
Alexa Hochhaus [6] Berlin 150 492 -
Phoenix Tower [7] Dortmund 150 492 -
Hochhaus am ehemaligen Polizeipräsidium Frankfurt am Main 145 475 -
Campus Bockenheim, Büroturm 1 Frankfurt am Main 140 459 -
Internationales Handelszentrum Düsseldorf 140 459 -
Hochhaus an der Matthäuskirche Frankfurt am Main 130 426 -
Frankfurter Sparkasse-Hochhaus Frankfurt am Main 130 426 -
UpperNord Tower Düsseldorf 125 410 2017
The Square³ [8] Berlin 118 387 2016/2017
Hochhaus an der Hafenstraße Frankfurt am Main 110 360 -
Media-Spree (Residential Tower 1)[9] Berlin 110 360 -
Sky-View Düsseldorf 105 344 2017/18
Stadtturm [10] Bochum 105 344 -
Messeeingang Süd Frankfurt am Main 100 328 2018
Porsche Design Tower Frankfurt am Main 100 328 2018
Hochhaus am Goerdelerring Leipzig 100 328 -
Quartier M [11] Düsseldorf 100 328 -
Hochhaus an der Emser Brücke 1 Frankfurt am Main 100 328 -
Campus Bockenheim, Büroturm 2 Frankfurt am Main 100 328 -
Media-Spree (Residential Tower 2)[9] Berlin 100 328 -

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name Image City Height (m)
 Height (ft)
 Floors Years as tallest
Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 300 850 56 1997–present
Messeturm Frankfurt 257 843 55 1990–1997
Silberturm Frankfurt 166 545 32 1978–1990
Westend Gate Frankfurt 159 522 47 1976–1978
Colonia-Hochhaus Cologne 147 482 42 1973–1976
City-Hochhaus Leipzig Leipzig 143 468 36 1972–1973
Bayer-Hochhaus Leverkusen 122 400 29 1963–1972
(demolished)
Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus Ludwigshafen 102 335 28 1957–1963
(demolished)
Berlin's skyline in June 2006

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=413&page=16
  2. ↑ http://www.weltreise-berlin.de/berlin/im-bau/upperwest-tower.php
  3. ↑ http://www.gewa-tower.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/PM_Spatenstich_Gewa_280514.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=6916
  5. ↑ Ralf Schönball (2011-09-12). "Erster Wolkenkratzer am Alex wird ein Wohnturm". Tsp. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  6. ↑ Welt Online: 150-Meter-Wolkenkratzer wird am Alex gebaut
  7. ↑ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=29911
  8. ↑ THE:SQUARE³ gewinnt international renommierten Architekturpreis
  9. 1 2 Fanny-Zobel-Straße
  10. ↑ http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=5551
  11. ↑ http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=9663
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