List of tallest buildings in Germany

Berlin's skyline in June 2006

This is a list of 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.

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 19 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, 18 are located in Frankfurt. The construction of highrise buildings began 1915 with Zeiss Bau 15 (42 meters) in Jena. The most important examples of early highrises buildings are Wilhelm Marx House in Düsseldorf, Borsigturm and Ullsteinhaus in Berlin, Hansahochhaus in Cologne, Anzeiger-Hochhaus in Hanover, Tagblatt-Turm in Stuttgart and Krochhochhaus in Leipzig. High-rise buildings can also be found in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Düsseldorf, Essen, Hamburg, Bonn 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	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year built	Notes
1	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	259	850	56	1997	Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building in the European Union from 1997 to 2011, and from 2020. Headquarters of Commerzbank. Reach a total height of 300.1 metres including the antenna.
2	Messeturm	Frankfurt	256.5	841.5	63	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 S&P Global Ratings.
4	Tower 185	Frankfurt	200.0	656.2	55	2011	Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers.
6	ONE	Frankfurt	190.9	626	49	2022	Mixed use with Hotel (NH Hotel Group) & Office. At a height of 185 meters, there is a public bar with a surrounding roof terrace.
7	Omniturm	Frankfurt	189.9	623.0	46	2019
8	Trianon	Frankfurt	186.0	610.2	45	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank.
9	Seat of the European Central Bank	Frankfurt	185	607.0	45	2014	Height including the antenna is 201 metres. New headquarters of the European Central Bank.
10	Grand Tower	Frankfurt	179.9	590.2	47	2020	Tallest residential building in Germany.
11	Opernturm	Frankfurt	170.0	557.7	42	2009	Main tenant is UBS.
11	Taunusturm	Frankfurt	170.0	557.7	40	2014
13	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.
14	Post Tower	Bonn	162.5	533.1	42	2002	Headquarters of Deutsche Post and DHL Tallest building in North Rhine-Westphalia.
15	Westend Gate	Frankfurt	159.3	522.6	47	1976	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978. Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
16	Deutsche Bank I	Frankfurt	155.0	509.0	40	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
16	Deutsche Bank II	Frankfurt	155.0	509.0	38	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
16	Marienturm	Frankfurt	155.0	509.0	38	2019
19	Skyper	Frankfurt	153.8	504.6	38	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank.
20	Kölnturm	Cologne	148.1	485.9	43	2001	Height including the antenna is 165 metres. Tallest building in Cologne.
21	Eurotower	Frankfurt	148.0	485.6	39	1977	Former headquarters of the European Central Bank.
22	Colonia-Haus	Cologne	147.0	482.3	42	1973	Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976.
22	Atlantic Hotel Sail City	Bremerhaven	147.0	482.3	23	2008	The roof top is at 86 m (282 ft), but the architectural spire counts as official height. Tallest building in the state of Bremen. Main tenant is Atlantic Hotels.
24	Hochhaus Uptown München	Munich	146.0	479.0	38	2004	Headquarters of Telefónica Germany. Tallest building in Bavaria.
25	One Forty West	Frankfurt	145.0	476.0	41	2020
26	Jen Tower	Jena	144.5	474.1	32	1972	Tallest building in Thuringia, originally 127m tall. Headquarters of Intershop Communications.
27	Frankfurter Büro Center	Frankfurt	142.4	467.2	40	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance.
28	City-Haus	Frankfurt	142.1	466.2	42	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank.
29	City-Hochhaus Leipzig	Leipzig	142.0	465.9	36	1972	Height including the antenna is 153 metres. Tallest building in Leipzig and Saxony. Tallest in former East Germany, and tallest within both Germanies from 1972 to 1973. Main tenant is European Energy Exchange.
30	Neuer Henninger-Turm	Frankfurt	140.0	459.0	40	2017
31	Gallileo	Frankfurt	136.0	446.2	38	1999	Main tenant is Commerzbank.
31	Nextower	Frankfurt	136.0	446.2	32	2009	Part of the Palais Quartier complex.
33	Business Tower Nürnberg	Nürnberg	135.0	442.9	34	1999	Headquarters of Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe.
34	Uni-Center Köln	Cologne	134.0	439.6	42	1973	Residential tower.
35	Pollux	Frankfurt	130.0	426.5	33	1997	Part of the Kastor und Pollux complex. Main tenant is Commerzbank.
36	Garden Tower	Frankfurt	127.0	416.7	25	1976	Main tenant is Société Générale. Former headquarters of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen.
36	RWE Tower	Essen	127.0	416.7	30	1996	Headquarters of RWE.
38	Highlight I	Munich	126.0	413.4	33	2004	Main tenant is Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
39	Park Inn Berlin	Berlin	125.0	410	41	1969	Tallest building in Berlin.
40	Treptowers	Berlin	125.0	410.1	32	1998
41	Arag-Tower	Düsseldorf	124.9	409.8	32	2001	Tallest building in Düsseldorf
42	LVA Hauptgebäude	Düsseldorf	123.0	403.5	29	1976
43	City Tower	Offenbach am Main	120.0	393.7	32	2003
44	Maritim Travemünde	Travemünde	119.0	390.4	35	1974
44	Upper West	Berlin	119.0	390.4	33	2017
46	Steglitzer Kreisel	Berlin	118.5	388.5	30	1980
47	Zoofenster	Berlin	118.0	387.1	32	2012
48	Messe Torhaus	Frankfurt	117.0	383.9	30	1984
49	UN-Hochhaus	Bonn	115.0	377.3	31	1969	Also known as Langer Eugen. Built as the Neues Abgeordnetenhochhaus (New Representatives Tower) to provide office space for Bundestag representatives and used as such until the Bundestag moved to Berlin in 1999.
49	Dorint Hotel Tower	Augsburg	115.0	377.3	35	1972
49	Japan Center	Frankfurt	115.0	377.3	28	1996
49	Park Tower	Frankfurt	115.0	377.3	29	2007
53	Hypo-Haus	Munich	113.7	373.0	27	1981
54	Highlight II	Munich	113.0	370.7	28	2004
55	Westhafen Tower	Frankfurt	112.3	368.4	30	2003
56	TÜV Rheinland	Cologne	112.0	367.5	22	1974
56	IBC Tower	Frankfurt	112.0	367.5	30	2003
58	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz	Frankfurt	110.0	360.9	27	1966
58	Eurotheum	Frankfurt	110.0	360.9	31	1999
58	WinX	Frankfurt	110.0	360.9	30	2019
58	Elbe Philharmonic Hall	Hamburg	110.0	360.9	16	2017
62	Ringturm	Cologne	109.1	357.9	26	1973
63	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36	Frankfurt	108.6	356.3	28	1973
64	Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg	Hamburg	108.0	354.3	32	1973
64	Victoria-Haus	Düsseldorf	108.0	354.3	29	1998
66	Essen City Hall	Essen	106.0	347.8	23	1979
66	Senckenberg-Turm	Frankfurt	106.0	347.8	26	2022
66	Debis-Haus	Berlin	106.0	347.8	22	1997
69	Land- und Amtsgericht Köln	Cologne	105.0	344.5	25	1981
70	Kölntriangle	Cologne	103.2	338.6	29	2006
71	Bahntower	Berlin	103.0	331.4	25	2000
71	Europa-Center	Berlin	103.0	337.9	22	1965
71	SV-Hochhaus	Munich	103.0	337.9	28	2008
74	Herkules-Hochhaus	Cologne	102.0	334.6	31	1969
74	Kudamm Karree	Berlin	102.0	334.6	20	1974
74	Apartment-Hochhaus am Collini-Center	Mannheim	102.0	334.6	32	1975
74	Deutschlandradio-Turm	Cologne	102.0	334.6	19	1975
78	Mundsburg Turm I	Hamburg	101.4	332.7	29	1973
79	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm I	Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
79	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm II	Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
79	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm III	Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
82	Kollhoff-Tower	Berlin	101.0	331.4	25	1999
82	BMW Headquarters	Munich	101.0	331.4	22	1973
82	Maritim Clubhotel	Timmendorfer Strand	101.0	331.4	32	1973
85	Holiday Inn Frankfurt City South	Frankfurt	100.0	328.1	25	1972
85	Charité	Berlin	100.0	328.1	21	1982
85	Die Pyramide	Berlin	100.0	328.1	23	1995
85	RellingHaus II	Essen	100.0	328.1	21	1999

Cities with buildings over 100 metres

City	≥300 m	≥250 m	≥200 m	≥150 m	≥100 m
Frankfurt	-	2	5	18	38
Berlin	–	–	–	-	12
Cologne	–	–	–	-	9
Munich	–	–	–	-	6
Mannheim	–	–	-	-	4
Hamburg	–	–	–	-	3
Essen	–	–	–	-	3
Düsseldorf	–	–	–	-	3
Bonn	–	–	–	1	2
Timmendorfer Strand	–	–	–	-	1
Augsburg	–	–	–	-	1
Jena	–	–	–	-	1
Leipzig	–	–	–	-	1
Nürnberg	–	–	–	-	1
Bremerhaven	–	–	–	-	1
Offenbach am Main	–	–	–	-	1
Travemünde	–	–	–	-	1

Tallest demolished buildings

Name	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year built	Year demolished	Notes
Funkhaus am Raderberggürtel	Cologne	138	453	34	1978	2019-2021	Former headquarters of Deutsche Welle
Bayer-Hochhaus	Leverkusen	122	400	29	1963	2012/2013	Tallest building in Germany from 1963 to 1972
AfE-Turm	Frankfurt	116	381	32	1972	2014	Tallest building in Europe to be demolished using explosives.
Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus	Ludwigshafen	102	333	28	1957	2013/2014	Tallest building in Germany from 1957 to 1963
Sparkasse Hagen tower	Hagen	101	331	23	1975	2004	Often referenced as Langer Oskar

Tallest buildings under construction

Name	City	Height(m)	Height(feet)	Storeys	Estimated Completion
Elbtower	Hamburg	245	804	61	2025-2026
FOUR I	Frankfurt	233	765	59	2024
Four II	Frankfurt	178	584	47	2024
Estrel Tower	Berlin	176	577	45	2024
Alexander Tower	Berlin	150	492	35	2023
Edge East Side Tower	Berlin	140	459	36	2023
Urban Campus	Berlin	130	426	36	2022
Spin Tower	Frankfurt am Main	128	420	31	2021
Four III	Frankfurt	125	410	32	2024
UpperNord Tower	Düsseldorf	120	394	36	2022
Agromex Tower I	Berlin	110	361	30	2024
Schwabenlandtower^[1]	Fellbach	107	351	34	Finished(2020)
Four IV	Frankfurt	105	345	25	2024
Stadtquartier Neuer Kanzlerplatz	Bonn	102	333	28	2022
Agromex Tower II	Berlin	99	325	27	2024

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	288^[2]	945
Hardenberg	Berlin	209	685	-
Hochhauskomplex Neue Mainzer Straße	Frankfurt am Main	205	673	-
Downtown-Zoo	Berlin	178	583	-
Das Präsidium^[3]	Frankfurt am Main	175	574	2026
Hines Hochhaus^[4]	Berlin	150	492	2022-2023
Grand Central Wohnturm	Frankfurt am Main	140	459	-
Hochhaus an der Matthäuskirche	Frankfurt am Main	130	426	-
Frankfurter Sparkasse-Hochhaus	Frankfurt am Main	130	426	-
Ando-Tower	Düsseldorf	125	410	2024
Messeeingang Süd	Frankfurt am Main	124	407	2022-2023
The Square³^[5]	Berlin	118	387	2016/2017^{[needs update]}
Stadtturm^[6]	Bochum	105	344	-
Hochhaus am Goerdelerring	Leipzig	100	328	-
Hochhaus an der Emser Brücke 1	Frankfurt am Main	100	328	-

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	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)

External links

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Millennium Areal Frankfurt - Hier werden die Millennium Towers gebaut".
^ "Das Präsidium - Hochhausprojekt Altes Polizeipräidium - Gerchgroup AG". SKYLINE ATLAS (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
^ Ralf Schönball (2011-09-12). "Erster Wolkenkratzer am Alex wird ein Wohnturm". Tsp. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
^ THE:SQUARE³ gewinnt international renommierten Architekturpreis
^ "City-Tower | 69m [in Planung]".

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Millennium Areal Frankfurt - Hier werden die Millennium Towers gebaut".

[3] "Das Präsidium - Hochhausprojekt Altes Polizeipräidium - Gerchgroup AG". SKYLINE ATLAS (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-30.

[4] Ralf Schönball (2011-09-12). "Erster Wolkenkratzer am Alex wird ein Wohnturm". Tsp. Retrieved 2011-09-12.

[5] THE:SQUARE³ gewinnt international renommierten Architekturpreis

[6] "City-Tower | 69m [in Planung]".

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