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Frankfurt Skyline, seen from the Deutschherrnbrücke at night (2010)

This list of tallest buildings in Frankfurt ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the city of Frankfurt, Germany by height. The tallest structure in Frankfurt is the Europaturm, which rises 331 metres (1,086 ft).[1] However, the observation tower is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. The tallest habitable building in Frankfurt is the Commerzbank Tower, which rises 259 metres (850 ft) and 56 floors.[2] As of October 2011, the structure is the 156th-tallest building in the world, the fifth-tallest building in Europe and the tallest building in the European Union. The second-tallest building in the city is the Messeturm, which rises 257 metres (843 ft) tall and has 55 floors.[3] Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Germany are located in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise building in its downtown area; in many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existing buildings. For this reason, Frankfurt is sometimes referred to as "Mainhattan" (a portmanteau of the local Main river and Manhattan), and Chicago am Main.[4][5] Most of Frankfurt's downtown area was destroyed by Allied air bombardment during World War II, and only a small number of the city's landmarks were rebuilt.[6] This left ample room for and little opposition against the construction of modern high-rises in the city. Frankfurt went through a its first high-rise building boom in the 1970s; during this time, the city saw the construction of nine buildings over 110 metres (360 ft) tall. From 1984 until 1993, Frankfurt went through another building boom, during which time the city's second-tallest building, Messeturm, and the third-tallest building, Westendstraße 1, were completed. The city has now 12 buildings which rise at least 150 metres (490 ft) in height, more than any other city in Germany. As of October 2011, there are 294 completed high-rises in the city.[7]

Frankfurt entered another building boom in 1997, and has seen the completion of 11 buildings over 100 metres (330 ft), e.g. the city's tallest building, Commerzbank Tower, as well as Opernturm and Tower 185. There are several proposal and approved plans for new skyscrapers, including Millennium Tower, 369 metres (1,211 ft), MAX, 228 metres (748 ft), Tower 1, 212 metres (696 ft), Marieninsel, 210 metres (690 ft) and Bahn Tower, 200 metres (660 ft).

As of October 2011, there are 72 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction and proposed for construction in Frankfurt.[8]

Frankfurt skyline in August 2010, view from the Goethe Tower in the south

Tallest buildings

This list contains all structures in Frankfurt which are at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. The ranking only includes habitable buildings.

Rank Name Image Height
m / ft 		Floors Year Notes
01.0 Europaturm[A] a.k.a Frankfurter Fernsehturm, Ginnheimer Spargel 331 / 1,086 1 1979 Tallest structure in Frankfurt since 1979. Second-tallest free-standing observation tower in Germany, after the Fernsehturm in Berlin.[1][9]
02.01 Commerzbank Tower a.k.a Commerzbank Headquarters 259 / 850 56 1997 Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building completed in the 1990s.[2][10] Headquarters of Commerzbank.
03.02 Messeturm 257 / 843 55 1990 Tallest building in Europe from 1991 to 1997.[3][11] Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
04.03 Westendstraße 1 a.k.a. Westend Tower, Crown Tower 208 / 682 53 1993 Headquarters of DZ Bank.[12][13]
05.04= Maintower a.k.a. Helaba 200 / 656 55 1999 Height including the antenna is 240 metres. Main tenants are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and Standard & Poor's.[14][15]
05.04= Tower 185 200 / 656 55 2011 Newest skyscraper constructed in Frankfurt. Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers.
06.06 Trianon 186 / 610 45 1993 Main tenant is DekaBank.[16][17]
06.07 Opernturm 170 / 551 42 2010 Main tenant is UBS.
08.08 Silver Tower, formerly known as Dresdner Bank Headquarters 166 / 545 32 1978 Tallest building in Frankfurt and Germany from 1978 to 1991.[18][19] Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
09.09 Plaza Büro Center 159 / 522 47 1976 Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.[20][21]
10.010= Deutsche Bank I 155 / 509 40 1984 Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s.[22][23] Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
10.010= Deutsche Bank II 155 / 509 38 1984 Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s.[23][24] Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
11.012 Skyper 154 / 505 38 2004 Main tenant is DekaBank.[25][26]
12.013 Eurotower 148 / 486 39 1977 Headquarters of the European Central Bank. The ECB is currently building new and larger headquarters (European Central Bank Headquarters).[27][28]
13.014= Frankfurter Büro Center 142 / 467 40 1980 Main tenant is Clifford Chance.[29][30]
14.014= City-Haus 142 / 466 42 1974 Main tenant is DZ Bank.[31][32]
15.016 Gallileo 136 / 446 38 2003 Main tenant is Commerzbank.[33][34]
15.017 Nextower 135 / 446 34 2010
16.018 Pollux 130 / 427 33 1997 [35][36]
17.019 Garden Towers 127 / 417 25 1976 [37][38]
18.0 Henninger Turm[B] 120 / 394 33 1961 Tallest structure completed in Frankfurt in the 1960s.[39][40]
19.020 Messe Torhaus 117 / 384 30 1985 [41][42]
20.021 AfE-Turm 116 / 382 32 1972 [43][44]
21.022= Japan Center 115 / 377 27 1996 [45][46]
22.022= Parktower 115 / 377 29 1972 Main tenant is Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.[47][48]
24.024 IBC Tower 112 / 367 30 2003 [49][50]
25.025 Eurotheum 110 / 361 31 1999 [51][52]
26.026 Büro Center Nibelungenplatz 110 / 361 27 1966 [53][54]
23.027= Westhafen Tower 109 / 357 31 2003 Main tenant is the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)[55][56]
23.027= Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36 109 / 357 28 1973 Main tenant is the European Central Bank due to lack of space in the bank's headquarters Eurotower.
23.029 Holiday Inn Frankfurt City-South 104 / 341 25 1972

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

Name Image Height
m / ft 		Floors Year
(est.) 		Notes
European Central Bank Headquarters 185 / 607 45 2014 Construction work started in early 2010 and is expected to be finished by early 2014.
Taunusturm 170 / 558 40 2013 Construction work started in April 2011 and is expected to be finished by December 2013.

Announced

Name Height
m / ft 		Floors Year*
(est.) 		Notes
Grand Hyatt Hotel 113 / 374 30 Construction should begin 2011 [57]
WinX Tower 110 / 361 29 2015 Construction should begin 2012. There is currently clearing work taking place (October 2011).[58]

Proposed (Samples)

Name Height
m / ft 		Floors Year
(est.) 		Notes
Millennium Tower 369 / 1,211 97
MAX 228 / 748 64
Tower 1 212 / 696 51
Marieninsel 210 / 820 68
Bahn Tower 200 / 656
Hochhauskomplex Neue Mainzer Straße 197 / 646 55 [59]
DZ Bank Tower 175 / 574
Metzler Bank Tower 175 / 574 44
Hochhaus Güterplatz 160 / 525 45 [60]

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Frankfurt.

Name Years as tallest Height
m / ft 		Floors Reference
Frankfurt Cathedral 1248–1961 95 / 310 1 [61]
Henninger Turm 1961–1974 120 / 394 33 [39]
City-Haus 1974–1976 142 / 466 42 [31]
Plaza Büro Center 1976–1978 159 / 522 47 [20]
Silver Tower 1978–1990 166 / 545 32 [18]
MesseTurm 1990–1997 257 / 843 55 [18]
Commerzbank Tower 1997–present 259 / 850 56 [2]

Notes

A. ^ The Europaturm is not a habitable building; the structure is included in this list for comparative purposes, but as it is not a high-rise it is not given a ranking. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.
B. ^ The Henninger Turm is not a habitable building but a grain silo; the structure is included in this list for comparative purposes, but as it is not a high-rise it is not given a ranking.

See also

References

General
  • "High-rise Buildings of Frankfurt". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Europaturm". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Commerzbank Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ a b "MesseTurm". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  4. ^ "Mainhattan: Trade show, convention epicenter of Europe". USA Today. 2004-04-10. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ "Frankfurt: The Mainhattan of Germany". Der Spiegel Online International. 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  6. ^ "Commerzbank Tower". aviewoncities.com. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  7. ^ "Frankfurt". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  8. ^ "High-rise Buildings of Frankfurt". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  9. ^ "Europaturm". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  10. ^ "Commerzbank Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  11. ^ "MesseTurm". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  12. ^ "Westendstraße 1". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  13. ^ "Westend Straße 1". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  14. ^ "Maintower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  15. ^ "Main Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  16. ^ "Trianon". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  17. ^ "Trianon". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  18. ^ a b c "Silver Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  19. ^ "Silver Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  20. ^ a b "Plaza Büro Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  21. ^ "Plaza Büro Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  22. ^ "Deutsche Bank I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  23. ^ a b "Deutsche Bank". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  24. ^ "Deutsche Bank II". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  25. ^ "Skyper". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  26. ^ "Skyper". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  27. ^ "Eurotower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  28. ^ "Eurotower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  29. ^ "Frankfurter Büro Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  30. ^ "Frankfurter Büro Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  31. ^ a b "City-Haus". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  32. ^ "City-Haus". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  33. ^ "Gallileo". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  34. ^ "Gallileo". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  35. ^ "Pollux". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  36. ^ "Pollux". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  37. ^ "Garden Towers". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  38. ^ "Garden Towers". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  39. ^ a b "Henninger Turm". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  40. ^ "Henninger Turm". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  41. ^ "Messe Torhaus". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  42. ^ "Messe Torhaus". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  43. ^ "AfE-Turm". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  44. ^ "AfE-Turm". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  45. ^ "Japan Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  46. ^ "Japan Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  47. ^ "Parktower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  48. ^ "Parktower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  49. ^ "IBC Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  50. ^ "IBC Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  51. ^ "Eurotheum". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  52. ^ "Eurotheum". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  53. ^ "Büro Center Nibelungenplatz". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  54. ^ "Bürocenter Nibelungenplatz". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  55. ^ "Westhafen Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  56. ^ "Westhafen Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  57. ^ "Grand Hyatt Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  58. ^ "Winx Tower". Maintor-Frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  59. ^ "Hochhauskomplex Neue Mainzer Straße". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  60. ^ "Hochhaus Güterplatz". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  61. ^ "Frankfurt Cathedral". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-27.

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