List of tallest buildings in Germany

Frankfurt's skyline in June 2013

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 18 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, 17 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	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	Omniturm		Frankfurt	189.9	623.0	46	2019
7	Trianon		Frankfurt	186.0	610.2	45	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank.
8	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.
9	Grand Tower		Frankfurt	179.9	590.2	47	2020	Tallest residential building in Germany.
10	Opernturm		Frankfurt	170.0	557.7	42	2009	Main tenant is UBS.
10	Taunusturm		Frankfurt	170.0	557.7	40	2014
12	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.
13	Post Tower		Bonn	162.5	533.1	42	2002	Headquarters of Deutsche Post and DHL Tallest building in North Rhine-Westphalia.
14	Westend Gate		Frankfurt	159.3	522.6	47	1976	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978. Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
15	Deutsche Bank I		Frankfurt	155.0	509.0	40	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
15	Deutsche Bank II		Frankfurt	155.0	509.0	38	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
15	Marienturm		Frankfurt	155.0	509.0	38	2019
18	Skyper		Frankfurt	153.8	504.6	38	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank.
19	Kölnturm		Cologne	148.1	485.9	43	2001	Height including the antenna is 165 metres. Tallest building in Cologne.
20	Eurotower		Frankfurt	148.0	485.6	39	1977	Former headquarters of the European Central Bank.
21	Colonia-Haus		Cologne	147.0	482.3	42	1973	Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976.
21			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.
23	Hochhaus Uptown München		Munich	146.0	479.0	38	2004	Headquarters of Telefónica Germany. Tallest building in Bavaria.
24			Frankfurt	145.0	476.0	41	2020
25	Jen Tower		Jena	144.5	474.1	32	1972	Tallest building in Thuringia, originally 127m tall. Headquarters of Intershop Communications.
26	Frankfurter Büro Center		Frankfurt	142.4	467.2	40	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance.
27	City-Haus		Frankfurt	142.1	466.2	42	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank.
28	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.
29			Frankfurt	140.0	459.0	40	2017
30	Gallileo		Frankfurt	136.0	446.2	38	1999	Main tenant is Commerzbank.
30	Nextower		Frankfurt	136.0	446.2	32	2009	Part of the Palais Quartier complex.
32			Nürnberg	135.0	442.9	34	1999	Headquarters of Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe.
33			Cologne	134.0	439.6	42	1973	Residential tower.
34	Pollux		Frankfurt	130.0	426.5	33	1997	Part of the Kastor und Pollux complex. Main tenant is Commerzbank.
35	Garden Tower		Frankfurt	127.0	416.7	25	1976	Main tenant is Société Générale. Former headquarters of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen.
35	RWE Tower		Essen	127.0	416.7	30	1996	Headquarters of RWE.
37	Highlight I		Munich	126.0	413.4	33	2004	Main tenant is Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
38	Park Inn Berlin		Berlin	125.0	410	41	1969	Tallest building in Berlin.
38	Treptowers		Berlin	125.0	410.1	32	1998
40	Arag-Tower		Düsseldorf	124.9	409.8	32	2001	Tallest building in Düsseldorf
41	LVA Hauptgebäude		Düsseldorf	123.0	403.5	29	1976
42	City Tower		Offenbach am Main	120.0	393.7	32	2003
43	Maritim Travemünde		Travemünde	119.0	390.4	35	1974
43	Upper West		Berlin	119.0	390.4	33	2017
45	Steglitzer Kreisel		Berlin	118.5	388.5	30	1980
46	Zoofenster		Berlin	118.0	387.1	32	2012
47	Messe Torhaus		Frankfurt	117.0	383.9	30	1984
48	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.
48	Dorint Hotel Tower		Augsburg	115.0	377.3	35	1972
48	Japan Center		Frankfurt	115.0	377.3	28	1996
48	Park Tower		Frankfurt	115.0	377.3	29	2007
52	Hypo-Haus		Munich	113.7	373.0	27	1981
53	Highlight II		Munich	113.0	370.7	28	2004
54	Westhafen Tower		Frankfurt	112.3	368.4	30	2003
55	TÜV Rheinland		Cologne	112.0	367.5	22	1974
56	IBC Tower		Frankfurt	112.0	367.5	30	2003
57	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz		Frankfurt	110.0	360.9	27	1966
57	Eurotheum		Frankfurt	110.0	360.9	31	1999
57			Frankfurt	110.0	360.9	30	2019
57	Elbe Philharmonic Hall		Hamburg	110.0	360.9	16	2017
61	Ringturm		Cologne	109.1	357.9	26	1973
62	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36		Frankfurt	108.6	356.3	28	1973
63	Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg		Hamburg	108.0	354.3	32	1973
63	Victoria-Haus		Düsseldorf	108.0	354.3	29	1998
65	Essen City Hall		Essen	106.0	347.8	23	1979
65	Debis-Haus		Berlin	106.0	347.8	22	1997
67	Land- und Amtsgericht Köln		Cologne	105.0	344.5	25	1981
68	Kölntriangle		Cologne	103.2	338.6	29	2006
69	Bahntower		Berlin	103.0	331.4	25	2000
69	Europa-Center		Berlin	103.0	337.9	22	1965
69	SV-Hochhaus		Munich	103.0	337.9	28	2008
72	Herkules-Hochhaus		Cologne	102.0	334.6	31	1969
72	Kudamm Karree		Berlin	102.0	334.6	20	1974
72	Apartment-Hochhaus am Collini-Center		Mannheim	102.0	334.6	32	1975
72	Deutschlandradio-Turm		Cologne	102.0	334.6	19	1975
76	Mundsburg Turm I		Hamburg	101.4	332.7	29	1973
77	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm I		Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
77	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm II		Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
77	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm III		Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
80	Kollhoff-Tower		Berlin	101.0	331.4	25	1999
80	BMW Headquarters		Munich	101.0	331.4	22	1973
80	Maritim Clubhotel		Timmendorfer Strand	101.0	331.4	32	1973
83	Holiday Inn Frankfurt City South		Frankfurt	100.0	328.1	25	1972
83	Charité		Berlin	100.0	328.1	21	1982
83	Die Pyramide		Berlin	100.0	328.1	23	1995
83	RellingHaus II		Essen	100.0	328.1	21	1999

Cities with buildings over 100 metres[]

Tallest demolished buildings[]

Name	Image	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year built	Year demolished	Notes
		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[]

Tallest proposed/approved buildings[]

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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.

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)

See also[]

• List of tallest buildings in Europe
• List of tallest buildings in the European Union
• List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
• List of tallest buildings in Berlin
• List of tallest buildings in Hamburg

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