List of tallest buildings in Germany

This article is about the tallest skyscrapers in Germany. For the tallest structures in general, see List of tallest structures in Germany.

This list ranks 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.

Frankfurt skyline in 2022

Berlin skyline in 2007

The construction of high-rise buildings is not common in German cities, and especially not in the city centres, 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 centre. Out of a total of 22 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, 20 are located in Frankfurt.

The development of high-rises in Germany began in 1915, with the Zeiss Bau 15 in Jena. Notable examples of early high-rise buildings include the Wilhelm Marx House in Düsseldorf, the Borsigturm and Ullsteinhaus in Berlin, the Hansahochhaus in Cologne, the Anzeiger-Hochhaus in Hanover, the Tagblatt-Turm in Stuttgart, and the Kroch High-rise and Europahaus in Leipzig.

Tallest buildings

  Was the tallest building in Germany upon completion

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	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 to 2022; headquarters of Commerzbank; reaches a total height of 300.1 metres including the antenna[1]
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[2]
3	Four I		Frankfurt	233	764.4	59	2024	Topped out, Highest occupied floor in Frankfurt.
4	Westendstraße 1		Frankfurt	208	682.4	53	1993	Headquarters of DZ Bank
5	Main Tower		Frankfurt	200	656.2	55	1999	Height including the antenna is 240 metres; main tenants are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and S&P Global Ratings
5	Tower 185		Frankfurt	200	656.2	55	2011	Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers
7	One		Frankfurt	190.9	626	49	2022	Features a public bar with a surrounding roof terrace at a height of 185 metres
8	Omniturm		Frankfurt	189.9	623	46	2019	[3]
9	Trianon		Frankfurt	186	610.2	45	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank
10	Seat of the European Central Bank		Frankfurt	185	607	45	2014	Height including the antenna is 201 metres; new headquarters of the European Central Bank
11	Grand Tower		Frankfurt	179.9	590.2	47	2020	Tallest residential building in Germany
12	Four II		Frankfurt	179	587.2	47	2025	Topped out, Second tallest residential building in Germany
13	Estrel Tower		Berlin	176	577	45	2025	Tallest hotel in Germany and tallest skyscraper in Berlin. Tallest skyscraper outside Frankfurt am Main.
14	Opernturm		Frankfurt	170	557.7	42	2009	Main tenant is UBS
14	Taunusturm		Frankfurt	170	557.7	40	2014
16	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
17	Post Tower		Bonn	162.5	533.1	42	2002	Tallest building in Bonn; headquarters of Deutsche Post and DHL
18	Westend Gate		Frankfurt	159.3	522.6	47	1976	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978; main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
19	Deutsche Bank I		Frankfurt	155	509	40	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank
19	Deutsche Bank II		Frankfurt	155	509	38	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank
19	Marienturm		Frankfurt	155	509	38	2019	[4]
22	Skyper		Frankfurt	153.8	504.6	38	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank
23	Kölnturm		Cologne	148.5	487	43	2001	Tallest building in Cologne; height including the antenna is 165 metres[5]
24	Eurotower		Frankfurt	148	485.6	39	1977	Former headquarters of the European Central Bank
25	Colonia-Haus		Cologne	147	482.3	42	1973	Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976
25	Atlantic Hotel Sail City		Bremerhaven	147	482.3	23	2008	Tallest building in the state of Bremen; the roof top is at 86 metres, but the architectural spire counts as official height; main tenant is Atlantic Hotels
27	Hochhaus Uptown München		Munich	146	479	38	2004	Tallest building in Munich; headquarters of Telefónica Germany[6]
28	One Forty West		Frankfurt	145	476	41	2020
29	Jen Tower		Jena	144.5	474.1	32	1972	Tallest building in Thuringia; headquarters of Intershop Communications
30	City-Hochhaus Leipzig		Leipzig	142.5	467.5	36	1972	Tallest building in Leipzig; tallest building in the former East Germany; tallest building within both Germanies from 1972 to 1973; tallest in Saxony; height including the antenna is 155 metres; main tenant is European Energy Exchange
31	Frankfurter Büro Center		Frankfurt	142.4	467.2	40	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance
32	City-Haus		Frankfurt	142.1	466.2	42	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank
33	Edge East Side Tower		Berlin	142	465.9	36	2023	Main tenant is Amazon
34	Henninger Turm		Frankfurt	140	459	40	2017
35	Gallileo		Frankfurt	136	446.2	38	1999	Main tenant is Commerzbank
35	Nextower		Frankfurt	136	446.2	32	2009	Part of the Palais Quartier complex
37	Business Tower Nürnberg		Nürnberg	135	442.9	34	1999	Headquarters of Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe
38	Uni Center Köln		Cologne	134	439.6	42	1973
39	Pollux		Frankfurt	130	426.5	33	1997	Part of the Kastor und Pollux complex; main tenant is Commerzbank
40	The Spin		Frankfurt	128	420	31	2023
40	Four III		Frankfurt	128	420	32	2024
42	Garden Tower		Frankfurt	127	416.7	25	1976	Former headquarters of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen; main tenant is Société Générale
42	RWE Tower		Essen	127	416.7	30	1996	Headquarters of RWE
44	Highlight I		Munich	126	413.4	33	2004	Main tenant is Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
45	Treptowers		Berlin	125	410.1	32	1998
46	Park Inn Berlin		Berlin	125	410	41	1969
47	Arag-Tower		Düsseldorf	124.9	409.8	32	2001	Tallest building in Düsseldorf[7]
48	LVA Hauptgebäude		Düsseldorf	123	403.5	29	1976
49	City Tower Offenbach		Offenbach am Main	120	393.7	32	2003
50	Maritim Travemünde		Travemünde	119	390.4	35	1974
50	Upper West		Berlin	119	390.4	33	2017
52	Steglitzer Kreisel		Berlin	118.5	393.7	30	1980
53	Zoofenster		Berlin	118	387.1	32	2012
54	Messe Torhaus		Frankfurt	117	383.9	30	1984
55	UN-Hochhaus		Bonn	115	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[8]
55	Dorint Hotel Tower		Augsburg	115	377.3	35	1972
55	Japan Center		Frankfurt	115	377.3	28	1996
55	Park Tower		Frankfurt	115	377.3	29	2007
59	Hypo-Haus		Munich	113.7	373	27	1981
60	Highlight II		Munich	113	370.7	28	2004
61	Westhafen Tower		Frankfurt	112.3	368.4	30	2003
62	TÜV Rheinland		Cologne	112	367.5	22	1974
62	IBC Tower		Frankfurt	112	367.5	30	2003
64	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz		Frankfurt	110	360.9	27	1966
64	Eurotheum		Frankfurt	110	360.9	31	1999
64	WinX		Frankfurt	110	360.9	30	2019
64	Elbe Philharmonic Hall		Hamburg	110	360.9	26	2017	Tallest building in Hamburg
68	Ringturm Cologne		Cologne	109.1	357.9	26	1973
69	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36		Frankfurt	108.6	356.3	28	1973
70	Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg		Hamburg	108	354.3	32	1973
70	Victoria Haus		Düsseldorf	108	354.3	29	1998
72	Essen City Hall		Essen	106	347.8	23	1979
72	Senckenberg Turm		Frankfurt	106	347.8	26	2022
72	Atrium Tower		Berlin	106	347.8	22	1997
75	Land- und Amtsgericht Köln		Cologne	105	344.5	25	1981
76	Four IV		Frankfurt	105	344.5	25	2024
77	Kölntriangle		Cologne	103.2	338.6	29	2006
78	Bahntower		Berlin	103	331.4	25	2000
78	Europa-Center		Berlin	103	337.9	22	1965
78	SV-Hochhaus		Munich	103	337.9	28	2008
81	Herkules Hochhaus		Cologne	102	334.6	31	1969
81	Kudamm Karree		Berlin	102	334.6	20	1974
81	Apartment-Hochhaus am Collini-Center		Mannheim	102	334.6	32	1975
81	Deutschlandradio-Turm		Cologne	102	334.6	19	1975
85	Neuer Kanzlerplatz		Bonn	101.5	333	28	2023
86	Mundsburg Turm I		Hamburg	101.4	332.7	29	1973
87	Kollhoff-Tower		Berlin	101	331.4	25	1999
87	BMW Headquarters		Munich	101	331.4	22	1973
87	Maritim Clubhotel		Timmendorfer Strand	101	331.4	32	1973
90	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm I		Mannheim	100	330	30	1975
90	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm II		Mannheim	100	330	30	1975
90	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm III		Mannheim	100	330	30	1975
90	Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt		Frankfurt	100	328.1	25	1972
90	Die Pyramide		Berlin	100	328.1	23	1995
90	RellingHaus II		Essen	100	328.1	21	1999

Under construction

This list ranks buildings under construction in Germany that plan to 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)	Floors	Year
Elbtower	Hamburg	245	804	61	2026[9][10]
Central Business Tower	Frankfurt	205	672	52	2028[11]
Alexander Tower	Berlin	150	492	35	2025[12]
MYND-Turm	Berlin	138	453	33	2026[13]
Covivio Tower	Berlin	134	440	36	2026[14]
Sparda-Bank Tower	Frankfurt	124	407	35	2025[15][16]
Phönix Tower	Düsseldorf	120	394	36	2028[17]
Agromex Tower I	Berlin	110	361	30	2025
Schwabenlandtower	Fellbach	107	351	34	2025[18]

Proposed

This list ranks proposed buildings in Germany that plan to 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)	Floors	Year
Millennium Tower I	Frankfurt	288	945	69	2030[19][20][21]
Downtown Zoo	Berlin	178	583	40
Das Präsidium	Frankfurt	175	574	48	2026[22]
Millennium Tower II	Frankfurt	157	515	45	2030[20][21]
Paketposthalle towers[23]	Munich	155	509
Hines Hochhaus	Berlin	150	492	39	[24]
Grand Central Wohnturm	Frankfurt	140	459
Hochhaus an der Matthäuskirche	Frankfurt	130	426
Frankfurter Sparkasse-Hochhaus	Frankfurt	130	426
Ando Tower	Düsseldorf	125	410	34
The Square3	Berlin	118	387	33	[25]
Stadtturm	Bochum	105	344	28
Hochhaus am Goerdelerring	Leipzig	100	328	24
Hochhaus an der Emser Brücke 1	Frankfurt	100	328

Demolished buildings

Name	Image	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

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Image	City	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Years as tallest
Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus		Ludwigshafen	102	335	28	1957–1963 (demolished)
Bayer-Hochhaus		Leverkusen	122	400	29	1963–1972 (demolished)
City-Hochhaus Leipzig		Leipzig	143	468	36	1972–1973
Colonia-Hochhaus		Cologne	147	482	42	1973–1976
Westend Gate		Frankfurt	159	522	47	1976–1978
Silberturm		Frankfurt	166	545	32	1978–1990
Messeturm		Frankfurt	257	843	55	1990–1997
Commerzbank Tower		Frankfurt	259	850	56	1997–present

Cities with buildings over 100 metres

City	≥300 m	≥250 m	≥200 m	≥150 m	≥100 m
Frankfurt		2	6	20	43
Berlin				1	13
Cologne					9
Munich					6
Mannheim					4
Bonn				1	3
Hamburg					3
Essen					3
Düsseldorf					3
Timmendorfer Strand					1
Augsburg					1
Jena					1
Leipzig					1
Nürnberg					1
Bremerhaven					1
Offenbach am Main					1
Travemünde					1

See also

• List of tallest buildings by German federal state
• List of tallest buildings in Berlin
• List of tallest buildings in Bochum
• List of tallest buildings in Bonn
• List of tallest buildings in Braunschweig
• List of tallest buildings in Bremen
• List of tallest buildings in Cologne
• List of tallest buildings in Dortmund
• List of tallest buildings in Düsseldorf
• List of tallest buildings in Essen
• List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
• List of tallest buildings in Hamburg
• List of tallest buildings in Hanover
• List of tallest buildings in Jena
• List of tallest buildings in Leipzig
• List of tallest buildings in Mannheim
• List of tallest buildings in Munich
• List of tallest buildings in Nuremberg
• List of tallest buildings in Offenbach
• List of tallest buildings in Stuttgart
• List of tallest buildings in Europe