List of tallest buildings 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.

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 19 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, 18 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.

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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	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; reach 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	Westendstraße 1	Frankfurt	208	682.4	53	1993	Headquarters of DZ Bank
4=	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
4=	Tower 185	Frankfurt	200	656.2	55	2011	Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers
6	One	Frankfurt	190.9	626	49	2022	Features a public bar with a surrounding roof terrace at a height of 185 metres
7	Omniturm	Frankfurt	189.9	623	46	2019	^[3]
8	Trianon	Frankfurt	186	610.2	45	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank
9	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
10	Grand Tower	Frankfurt	179.9	590.2	47	2020	Tallest residential building in Germany
11=	Opernturm	Frankfurt	170	557.7	42	2009	Main tenant is UBS
11=	Taunusturm	Frankfurt	170	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	Tallest building in Bonn; headquarters of Deutsche Post and DHL
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	509	40	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank
16=	Deutsche Bank II	Frankfurt	155	509	38	1984	Headquarters of Deutsche Bank
16=	Marienturm	Frankfurt	155	509	38	2019	^[4]
19	Skyper	Frankfurt	153.8	504.6	38	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank
20	Kölnturm	Cologne	148.1	485.9	43	2001	Tallest building in Cologne; height including the antenna is 165 metres^[5]
21	Eurotower	Frankfurt	148	485.6	39	1977	Former headquarters of the European Central Bank
22=	Colonia-Haus	Cologne	147	482.3	42	1973	Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976
22=	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
24	Hochhaus Uptown München	Munich	146	479	38	2004	Tallest building in Munich; headquarters of Telefónica Germany^[6]
25	One Forty West	Frankfurt	145	476	41	2020
26	Jen Tower	Jena	144.5	474.1	32	1972	Tallest building in Thuringia; headquarters of Intershop Communications
27	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
28	Frankfurter Büro Center	Frankfurt	142.4	467.2	40	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance
29	City-Haus	Frankfurt	142.1	466.2	42	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank
30	Edge East Side Tower	Berlin	142	465.9	36	2023	Tallest building in Berlin; main tenant is Amazon
31	Neuer Henninger-Turm	Frankfurt	140	459	40	2017
32=	Gallileo	Frankfurt	136	446.2	38	1999	Main tenant is Commerzbank
32=	Nextower	Frankfurt	136	446.2	32	2009	Part of the Palais Quartier complex
34	Business Tower Nürnberg	Nürnberg	135	442.9	34	1999	Headquarters of Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe
35	Uni-Center Köln	Cologne	134	439.6	42	1973
36	Pollux	Frankfurt	130	426.5	33	1997	Part of the Kastor und Pollux complex; main tenant is Commerzbank
37	Spin Tower	Frankfurt	128	420	31	2023
38=	Garden Tower	Frankfurt	127	416.7	25	1976	Former headquarters of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen; main tenant is Société Générale
38=	RWE Tower	Essen	127	416.7	30	1996	Headquarters of RWE
40	Highlight I	Munich	126	413.4	33	2004	Main tenant is Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
41	Treptowers	Berlin	125	410.1	32	1998
42	Park Inn Berlin	Berlin	125	410	41	1969
43	Arag-Tower	Düsseldorf	124.9	409.8	32	2001	Tallest building in Düsseldorf^[7]
44	LVA Hauptgebäude	Düsseldorf	123	403.5	29	1976
45	City Tower	Offenbach am Main	120	393.7	32	2003
46	Steglitzer Kreisel	Berlin	120	393.7	30	1980
47=	Maritim Travemünde	Travemünde	119	390.4	35	1974
47=	Upper West	Berlin	119	390.4	33	2017
49	Zoofenster	Berlin	118	387.1	32	2012
50	Messe Torhaus	Frankfurt	117	383.9	30	1984
51=	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]
51=	Dorint Hotel Tower	Augsburg	115	377.3	35	1972
51=	Japan Center	Frankfurt	115	377.3	28	1996
51=	Park Tower	Frankfurt	115	377.3	29	2007
55	Hypo-Haus	Munich	113.7	373	27	1981
56	Highlight II	Munich	113	370.7	28	2004
57	Westhafen Tower	Frankfurt	112.3	368.4	30	2003
58=	TÜV Rheinland	Cologne	112	367.5	22	1974
58=	IBC Tower	Frankfurt	112	367.5	30	2003
60=	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz	Frankfurt	110	360.9	27	1966
60=	Eurotheum	Frankfurt	110	360.9	31	1999
60=	WinX	Frankfurt	110	360.9	30	2019
60=	Elbe Philharmonic Hall	Hamburg	110	360.9	26	2017	Tallest building in Hamburg
64	Ringturm	Cologne	109.1	357.9	26	1973
65	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36	Frankfurt	108.6	356.3	28	1973
66=	Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg	Hamburg	108	354.3	32	1973
66=	Victoria-Haus	Düsseldorf	108	354.3	29	1998
68=	Essen City Hall	Essen	106	347.8	23	1979
68=	Senckenberg-Turm	Frankfurt	106	347.8	26	2022
68=	Debis-Haus	Berlin	106	347.8	22	1997
71	Land- und Amtsgericht Köln	Cologne	105	344.5	25	1981
72	Kölntriangle	Cologne	103.2	338.6	29	2006
73=	Bahntower	Berlin	103	331.4	25	2000
73=	Europa-Center	Berlin	103	337.9	22	1965
73=	SV-Hochhaus	Munich	103	337.9	28	2008
76=	Herkules-Hochhaus	Cologne	102	334.6	31	1969
76=	Kudamm Karree	Berlin	102	334.6	20	1974
76=	Apartment-Hochhaus am Collini-Center	Mannheim	102	334.6	32	1975
76=	Deutschlandradio-Turm	Cologne	102	334.6	19	1975
80	Neuer Kanzlerplatz	Bonn	101.5	333	28	2022
81	Mundsburg Turm I	Hamburg	101.4	332.7	29	1973
82=	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm I	Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
82=	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm II	Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
82=	Neckarpromenade Wohnturm III	Mannheim	101.3	332.3	30	1975
85=	Kollhoff-Tower	Berlin	101	331.4	25	1999
85=	BMW Headquarters	Munich	101	331.4	22	1973
85=	Maritim Clubhotel	Timmendorfer Strand	101	331.4	32	1973
88=	Holiday Inn Frankfurt City South	Frankfurt	100	328.1	25	1972
88=	Charité	Berlin	100	328.1	21	1982
88=	Die Pyramide	Berlin	100	328.1	23	1995
88=	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]
Four I	Frankfurt	233	765	59	2024^[11]
Central Business Tower	Frankfurt	205	672	52	2028^[12]
Four II	Frankfurt	178	584	47	2024^[11]
Estrel Tower	Berlin	176	577	45	2024^[13]
Alexander Tower	Berlin	150	492	35	2024^[14]
MYND-Turm	Berlin	134	440	33	2026^[15]
Covivio Tower	Berlin	130	426	36	2026^[16]
Four III	Frankfurt	125	410	32	2024^[11]
Sparda-Bank Tower	Frankfurt	124	407	35	2025^[17]^[18]
UpperNord Tower	Düsseldorf	120	394	36	^[19]
Agromex Tower I	Berlin	110	361	30	2024
Schwabenlandtower	Fellbach	107	351	34	2023^[20]
Four IV	Frankfurt	105	345	25	2024^[11]

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	280	945	69	2030^[21]^[22]^[23]
Downtown Zoo	Berlin	178	583	40
Das Präsidium	Frankfurt	175	574	48	2026^[24]
Millennium Tower II	Frankfurt	157	515	45	2030^[22]^[23]
Paketposthalle towers^[25]	Munich	155	509
Hines Hochhaus	Berlin	150	492	39	^[26]
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	^[27]
Stadtturm	Bochum	105	344	28
Hochhaus am Goerdelerring	Leipzig	100	328	24
Hochhaus an der Emser Brücke 1	Frankfurt	100	328

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

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	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	≥250 m	≥200 m	≥150 m	≥100 m
Frankfurt	2	5	18	38
Berlin				12
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

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