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 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	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; 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 and North Rhine-Westphalia; 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 and Bavaria; 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	Tallest building in Schleswig-Holstein
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	Tallest building in Baden-Württemberg
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 or on hold

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
Central Business Tower	Frankfurt	205	672	52	2028^[9]
Elbtower	Hamburg	199	653	52	On hold
Hines-Hochhaus	Berlin	150	492	39	On hold
Alexander Tower	Berlin	150	492	35	On hold^[10]
MYND-Turm	Berlin	146	479	33	2026^[11]
Covivio Tower	Berlin	138	453	36	2026^[12]
Sparda-Bank Tower	Frankfurt	124	407	35	2025^[13]^[14]
Phönix Tower	Düsseldorf	120	394	36	2028^[15]
Agromex Tower I	Berlin	110	361	30	2025
Schwabenlandtower	Fellbach	107	351	34	On hold

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^[16]^[17]^[18]
Kaiserkarree (Gloria)^[19]	Frankfurt	195	640	40
New Center at Berlin Zoo	Berlin	179	587	40
Das Präsidium^[20]	Frankfurt	175	574	48	^[21]
Gallusanlage 8^[22]	Frankfurt	170	558
Millennium Tower II	Frankfurt	157	515	45	2030^[17]^[18]
Paketposthalle towers^[23]	Munich	155	509
Hines Hochhaus	Berlin	150	492	39	^[24]
Münsterstraße 304-306^[25]	Düsseldorf	149	489
DEVK Headquarters^[26]	Cologne	144	473	38	2030
Grand Central - Icoon^[27]	Frankfurt	140	459
High Square Essen^[28]	Essen	139	456	36	2028
Hochhaus an der Matthäuskirche^[29]	Frankfurt	135	443	36
Frankfurter Sparkasse-Hochhaus	Frankfurt	130	426
NAMU Tower^[30]^[31]	Offenbach	124	407	32	2027
New Heart on the Block^[32]	Düsseldorf	120	394	29	2028
Twist^[33]^[34]	Düsseldorf	117	384	26
Hochhaus am Hauptbahnhof^[35]^[36]	Düsseldorf	115	377	31
NION^[37]	Frankfurt	111	364	28
Technisches Rathaus^[38]	Düsseldorf	110	361	30
Elbbrücken 120^[39]	Hamburg	110	361	28
Finanzministerium I^[40]	Düsseldorf	107	351
ICC Hochhaus	Berlin	106	348	29
Flossbach von Storch Headquarters^[41]	Cologne	103	338	26	2030
NRW Bank	Düsseldorf	100	328
Finanzministerium II	Düsseldorf	100	328
Cologneo II	Cologne	100	328		2030

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	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

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