List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt

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This list of tallest buildings in Frankfurt ranks skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Germany by height. Frankfurt is well known for its many skyscrapers, and for this reason often referred to as "Mainhattan" (a portmanteau of the river Main and Manhattan).^[1][2] The tallest building in Frankfurt is the Commerzbank Tower, which rises 259 m (850 ft) with 56 floors.^[3]

Contents 1 Tallest buildings 2 Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed 2.1 Under construction 2.2 Approved 2.3 Proposed 3 Timeline of tallest buildings 4 Notes 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Frankfurt skyscrapers that stand at least 110 m (361 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Height m / feet	Floors	Year	Notes
01.0	Europaturm[A]	331 / 1,086	N/A	1979	[4]
02.01	Commerzbank Tower	259 / 850	56	1997	Tallest building in Frankfurt, Germany and the European Union. Tallest building completed in the 1990s.[3][5]
03.02	Messeturm	257 / 843	55	1990	[6][7]
04.03	Westendstraße 1	208 / 682	53	1993	[8][9]
05.04	Maintower	200 / 656	55	1999	[10][11]
06.05	Trianon	186 / 610	45	1993	[12][13]
07.06	Silver Tower	166 / 545	32	1978	Tallest building completed in the 1970s.[14][15]
08.07	Plaza Büro Center	159 / 522	47	1976	[16][17]
09.08=	Deutsche Bank Twin Towers I	155 / 509	40	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s.[18][19]
10.08=	Deutsche Bank Twin Towers II	155 / 509	38	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s.[19][20]
11.010	Skyper	154 / 505	38	2004	Most recent skyscraper completed in the city.[21][22]
12.011	Eurotower	148 / 486	39	1977	[23][24]
13.012	Frankfurter Büro Center	142 / 467	40	1980	[25][26]
14.013	City-Haus	142 / 466	42	1974	Under reconstruction.[27][28]
15.014	Gallileo	136 / 446	38	2003	[29][30]
16.015	Pollux	130 / 427	33	1997	[31][32]
17.016	Garden Towers	127 / 417	25	1976	[33][34]
18.017	Henninger Turm	120 / 394	33	1961	Tallest building completed in the 1960s.[35][36]
19.018	Messe Torhaus	117 / 384	30	1985	[37][38]
20.019	AfE-Turm	116 / 382	32	1972	[39][40]
21.0=20	Japan Center	115 / 377	27	1996	[41][42]
22.0=20	Parktower	115 / 377	29	1972	[43][44]
23.022	Westhafen Tower	112 / 368	31	2003	[45][46]
24.023	IBC Tower	112 / 367	30	2003	[47][48]
25.024	Eurotheum	110 / 361	31	1999	[49][50]
26.025	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz	110 / 361	27	1966	[51][52]

[edit] Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins.

[edit] Under construction

Name	Height m / feet	Floors	Year (est.)	Notes
Skytower	185 / 607	43	2011	[53]
OpernTurm	168 / 551	42	2009	[54]
City-Haus	142 / 466	42	1974	Under reconstruction.[27]
Tower am Thurn & Taxis Palais	136 / 446	35	2009	[55]

[edit] Approved

Name	Height m / feet	Floors	Year* (est.)	Notes
Hochhauskomplex Neue Mainzer Straße	197 / 646	55		[56]
Hochhaus Güterplatz	160 / 525	45		[57]
Grand Hyatt Hotel	150 / 492	40	2011	[58]
Kaiserkarree	135 / 443	38	2011	[59]

[edit] Proposed

Name	Height m / feet	Floors	Year (est.)	Notes
Millennium Tower	369 / 1,211	97	2011	[60]
Marieninsel	250 / 820	68	2010
MAX	228 /	64		[61]
Tower 1	212 / 696	51
Bahn-Tower	200 / 656
Turm 185	185 /	46
Neue DZ-Bank	180 /
Metzler Bank	/ 574	44	2010
Hochhaus Güterplatz	160 / 525	45	2010
Tower 2	160 / 525
Turmhaus	120 / 394	31
WinX Tower		40

[edit] Timeline of tallest buildings

[edit] Notes

A. ^{^} The Europaturm is not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes. 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.

[edit] References

General

• Emporis.com - Frankfurt

Specific

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings in Germany
• List of tallest buildings in the European Union
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

[edit] External links

• Frankfurt Skyscraper Map
• Diagram of Frankfurt skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com