High-rise buildings

High-rise buildings

City of Frankfurt am Main City of Frankfurt am Main

Sightseeing

High-rise buildings

More than any other city in Germany the Frankfurt’s panorama is defined by its famous high-rise skyline. As the Main metropolis is one of the leading financial centres in Europe, many banks have built some extraordinary skyscrapers in the city centre. This is also where the highest office building on the continent, the almost 260 m high Commerzbank Tower, stands. 

But do you know the names of the individual skyscrapers? In our round-up you will learn essential information about selected buildings, and also about their distinctive features.

High-rise buildings in Frankfurt

High-rise buildings Commerzbank Tower

Commerzbank Tower

The Commerzbank Tower is the tallest office building in Europe. Integrated tower gardens are the building’s “green lungs”.

High-rise buildings Detail of the Deutsche Bank-Twin Towers

Deutsche Bank

The reflecting glass façades of Deutsche Bank’s twin towers make them stand out prominently in Frankfurt’s skyline.

High-rise buildings The tower of the European Central Bank with the former Großmarkthalle

European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the euro and administers monetary policy within the Eurozone. It is headquartered in the city of Frankfurt.

High-rise buildings The Eurotower

Eurotower

The Eurotower used to be the headquarters of the European Central Bank since 1998. However, the high-rise building had already been given this name earlier.

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Exhibition Hall 9 “Gatehouse”

Two interlocking structures create the impression of a gate. In this way, the Gatehouse is supposed to represent the trade fair’s openness to the world.

High-rise buildings The modern Gallileo buidling formas an architectural contrast

Gallileo (Dresdner Bank)

The name of the building is a combination of the name of the Italian mathematician Galileo Galilei and the Gallusanlage location with its double “l”.

High-rise buildings Panoramic view of the Garden Tower in the middle

Garden Towers

The Garden Towers building, better known as the former building of the Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, was one of the first high-rises in the banking quarter.

High-rise buildings The East Asian architecture makes the Japan Center high-rise recognizable

Japan Center

Even from a distance the East Asian influence is clear. The roof and façade of the Japan Center awaken associations with the style of early Japanese architecture.

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Kastor

Together with its twin tower Pollux, the Kastor building makes up the “Forum” high-rise structure. Both are named after sons of Zeus and Leda.

High-rise buildings Main Plaza

Main Plaza

The typical New York high-rise building style of the 1920s was the godfather of the Main Plaza. Its model is the famous American Radiator Building.

High-rise buildings Maintower

Main Tower (Hesse-Thuringia State Bank)

The Main Tower is an attraction for Frankfurt residents and their guests: it is the only high-rise with a viewing platform that is open to the public.

High-rise buildings The office building Pollux in the Gallus quarter, Photo: Stefan Maurer

Pollux

The high-rise building Pollux is larger than its twin Kastor. Both towers are among the most modern office complexes in the Rhine-Main region.

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Silver Tower (Dresdner Bank)

This high-rise with a silver aluminium façade was the highest building in Germany until 1991.

High-rise buildings The Skyper buidling in the center of the buidling

Skyper

The Skyper high-rise is located in the middle of a unique group of buildings. A glass-covered connecting hall provides access to a historically representative building.

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Trade Fair Tower

The Trade Fair Tower was the highest office building in Europe until the completion of the Commerzbank Tower.

High-rise buildings Trianon Buidling

Trianon

The floor plan of the Trianon is a sophisticated joining of various large triangular surfaces.

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Westend Tower (DZ Bank)

On its roof, the high-rise building has a projecting termination that looks like a crown and is even heated in the winter.

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Westhafen Tower

The high-rise building on the former Westhafen resembles a giant glass for apple wine. Its façade consists of 3,500 glass triangles.