Facts

Population

80,585,700 (2013)

Area

357,168 km² • 137,903 mi²

Density

225.6 people per km²

584.4 people per mi²

GDP

$3.75 trillion (2014)

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Tallest City

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
26

Tallest City in

the World

#
5

Tallest City in

Europe

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Commerzbank Tower
259 m / 850  ft
2 MesseTurm
256.5 m / 842  ft
3 FOUR Frankfurt 1
233 m / 764  ft
4 Westendstrasse 1
208 m / 682  ft
5 Central Business Tower
205 m / 673  ft
6 Main Tower
200 m / 656  ft
7 Tower 185
200 m / 656  ft
8 ONE
190.9 m / 626  ft
9 OMNITURM
189.9 m / 623  ft
10 Trianon
186 m / 610  ft

CTBUH People & Events

Roland Bechmann

Country Representative

Roland Bechmann

Werner Sobek AG

CTBUH Germany Chapter Presents Tall & Safe: How we can protect our buildings from earthquakes and storms

14 November 2023

CTBUH 2023 Regional Conferences

14-17 November 2023

Videos

23 May 2022

EDGE Suedkruez, Berlin: Steel Vierendeel Truss Supports Concrete & Timber Construction

In order to realize a cantilevered structure from the second story upwards, a steel Vierendeel truss was incorporated alongside other steel-timber elements to ensure against...

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Research

15 December 2021

Reducing the Carbon Emissions of High-Rise Structures from the Very Beginning

Minimizing carbon emissions and reducing resource consumption in commercial high-rise buildings is an essential component of the building industry reducing its overall footprint. A concise...

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Global News

27 November 2023

Potential Acquisition for Halted Hamburg Skyscraper

German logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne is exploring the possibility of acquiring the 57-story Elbtower high-rise project. On 7 November, CTBUH reported that the Elbtower came...

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