This list ranks the tallest habitable buildings in Germany as of 2025, each standing at a minimum height of 100 metres (328 feet). Only buildings designed for residential, commercial, or mixed-use purposes are included—structures such as radio masts, observation towers, steeples, chimneys, and other non-habitable architectural forms are excluded.
High-rise construction is relatively rare across German cities, especially in traditional city centres where church steeples historically dominate the skyline. The notable exception is Frankfurt, which, due to its role as a major international financial hub, is the only German city with a skyline defined by modern skyscrapers. Of the 22 skyscrapers in Germany—defined here as buildings reaching at least 150 metres (492 feet)—20 are located in Frankfurt.
Germany’s journey into vertical architecture began in 1915 with the construction of the Zeiss Bau 15 in Jena. Several early high-rise landmarks followed, including:
- Wilhelm Marx House in Düsseldorf
- Borsigturm and Ullsteinhaus in Berlin
- Hansahochhaus in Cologne
- Anzeiger-Hochhaus in Hanover
- Tagblatt-Turm in Stuttgart
- Kroch High-Rise and Europahaus in Leipzig
These pioneering structures laid the foundation for Germany’s gradual but selective adoption of high-rise development.
Here is a List of Top 100 tallest buildings in Germany in 2025
| Rank | Name | City | Status | Completion | Height | Floors | Material | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1997 | 259 m / 850 ft | 56 | Concrete-Steel Composite | Office | |
| 2 | MesseTurm | Frankfurt am Main | 1990 | 257 m / 842 ft | 64 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 3 | Westendstrasse 1 | Frankfurt am Main | 1993 | 208 m / 682 ft | 53 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 4 | Main Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1999 | 200 m / 656 ft | 55 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 4 | Tower 185 | Frankfurt am Main | 2011 | 200 m / 656 ft | 50 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 6 | ONE | Frankfurt am Main | 2022 | 191 m / 626 ft | 49 | All-Concrete | Office / Hotel | |
| 7 | OMNITURM | Frankfurt am Main | 2019 | 190 m / 623 ft | 46 | All-Concrete | Office / Residential / Office | |
| 8 | Trianon | Frankfurt am Main | 1993 | 186 m / 610 ft | 45 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 9 | ECB – European Central Bank | Frankfurt am Main | 2014 | 184 m / 603 ft | 43 | Concrete-Steel Composite | Office | |
| 10 | Grand Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 2020 | 180 m / 590 ft | 51 | All-Concrete | Residential | |
| 11 | TaunusTurm | Frankfurt am Main | 2013 | 170 m / 558 ft | 40 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 12 | Opernturm | Frankfurt am Main | 2009 | 170 m / 558 ft | 42 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 13 | Silver Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1978 | 166 m / 546 ft | 32 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 14 | Post Turm | Bonn | 2002 | 162 m / 533 ft | 42 | Composite | Office | |
| 15 | Ulmer Münster | Ulm | 1890 | 162 m / 530 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 16 | Westend Gate | Frankfurt am Main | 1976 | 159 m / 523 ft | 44 | Composite | Hotel / Office | |
| 17 | Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria | Cologne | 1880 | 157 m / 516 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 18 | Deutsche Bank Tower I | Frankfurt am Main | 1984 | 155 m / 509 ft | 40 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 18 | Deutsche Bank Tower II | Frankfurt am Main | 1984 | 155 m / 509 ft | 38 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 18 | Marienturm | Frankfurt am Main | 2019 | 155 m / 509 ft | 38 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 21 | Skyper | Frankfurt am Main | 2004 | 154 m / 505 ft | 39 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 22 | Koln Turm | Cologne | 2002 | 148 m / 486 ft | 43 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 23 | Eurotower | Frankfurt am Main | 1977 | 148 m / 486 ft | 39 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 24 | Ruine St. Nikolai | Hamburg | 1874 | 148 m / 485 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 25 | Colonia-Haus | Cologne | 1972 | 147 m / 482 ft | 42 | All-Concrete | Residential | |
| 25 | Atlantic Hotel Sail City | Bremerhaven | 2008 | 147 m / 482 ft | 21 | N/A | Hotel / Office | |
| 27 | Uptown Munchen | Munich | 2004 | 146 m / 479 ft | 38 | Composite | Office | |
| 28 | One Forty West | Frankfurt am Main | 2020 | 145 m / 476 ft | 40 | All-Concrete | Residential / Hotel | |
| 29 | JenTower | Jena | 1973 | 145 m / 474 ft | 30 | N/A | Education / Office | |
| 30 | Frankfurter Buro-Center | Frankfurt am Main | 1980 | 142 m / 467 ft | 40 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 31 | City Haus | Frankfurt am Main | 1974 | 142 m / 466 ft | 42 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 32 | EDGE East Side Berlin | Berlin | 2023 | 142 m / 466 ft | 36 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 33 | Panorama Tower | Leipzig | 1971 | 142 m / 466 ft | 36 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 34 | Neuer Henninger Turm | Frankfurt am Main | 2017 | 140 m / 459 ft | 40 | All-Concrete | Residential | |
| 35 | Büroturm Deutsche Welle | Cologne | 1978 | 138 m / 453 ft | 34 | N/A | Office | |
| 36 | Gallileo | Frankfurt am Main | 2003 | 136 m / 446 ft | 38 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 36 | Nextower | Frankfurt am Main | 2009 | 136 m / 446 ft | 35 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 38 | Business Tower | Nuremberg | 2000 | 135 m / 443 ft | 35 | N/A | Office | |
| 39 | Uni-Center | Cologne | 1973 | 134 m / 440 ft | 45 | All-Concrete | Residential | |
| 40 | Petrikirche | Hamburg | 1878 | 133 m / 436 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 41 | Michaeliskirche | Hamburg | 1762 | 132 m / 433 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 42 | Stiftsbasilika Sankt Martin | Landshut | 1500 | 131 m / 430 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 43 | Pollux | Frankfurt am Main | 1997 | 130 m / 427 ft | 33 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 44 | The Spin | Frankfurt am Main | 2023 | 128 m / 420 ft | 31 | All-Concrete | Office / Hotel | |
| 45 | RWE Turm | Essen | 1996 | 127 m / 417 ft | 31 | N/A | Office | |
| 45 | Garden Towers | Frankfurt am Main | 1976 | 127 m / 417 ft | 25 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 47 | Highlight I | Munich | 2004 | 126 m / 413 ft | 33 | N/A | Office | |
| 48 | Park Inn Berlin Alexanderplatz | Berlin | 1970 | 125 m / 410 ft | 41 | N/A | Hotel | |
| 48 | Hochhaus Treptower | Berlin | 1998 | 125 m / 410 ft | 32 | N/A | Office | |
| 48 | Hauptkirche St. Jacobi | Hamburg | 1963 | 125 m / 410 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 51 | ARAG Tower | Düsseldorf | 2000 | 125 m / 410 ft | 31 | Composite | Office | |
| 52 | LVA Hauptgebaude | Düsseldorf | 1976 | 123 m / 404 ft | 29 | N/A | Office | |
| 53 | City Tower | Offenbach | 2003 | 120 m / 394 ft | 32 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 54 | Maritim Hotel Travemünde | Lubeck | 1974 | 119 m / 390 ft | 36 | N/A | Residential / Hotel | |
| 54 | Upper West | Berlin | 2017 | 119 m / 390 ft | 35 | All-Concrete | Office / Hotel / Retail | |
| 56 | Zoofenster | Berlin | 2012 | 119 m / 390 ft | 32 | N/A | Hotel / Office | |
| 57 | Steglitzer Kreisel | Berlin | 1980 | 119 m / 389 ft | 30 | N/A | Office | |
| 58 | Messe Torhaus | Frankfurt am Main | 1985 | 117 m / 384 ft | 30 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 59 | Dorint Augsburg | Augsburg | 1972 | 115 m / 377 ft | 37 | All-Concrete | Hotel | |
| 59 | Langer Eugen | Bonn | 1969 | 115 m / 377 ft | 29 | All-Steel | Office | |
| 59 | Parktower | Frankfurt am Main | 1972 | 115 m / 377 ft | 29 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 59 | Japan Center | Frankfurt am Main | 1996 | 115 m / 377 ft | 27 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 59 | Berlin Cathedral | Berlin | 1905 | 115 m / 377 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 59 | Katharinenkirche | Hamburg | 1659 | 115 m / 377 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 65 | Neues Rathaus Leipzig | Leipzig | 1905 | 115 m / 376 ft | N/A | All-Steel | Government | |
| 66 | HVB Tower | Munich | 1981 | 114 m / 373 ft | 27 | N/A | Office | |
| 67 | Highlight II | Munich | 2004 | 113 m / 371 ft | 28 | N/A | Office | |
| 68 | Westhafen Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 2003 | 112 m / 368 ft | 31 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 69 | IBC Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 2003 | 112 m / 367 ft | 30 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 69 | TUV-Rheinland | Cologne | 1974 | 112 m / 367 ft | 22 | N/A | Office | |
| 71 | Eurotheum | Frankfurt am Main | 1999 | 110 m / 361 ft | 31 | All-Concrete | Residential / Office | |
| 71 | WinX Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 2017 | 110 m / 361 ft | 29 | N/A | Residential / Office | |
| 71 | Büro Center Nibelungenplatz | Frankfurt am Main | 1966 | 110 m / 361 ft | 27 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 71 | Elbphilharmonie | Hamburg | 2016 | 110 m / 361 ft | 25 | Concrete Over Steel | Residential / Hotel / Other | |
| 75 | Hamburg Rathaus | Hamburg | 1897 | 110 m / 360 ft | N/A | N/A | Government | |
| 76 | Ringturm | Cologne | 1973 | 109 m / 358 ft | 26 | N/A | Office | |
| 77 | Global Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1973 | 109 m / 356 ft | 28 | All-Concrete | Office | |
| 78 | Radisson SAS Hamburg | Hamburg | 1973 | 108 m / 354 ft | 32 | All-Concrete | Hotel | |
| 78 | VICTORIA-Haus | Düsseldorf | 1998 | 108 m / 354 ft | 29 | N/A | Office | |
| 80 | GEWA Tower | Fellbach | 2021 | 107 m / 351 ft | 34 | N/A | Residential / Hotel | |
| 81 | T-Rex Hybrid High-rise | Frankfurt am Main | 2022 | 106 m / 348 ft | 26 | N/A | Office | |
| 81 | Rathaus | Essen | 1979 | 106 m / 348 ft | 23 | N/A | Government | |
| 81 | Debis Tower | Berlin | 1997 | 106 m / 348 ft | 22 | N/A | Office | |
| 84 | Land- und Amtsgericht | Cologne | 1983 | 105 m / 344 ft | 25 | N/A | Government | |
| 84 | St. Peter’s Church | Dortmund | 1322 | 105 m / 344 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 86 | St. Reinold’s Church | Dortmund | 1270 | 104 m / 341 ft | N/A | All-Masonry | Religious | |
| 87 | KölnTriangle | Cologne | 2005 | 103 m / 339 ft | 29 | N/A | Office | |
| 88 | SV-Zentrale | Munich | 2008 | 103 m / 338 ft | 28 | N/A | Office | |
| 88 | Bahn Tower | Berlin | 2000 | 103 m / 338 ft | 26 | N/A | Office | |
| 88 | Europa Center | Berlin | 1965 | 103 m / 338 ft | 22 | N/A | Office | |
| 91 | Appartment-Hochhaus am Collini-Center | Mannheim | 1975 | 102 m / 335 ft | 32 | N/A | Residential | |
| 91 | Herkules-Hochhaus | Cologne | 1969 | 102 m / 335 ft | 31 | All-Concrete | Residential | |
| 91 | Kudamm Karree | Berlin | 1974 | 102 m / 335 ft | 23 | N/A | Office | |
| 91 | DeutschlandRadio | Cologne | 1975 | 102 m / 335 ft | 19 | N/A | Office | |
| 95 | Mundsburg Turm I | Hamburg | 1973 | 101 m / 333 ft | 29 | N/A | Residential | |
| 96 | Maritim ClubHotel | Timmendorfer Strand | 1974 | 101 m / 331 ft | 32 | All-Concrete | Residential / Hotel | |
| 96 | Kollhoff Tower | Berlin | 1999 | 101 m / 331 ft | 23 | N/A | Office | |
| 96 | BMW Building | Munich | 1972 | 101 m / 331 ft | 21 | N/A | Office | |
| 99 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | 1972 | 100 m / 328 ft | 28 | All-Concrete | Hotel | |
| 99 | Die Pyramide | Berlin | 1994 | 100 m / 328 ft | 23 | N/A | Office |






