Germany
Europe
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Frankfurt am Main
Cologne
Berlin
Düsseldorf
Hamburg
Munich
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
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Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
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 | Elbtower | 245 m / 804 ft | |
| 4 | FOUR Frankfurt 1 | 233 m / 764 ft | |
| 5 | Westendstrasse 1 | 208 m / 682 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 |
Building Completions Timeline
Germany CVU Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
403 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
16 | MATR |
 |
TK Elevator GmbH |
Platinum
|
61 | MATR • VERC • VERS |
 |
Drees & Sommer |
Gold
|
11 | CIV • STRC • ARCH |
 |
HPP Architekten GmbH |
Gold
|
13 | URB • ARCH |
 |
Leviat GmbH |
Gold
|
14 | STRC • FAC • FACS |
 |
POHL Facade Division |
Gold
|
33 | ARCH • FAC • FACS |
 |
Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieure |
Silver
|
7 | FAC |
 |
GERB Vibration Control Systems |
Silver
|
22 | MATR • SEIS |
 |
JKP Architects Ltd. |
Silver
|
2 | INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • FAC |
 |
Lindner Fassaden GmbH |
Silver
|
7 | CON • FAC • FACS |
 |
MAURER SE |
Silver
|
3 | ENGO |
 |
Priedemann Holding GmbH |
Silver
|
26 | FAC • FACS |
 |
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) |
Silver
|
0 | SURV |
 |
Sauerbruch Hutton |
Silver
|
0 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
Schlaich Bergermann und Partner SBP GmbH |
Silver
|
9 | CIV • STRC |
 |
Schüco |
Silver
|
16 | ENGO • FAC • MATR |
 |
Tecnostrutture |
Silver
|
0 | STRC • MATR |
 |
Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH |
Silver
|
5 | ENVE • MEP |
 |
WTM Engineers International GmbH |
Silver
|
0 | ENGO |
 |
Werner Sobek AG |
Silver
|
26 | ARCH |
 |
gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner |
Silver
|
36 | INTR • URB • ARCH |
 |
ingenhoven architects gmbh |
Silver
|
7 | URB • ARCH |
 |
wh-p Ingenieure |
Silver
|
3 | CIV • STRC • SEIS |
 |
DAM Deutsches Architekturmuseum |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | HIST |
 |
ILEK University of Stuttgart |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | ACAD |
CVU People & Events
Videos
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Research
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Research
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