List of tallest buildings in Cologne
This list of tallest buildings in Cologne ranks high-rises and free standing structures that reach a height of 50 meters (164 feet) without superstructures. When it was completed in 1925, the Hansahochhaus was the tallest skyscraper in Europe for a short time. Currently, the tallest skyscraper in Cologne is the Kölnturm. The tallest structure in Cologne is the Colonius telecommunications tower at 266 m (873 ft), followed by Cologne Cathedral at 157.38 m (516 ft).
The criterion for skyscrapers is usually a height of 150 meters or more. So far, none of Cologne's high-rise buildings have reached this mark; the tallest skyscraper in North Rhine-Westphalia is the 162.5 m (533 ft) tall Post Tower in neighboring Bonn.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Use / Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonius | 
|
266 m (873 ft) | 1981 | Telecommunications tower, Tallest structure in Cologne. | ||
| Cologne Cathedral | 
|
157.38 m (516 ft) | 1880 | Tallest twin-spired church in the world | ||
| 1 | Kölnturm | 
|
148.5 m (487 ft) | 43 | 2001 | Tallest skyscraper in Cologne. (With antenna spire 165.48 m (543 ft) tall) |
| 2 | Colonia-Haus | 
|
147 m (482 ft) | 45 | 1973 | Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976 and Germany's tallest residential tower until 2020. |
| 3 | Uni-Center | 
|
133 m (436 ft) | 42 | 1973 | |
| Pollonius | 
|
115 m (377 ft) | 1990 | |||
| 4 | TÜV-Rheinland-Turm | 
|
112 m (367 ft) | 22 | 1974 | |
| 5 | Ringturm | 
|
109 m (358 ft) | 26 | 1973 | Heptagonal residential building |
| 6 | Cologne Justice Center | 
|
105 m (344 ft) | 25 | 1981 | |
| 7 | Kölntriangle | 
|
103 m (338 ft) | 29 | 2006 | KölnTriangle is headquarters of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) |
| 8 | Herkules-Hochhaus | 
|
102 m (335 ft) | 31 | 1969 | Residential building |
| 9 | Funkhaus Köln (DLF-Funkhaus) | 
|
102 m (335 ft) | 19 | 1978 | Radio studios, Office |
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 
|
99 m (325 ft) | 19 | 1970s | Office |
| 11 | Rheinsternhaus | 
|
96 m (315 ft) | 27 | 1973 | Residential |
| 12 | Lanxess Tower | 
|
95 m (312 ft) | 19 | 1969 | 2013 Refurbishment of the existing Lufthansa-Hochhaus. |
| 12 | An der Fuhr 4 | 
|
93 m (305 ft) | 26 | 1969 | Residential |
| 12 | Universitätsklinikum Köln | 
|
89 m (292 ft) | 23 | 1971 | Ward building of the university hospital |
| Herz-Jesu-Kirche | 
|
83.41 m (274 ft) | 1900 | Catholic church | ||
| 15 | DKV-Administration building | 
|
82 m (269 ft) | 18 | 1966 | Administration building of DKV and ERGO Insurance |
| 16 | Messeturm Köln | 
|
80 m (262 ft) | 1928 | Part of the Cologne exhibition halls | |
| 17 | Wohnheim an der Sporthochschule | 
|
77 m (253 ft) | 27 | 1973 | Residential |
| 18 | Bonner Straße 211 | 
|
76 m (249 ft) | 26 | 1971 | Residential |
| 19 | Türnicher Straße 1–5 | 
|
75 m (246 ft) | 21 | Residential | |
| 19 | Wohnheim an der FH | 
|
75 m (246 ft) | 21 | 1979 | Residential |
| Great St. Martin Church | 
|
75 m (246 ft) | 1250 | Romanesque Catholic church | ||
| 21 | West-Center | 
|
74 m (243 ft) | 25 | 1973 | |
| 22 | Krohstraße 4 (Allianz Wohnpark) | 
|
73 m (240 ft) | 25 | 1973 | Residential |
| 23 | Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 72–82 | 71.6 m (235 ft) | 20 | 1973 | Residential | |
| 24 | Kierberger Straße 15 | 
|
70 m (230 ft) | 23 | 1965 | Residential |
| 24 | An der Schanz 1 | 
|
70 m (230 ft) | 23 | 1976 | Residential |
| 26 | In der Kreuzau 2–4 | 
|
68 m (223 ft) | 23 | 1973 | Residential |
| 26 | Görlinger-Zentrum 3 | 
|
68 m (223 ft) | 19 | Residential | |
| 26 | Belfortstraße 9 | 68 m (223 ft) | 19 | Residential | ||
| 26 | Mainstraße 38 | 
|
68 m (223 ft) | 19 | Residential | |
| 30 | Wohnturm Opal | 
|
67 m (220 ft) | 20 | 2018 | Residential |
| 31 | Hansahochhaus | 
|
65 m (213 ft) | 17 | 1925 | First "skyscraper" in Cologne |
| 31 | ABC-Tower | 
|
65 m (213 ft) | 17 | 2003 | Office |
| 33 | Alte Brühler Straße 8 | 
|
64 m (210 ft) | 18 | 1974 | Residential |
| 33 | An der Fuhr 3 |
|
64 m (210 ft) | 18 | 1974 | Residential |
| 33 | Wiener Weg 4 | 64 m (210 ft) | 18 | 1971 | Residential | |
| 33 | Premier Inn Hotel | 
|
64 m (210 ft) | 18 | Hotel | |
| 37 | Kranhaus Süd | 
|
62 m (203 ft) | 17 | 2010 | Office |
| 37 | Kranhaus 1 | 
|
62 m (203 ft) | 17 | 2008 | Office |
| 37 | Kranhaus Nord | 
|
62 m (203 ft) | 17 | 2009 | Residential |
| 40 | Krohstraße 2 | 
|
61 m (200 ft) | 21 | 1973 | Residential |
| 40 | Riehler Straße 200 | 
|
61 m (200 ft) | 19 | 1976 | Residential |
| 40 | Messeplatz 1 | 
|
61 m (200 ft) | 15 | 1977 | Office |
| 43 | Millennium (Zurich Gruppe Deutschland) [1] | 
|
60 m (197 ft) | 15 | 2019 | Office - Part of MesseCity Köln[1] |
| 43 | Centraal (KPMG) [1] | 60 m (197 ft) | 15 | 2024 | Office - Part of MesseCity Köln[1][2] | |
| 45 | Ringkarree | 
|
58 m (190 ft) | 17 | 2001 | |
| 46 | Arbeitsamt | 57 m (187 ft) | 16 | |||
| 46 | Raderthalgürtel 5–11 | 57 m (187 ft) | 15 | |||
| 46 | Buschweg 23 | 57 m (187 ft) | 15 | |||
| 46 | Im Falkenhorst 2–10 | 57 m (187 ft) | 15 | |||
| 46 | Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 79–81 | 
|
57 m (187 ft) | 15 | ||
| 46 | Wohnheim der FH 2 | 
|
57 m (187 ft) | 15 | ||
| 52 | Wohnhochhaus Wiener Platz 2 | 
|
57 m (187 ft) | 19 | 1960 | |
| 53 | Gerling-Hochhaus | 
|
56 m (184 ft) | 15 | 1953 | |
| 54 | Deutsche Telekom | 
|
55 m (180 ft) | 18 | 1965 | |
| 54 | DKV-Neubau | 
|
55 m (180 ft) | 14 | 2005 | |
| 56 | Best Western Premier Regent Hotel | 
|
50 m (164 ft) | 14 | 2005 |
Under construction
[edit]| Name | Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centraal (KPMG) [1] | 60 | 197 | 15 | 2024 |
| Düxx[3] | 60 | 197 | 16 | 2025 |
| LUX121[4][5] | 57 | 187 | 15 | 2024 |
| SechtM (Parkstadt Süd)[6][7] | 50 (?) | 164 | 15 | 2026 |
| Scala (Mülheim)[8] | 45 | 148 | 12 | 2024 |
Proposed
[edit]| Name | Height (m) |
Height (ft) |
Floors | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVK Headquarters[9] | 144 | 473 | 38 | 2030 |
| Flossbach von Storch Headquarters[10] | 120 | 394 | 2030 | |
| Cologneo II | 100 | 328 | 2030 | |
| Colonius Nord[11] | 80 | 263 | 22 | 2030 |
| Deutzer Hafen[12][13] | 80 + 65 + 60 + 60 + 50 + 45 | 263 + 213 + 197 + 197 + 164 + 148 | 2031 | |
| LVR-Tower[14] | 69.5 | 228 | 18 | 2027 |
| Mühlenturm (Lindgens Areal)[15] | 65 | 213 | 20 | 2027 |
| Thyssen-Area (Ehrenfeld)[16] | 65 | 213 | 17 | 2030 |
| Primo (Ehrenveedel)[17] | 45 (?) | 148 | 12 | 2027 |
Demolished
[edit]| Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Opened | Demolished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funkhaus am Raderberggürtel | 
|
138 m (453 ft) | 34 | 1980 | 2019–2021 |
| Studio Deutsche Welle | 
|
86 m (282 ft) | 24 | 1976 | 2019–2021 |
| LVR-Haus (former Ford-administration) | 
|
54 m (177 ft) | 16 | 1966 | 2021–2022 |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "CENTRAAL, MesseCity Köln | Neuer KPMG Sitz | von STRABAG Real Estate". www.strabag-real-estate.com.
- ^ "Mattes und Düxx – Büros mit Weitblick in Deutz".
- ^ "Lux 121 - Justizzentrum Köln - GBP Architekten". www.gbp-architekten.de.
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- ^ "DEVK headquarters | JSWD Architekten". jswd.de.
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- ^ "Deutzer Hafen Köln". August 11, 2020.
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- ^ "Thyssen-Gelände Oskar-Jäger-Straße Köln-Ehrenfeld". www.stadt-koeln.de.
- ^ GmbH, aurelis Real Estate Service. "Ehrenveedel – Neue Wohn- und Arbeitswelten in Köln Ehrenfeld". aurelis Real Estate Service GmbH.