Messeturm

Coordinates: 50°06′44″N 8°39′10″E / 50.11222°N 8.65278°E / 50.11222; 8.65278
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Messeturm
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleArt Deco, Postmodern
LocationFriedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49
Frankfurt
Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°06′44″N 8°39′10″E / 50.11222°N 8.65278°E / 50.11222; 8.65278
Construction started13 July 1988
OpeningOctober 1990
CostDM500 million
OwnerTishman Speyer Properties
Height
Roof257 m (843 ft)
Top floor228 m (748 ft)
Technical details
Floor count63
2 below ground
Floor area61,711 m2 (664,300 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Helmut Jahn
Richard Murphy
DeveloperTishman Speyer Properties
CitiBank
Structural engineerIngenieurbüro Fritz Nötzold
Main contractorHOCHTIEF AG
Other information
Public transit access
References
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The Messeturm, or Trade Fair Tower, is a 63-storey, 257 m (843 ft)[5] skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the second tallest building in Frankfurt, the second tallest building in Germany and the third tallest building in the European Union. It was the tallest building in Europe from its completion in 1990 until 1997 when it was surpassed by the Commerzbank Tower, which is also located in Frankfurt.

The Messeturm is located near the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds. Helmut Jahn designed the Messeturm in a postmodern architectural style. It is regarded as one of the design classics among European skyscrapers. Despite its name, the Messeturm is not used for trade fair exhibitions but as an office building. It is one of the few buildings in Germany with their own postal code (60308), the others being Opernturm, another Frankfurt skyscraper, and the summit station on Zugspitze.

When Germany submitted its application to have Frankfurt selected as the seat of the European Union's Anti-money-laundering authority (AMLA) in 2023, the Messeturm was one of three options – alongside Tower 185 – presented as potential location for the new agency.[6]

Design[edit]

The Messeturm is similar in design to towers by other architects including the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia and Key Tower (1991) in Cleveland, Ohio. Frankfurters often call it Bleistift ("pencil") due to its shape. The construction of the building's foundation set a world record for the longest continuous concrete pour. Ninety trucks poured concrete for 78 hours into the 6-metre (20 ft) deep foundation. Its ground floor area is just 1,681 m2 (18,090 sq ft), and features a 36.3 m (119.1 ft) pyramid at the top.

The tower uses numerous geometric shapes in its design such as the square footprint which is the main shape used throughout the tower. It then rises to a cylindrical shape which finally completes in a pyramid.

There are 900 parking places in a public parking garage and a direct connection to the subway.

In popular culture[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt[edit]

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
500m
550yds
none
18
Eurotower
17
Skyper
16
Marienturm
15
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
14
Westend Gate
13
Silberturm
12
Taunusturm
11
Opernturm
10
Grand Tower
9
Seat of the European Central Bank
8
Trianon
7
Omniturm
6
5
Tower 185
4
Main Tower
3
Westendstraße 1
2
Messeturm
1
Commerzbank Tower
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Tallest skyscrapers in Frankfurt am Main
1
Commerzbank Tower
2
Messeturm
3
Westendstraße 1
4
Main Tower
5
Tower 185
6
ONE
7
Omniturm
8
Trianon
9
Seat of the European Central Bank
10
Grand Tower
11
Opernturm
12
Taunusturm
13
Silberturm
14
Westend Gate
15
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
16
Marienturm
17
Skyper
18
Eurotower

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Messeturm". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 109672". Emporis. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Messeturm". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Messeturm at Structurae
  5. ^ "MesseTurm". Frankfurt.de (in German). City of Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  6. ^ Carsten Volkery (9 November 2023), Wie Deutschland die Anti-Geldwäsche-Behörde nach Frankfurt holen will Handelsblatt
  7. ^ "Sim City 4 Building Index". simcity4buildings.net. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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