Commerzbank Tower (Frankfurt am Main)

 office building, bank, headquarters, high-rise, 1997_construction, Norman Foster (architect)

The tallest building in Germany and second tallest in Europe.

259m in height.
56 floors.
Built in 1997.

First so-called "ecological skyscraper" in the world because of new technology used for heating and cooling.

There is a signal light on top of the mast which makes the building officially 300.10 meters tall.

A triangular atrium rises through the entire building from the ground floor, divided by glass partitions. The atrium opens to the exterior wall at different levels, forming 9 very large gardens.

Only the plaza level of Commerzbank's tower is accessible to the public.

There is no observatory or open area on top.


At night the building is illuminated in a changing yellow light scheme by artist Thomas Emde. The scheme is the winning result of a competition.

Commerzbank Zentrale is officially an extension of the Verwaltungsbau der Commerzbank AG (old Commerzbank headquarters building) which borders the tower.

In December 2003 the Triumph-Palace in Moscow overtook Commerzbank's tower as Europe's tallest high-rise building by structural height.