List of tallest buildings in Hamburg explained

This list of tallest buildings in Hamburg ranks high-rise buildings and some important landmarks that reach a height of 50 meters (164 feet). The tallest freestanding structure in the city is the 279-meter-high Heinrich-Hertz-Turm, a television tower built in 1968.

Hamburg's city centre is dominated by church towers; Hamburg is the city with the most churches taller than 100 meters. High-rise buildings, on the other hand, are found in smaller clusters in the HafenCity, at Berliner Tor in St. Georg, in the Hafenkrone in St. Pauli and in Mundsburg in Hamburg-Nord.

The criterion for skyscrapers is usually a height of 150 meters or more. So far, no Hamburg building has reached this mark, but Hamburg has made a first attempt in this direction with the Elbtower. Unfortunately, construction was halted at the end of October 2023 as the developer failed to make payments to the construction company.[1] [2]

Gallery

RankNameImageHeight
m (ft)		FloorsYear completedUse / Note
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm279.20NaN01968Telecommunications tower,
Tallest freestanding structure in Hamburg.
St. Nikolai147.30NaN01874Tallest church tower in Hamburg. Ruin since 1943
Köhlbrand Bridge1350NaN01974Cable-stayed bridge
St. Petri1330NaN01878
St. Michaelis1320NaN01762
St. Jacobi1250NaN01589 (Reconstructed in 1963)Destroyed by bombing during World War II. Reconstructed with modern spire.
St. Katharinen116.70NaN01657 (Reconstructed in 1957)Destroyed by bombing during World War II. Reconstructed with modern spire.
Hamburg City Hall1120NaN01897Second tallest city hall in Germany.
1Elbphilharmonie1100NaN0262017Elbe Philharmonic Hall is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg.
2Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg1080NaN0321973Tallest hotel building in Hamburg.
3Columbus Haus1050NaN0231997Office, part of Hanseatic Trade Center
4Mundsburg Turm I1010NaN0291973Residential
5Emporio (Hamburg)980NaN0241964Office
6Mundsburg Turm III970NaN0221973Residential
St. Gertrud930NaN01886
7Mundsburg Turm II900NaN0261975Residential
7Berliner Tor Center III900NaN0222004 Office
7Berliner Tor Center II900NaN0222004Office
St. Nikolai89.40NaN01962
10Atlantic-Haus880NaN0212007Office
11Geomatikum850NaN0201975University building
11Dancing Towers850NaN0242012Office
13Berliner Tor Center I830NaN0221962Office, former police headquarters
St. Johannis830NaN01873
St. Johannis-Harvestehude79.50NaN01882
Friedenskirche78.30NaN01894
14Kaiserhof780NaN0171963Office
15Wohnhochhaus Palmaille 35750NaN0231969Residential
15Holiday Inn Hotel Hamburg 750NaN0181995Hotel
15Channel Tower750NaN0182003Office
18Motel One Hamburg-Alster 73.30NaN0202010Hotel
19Empire Riverside Hotel730NaN0202007Hotel
20Gorch-Fock-Haus720NaN0231972Residential
20Kristall 720NaN0202011Residential
22Hamburger Meile (Turm 1)700NaN0181970Office
22Wohnhochhaus Jessenstraße 4700NaN0161975Residential
22Astra-Turm 700NaN0172007Office
22Watermark (Intelligent Quarters)700NaN0202018Office
Christuskirche700NaN01965
26Elbe-Einkaufszentrum Turm I690NaN019Residential
26Berliner Tor 7690NaN0141970sUniversity building
28Neues Steintor650NaN017Office
29Tower am Michel
(Former Hochhaus Deutscher Ring)		630NaN0181964 (Refurbishment 1999)Office
29Hamburger Meile (Turm 2)630NaN0161970Office
31Kallmorgen Tower620NaN0171965Residential
31Hotel Hafen Hamburg620NaN0151987Hotel
31Achtern Born 84620NaN0211972Residential
34Spiegel-Gebäude610NaN0132011Headquarters of Spiegel Gruppe
35Mövenpick Hotel600NaN0191910 (Refurbishment 2007)Hotel
35Asklepios Klinik Altona600NaN0201970Hospital
35Grünes Zentrum I600NaN0161971Residential
35Grünes Zentrum II600NaN0161971Residential
35Grünes Zentrum III600NaN0161971Residential
35Fruchtallee 83600NaN019Residential
35Philips-Deutschland-Zentrale600NaN0172005Office, former Seat of Philips
35Holiday Inn Hamburg City Nord600NaN0182016Hotel
35Konrad Wohnen600NaN0172019Residential
35Kap 5600NaN0162023Office
35Ipanema Hamburg600NaN0132024Office
46Arabica-Tower Hamburg590NaN0142010Residential
46The Crown590NaN0142024Office, Residential
46Fifty9 Strandkai590NaN0172024Office, Residential
49Flakturm IV (Hochbunker St. Pauli)580NaN0121940 (2019)Former flak tower, additional floors added
49AlsterCity Hamburg580NaN0161990Office
49Suitehotel Hamburg City580NaN0182002Hotel
49Studentenapartments Berliner Tor 580NaN0182002Residential
49Marco-Polo-Tower580NaN0162010Residential
49Verwaltungsgebäude Hamburg Süd580NaN0141964 (refurbishment 2016)Office
55Niebuhr-Hochhaus570NaN0171971
55Hanseatic Trade Center, Phase III570NaN0161996Office
55Cinnamon Tower570NaN0152014Residential
55Engel & Völkers Firmenzentrale570NaN0152019
59VBG-Tower 560NaN0152016
60Brahms-Kontor 550NaN0151931Office
60Hochhaus Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG550NaN0141958
60Achter Born 86550NaN0191972Residential
60Überseering 35550NaN0131973Office
60Silo Harburg550NaN0152003Office
60Campus Tower550NaN0162019Office
66Sibeliusstraße 1540NaN0162019Residential
66Sibeliusstraße 2540NaN016Residential
66Sibeliusstraße 4540NaN016Residential
66Sibeliusstraße 5540NaN016Residential
66SAGA-Hochhaus540NaN016Residential
66Coffee Plaza540NaN0122010Office
72Kontorhaus am Großmarkt530NaN0141965Office
73Philosophenturm der Universität Hamburg520NaN0141963Universiy building
73Billstraße 84520NaN0141965Office
73HAW Hamburg520NaN0152002University building
76Finnlandhaus510NaN0141966Office
77Meßberghof500NaN0101924Office
77Springer-Hochhaus500NaN0141956Seat of Axel Springer Verlag
77Alster-Tower500NaN0151958Office
77Burmah-Haus500NaN0131960Office
77Falkenried Tower500NaN0142004Residential
77Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen500NaN0122012Office
77IntercityHotel Hamburg Dammtor-Messe500NaN0142014Hotel
77Esplanade 40500NaN0142017Office

Under construction

NameHeight (m)
Height (ft)
FloorsYear
Elbtower24580464On Hold
Skysegel[3] 73239.5162025
Präventionszentrum der Berufsgenossenschaften69226192024
roots Hamburg[4] 65213192024
Waterfront Towers West[5] 60213142024
Waterfront Towers East[6] 60213142024
EDGE Vattenfall Zentrale[7] 57187152024
Perigon[8] 57187182024
The Pier55180142024
kbnk Tower Überseequartier[9] 55180162024
AlsterGate[10] 55180162024

Proposed

NameHeight (m)
Height (ft)
FloorsYear
Elbbrücken 120[11] 11036128
Bahnhof Altona (South Tower)[12] 7624919
Hamburg Innovation Port7524620
Plaza Premium Hotel am Veritaskai6521319
Kongresshotel Elbbrücken[13] 6521319
Amsinckstraße 456521319
Hammer Heart[14] 60197172027
Ehemaliges Postamt 80[15] 6019718
Bahnhof Altona (North Tower)[16] 5819015
Naval5718715
Treetop Tower[17] 5116714

Demolished

NameImageHeight
m (ft)		FloorsOpenedDemolished
Iduna-Hochhaus890NaN02319661995
Hermes-Hochhaus860NaN02319812019–2021
Oberpostdirektion520NaN01219762017
Hochhaus Am Hegen 82500NaN01719632004
Astra-Turm500NaN01419702005

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reuters:Hamburg skyscraper construction halted in grim sign for German property sector. .
  2. News: Bloomberg: Billionaire Benko's Property Woes Risk Leaving Scars in Hamburg. Bloomberg . 11 November 2023 .
  3. Web site: Garbe-immobilien.
  4. Web site: Garbe-immobilien.
  5. Web site: bdsarchitects.com: Waterfront Towers.
  6. Web site: bdsarchitects.com: Waterfront Towers.
  7. Web site: Hamburger Abendblatt: Vattenfall bestätigt Umzug der Zentrale in die HafenCity. 18 February 2019 .
  8. Web site: Die Wohnkompanie:Perigon.
  9. Web site: Überseequartier. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409160427/http://www.hafencity.com/upload/files/listitems/Architekturen_Ueberseequartier_Sued.pdf . 2016-04-09 .
  10. Web site: Alstergate.
  11. Web site: Hafencity.
  12. Web site: Train Station Hamburg-Altona .
  13. Web site: gmp.de:Kongresshotel Elbbrücken.
  14. Web site: ABG-Group:Hammer Heart.
  15. Web site: City-Nord: Quartiersplanung im Zentrum.
  16. Web site: Train Station Hamburg-Altona .
  17. Web site: Hammerbrooklyn:Treetop Tower.

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