List of tallest buildings in Nuremberg explained

This list of tallest buildings in Nuremberg ranks high-rise buildings and important landmarks that reach a height of 50 meters (164 feet). The tallest structure in the city is by far the 292-meter-high Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg, a telecommunication tower built in 1980.

Nuremberg is characterized above all by its medieval old town with churches towers and domes. To protect the cityscape, very few high-rise buildings have been built to date.

The tallest building in the city is the 135-meter-high Business Tower, the second tallest building in the Free State of Bavaria after Uptown München in Munich.

RankNameImageHeight
m (ft)		FloorsYear completedUse / Note
Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg2920NaN01980Telecommunications tower,
Tallest structure in Nuremberg.
1Business Tower Nürnberg1350NaN0342000Tallest skyscraper in Nuremberg and second tallest in the state of Bavaria.
Height to tip 1630NaN0
St. Lorenz, Nuremberg810NaN015th century
2Bundesagentur für Arbeit80.20NaN0181973Federal Employment Agency
3Norikus 1800NaN0221972Residential
St. Sebaldus Church750NaN013th century
Christus Church73.50NaN01894
Friedenskirche Nürnberg650NaN01928
4Hochhaus Einsteinring 6–964.90NaN0211971Residential
5Hochhaus Neuselsbrunn 3262.50NaN0211965Residential
5Hochhaus Neuselsbrunn 5362.50NaN0211965Residential
5Hochhaus Neuselsbrunn 54 62.50NaN0211965Residential
8Seetor City Campus Tower[1] 600NaN0182023Residential
Reformations-Gedächtnis-Kirche Nürnberg580NaN01938
9Hochhaus Glogauer Straße 1156.60NaN017Residential
10HDI Hochhaus560NaN0151991Seat of HDI
10Plärrerhochhaus560NaN0151953Administration building of Städtische Werke Nürnberg
12Hochhaus Planetenring 2555.90NaN017Residential
13Hochhaus Gartenstadt54.50NaN0181971Residential
14Hochhaus Creglinger Straße 6254.30NaN017Residential
14Hochhaus Insinger Straße 54 54.30NaN017Residential
16Tafelhof Palais Turm I530NaN0152021Hotel
16Hochhaus Hainstraße 25530NaN0171976Residential
18Hochhaus Weltenburger Straße 9752.80NaN016Residential
19Grundig Tower I52.30NaN0171970Headquarters of Grundig
20Hochhaus Wettersteinstraße 51–53520NaN017Residential
20UmweltHaus520NaN0132023Seat of Umweltbank
22Hochhaus Schultheißallee 551.90NaN0171968Residential
23Merian Forum51.60NaN0132002Office
24Hochhaus der Fränkischen Überlandwerke510NaN0141966Seat of N-ERGIE
25Norikus 2510NaN0171972Residential
27Hochhaus Hornfischstraße 4500NaN014Residential
27Hochhaus Schöpfstraße 33500NaN015Residential
27Grundig Turm II500NaN0161970Office

More high-rise buildings in the region

RankNameImageHeight
m (ft)		FloorsYear completedUse / NoteCity
1Langer Johann800NaN0271973ResidentialErlangen
2Wohnhochhäuser Europakanal700NaN021ResidentialErlangen
3Siemens-Hochhaus (Glaspalast)620NaN0171962Seat of Siemens AGErlangen
4Neues Rathaus (Erlangen)610NaN0162005Town hallErlangen
5Bahnhof-Center600NaN016ResidentialFürth
6Siemens Healthineers520NaN0Siemens Medical technologyErlangen
7Sparkassen-Hochhaus 500NaN010Seat of SparkasseFürth

Under construction

NameHeight (m)
Height (ft)
FloorsYear
IKON[2] 65213172025
The One51.5169122025

Proposed

NameHeight (m)
Height (ft)
FloorsYear
Zweiblick Turm I[3] 63.4520820Unknown
Tor zum Tiefen Feld57.518917Unknown
Zweiblick Turm II57.1218717Unknown
monopol49156.318518Unknown
Hochhaus Erlanger-/Marienbergstraße5518016Unknown
Ergo-Hochhaus5217114Unknown
Hochhaus Leuschnerstraße 1[4] 5116715Unknown

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nürnberger Nachrichten: Städtevergleich: Nicht nur in Nürnberg boomen Hochhäuser - sie lindern die Wohnungsnot aber kaum.
  2. Web site: Nuernberg.de:IKON.
  3. Web site: wohnennuernberg.de:Neubau eines Stadtquartiers mit grüner Seele in Nürnberg.
  4. Web site: Nordbayern:Neues Hochhaus in Langwasser Süd.

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