List of tallest buildings in Hamburg explained

This is a list of tallest buildings in Hamburg. As in most German cities except Frankfurt, skyscrapers or high-rises in Hamburg are rarely approved or built.

Tallest buildings and structures

See also: List of churches in Hamburg. The few high-rises in Hamburg are mostly clustered at St. Georg's Berliner Tor Center, St. Pauli's Hafenkrone, and most likely in future also at HafenCity's Elbbrücken.

NameUseHeight (m)Height (ft)FloorsYear completed
Heinrich-Hertz-TurmTelecommunication 279.21NaN11968
St. NikolaiChurch tower 147.91NaN11874 (ruin since 1943)
St. PetriChurch tower 1331NaN11878
St. MichaelisChurch tower 1321NaN11762
St. JacobiChurch tower 1251NaN11963
St. KatharinenChurch tower 1151NaN11659
Hamburg RathausTown hall tower 1121NaN11897
ElbphilharmonieConcert hall/ Hotel/ Residential 110m (360feet)262016
Radisson Blu Hotel HamburgHotel 108m (354feet)321973
Columbus-HausOffice 105m (344feet)232002
Mundsburg Turm IResidential 101m (331feet)291973
EmporioOffice 98m (322feet)242011
Mundsburg Turm IIIResidential 97m (318feet)261975
St. GertrudChurch tower 931NaN11886
Mundsburg Turm IIResidential 90m (300feet)221973
Berliner Tor Center IOffice 90m (300feet)222004
Berliner Tor Center IIOffice 90m (300feet)222004
New St. NikolaiChurch tower 89.41NaN11962
Atlantic-HausOffice 88m (289feet)212007
Hermes-HausOffice 86m (282feet)231981
GeomatikumResearch 85m (279feet)201975
Tanzende Türme Office 84.91NaN1242012
Hotel KaiserhofHotel 78m (256feet)171963
Holiday Inn Hotel HamburgHotel75m (246feet)181995
Palmaille 35Residential75m (246feet)23
Channel Tower Office 75m (246feet)182003
Empire Riverside HotelHotel 73m (240feet)202007

Under construction or proposed

NameUseHeight (m)Height (ft)FloorsEstimated Completion
Commercial [1] 244.8m (803.1feet)612026
Elbbrücken I[2] Residential 150m (490feet)TBDTBD
Elbbrücken IIResidential 150m (490feet)TBDTBD
Elbbrücken IIIResidential 120m (390feet)TBDTBD

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://elbtower.de/en/faq
  2. http://www.hafencity.com/de/elbbruecken.html Elbbrücken: Metropolitanes Geschäfts- und Wohnquartier mit Weitblick