List of tallest buildings in Berlin

This list of tallest buildings in Berlin ranks skyscrapers, free standing structures and high-rises in the German capital of Berlin by height. The tallest structure in Berlin is the Fernsehturm Berlin, which rises 368 metres (1,207 ft).

A cluster of office high rise buildings is located at Potsdamer Platz in the Mitte district and at Breitscheidplatz in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.

Due to increasing population, tourism and commercial activities the construction of residential, hotel and office high-rises has gained importance in Berlin after the year 2000.

Tallest structures

• The list does not include all highrise-buildings in Berlin (See: Liste der Hochhäuser in Berlin [de])
• The list includes existing free standing structures and buildings (above 65 m (213 ft)) in the city of Berlin as of 2017.
• The list does not include the mast radiator Sender Scholzplatz (230 metres) and the Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau (117 metres).
• The list does not include more than 15 chimneys of power plants with heights from 100–170 metres.
• The list does not include more than 10 church towers with heights from 60–90 metres.
• The list does not include more than 60 residential buildings with heights from 60–80 metres.
• The list does not include bell towers or monuments like the Berlin Victory Column (67 metres).

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Year	Use / Note
1	Berliner Fernsehturm		368 m (1,207 ft)	1965–1969	Television tower, restaurant Tallest structure in Germany since 1969/1990 Second tallest structure in the European Union Fourth tallest free standing structure in Europe since 1987 Third tallest free standing structure in the world from 1969–1973
2	Fernmeldeturm Berlin		212 m (696 ft)	1961–1964	Radio tower Tallest structure in West Berlin from 1964–1990
3	Windkraftanlage Pankow (2)		179 m (587 ft)	2008 & 2014	2 wind turbines type Enercon E-82
4	Berliner Funkturm		146 m (479 ft)	1924–1926	Radio tower Tallest structure in Berlin from 1926–1933
5	Edge East Side Tower		142 m (466 ft)	2019–2023	topped out Main tenant is Amazon/tallest high rise in Berlin since 2023
6	Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz		125 m (410 ft)	1967–1969	Hotel Tallest high-rise in Berlin since 1969 Tallest hotel in Eastern Germany from 1969–1990 Second tallest hotel in Germany since 1990
6	Treptowers		125 m (410 ft)	1995–1998	Office Tallest office building in Berlin since 1998
8	Steglitzer Kreisel		120 m (394 ft)	1968–1980	Living (Currently: ongoing restructuring)
9	Upper West		119 m (390 ft)	2013–2016	Hotel
9	Zoofenster		119 m (390 ft)	2008–2012	Hotel
11	Atrium-Tower		106 m (348 ft)	1997–1999	Office
12	Europa-Center		103 m (338 ft)	1963–1965	Office, Living Tallest high-rise in Berlin in 1965
12	Bahntower		103 m (338 ft)	1998–2000	Office
12	Kollhoff-Tower		103 m (338 ft)	1998–1999	Office
15	Kudamm-Karree		102 m (335 ft)	1974	Living
16	Die Pyramide		100 m (328 ft)	1994–1995	Office
16	BfA-Hochhaus		100 m (328 ft)	1976	Office
18	Berliner Dom		98 m (322 ft)	1894–1905	Religion Tallest church in Berlin since 1905
19	Stream Tower[1]		97.5 m (320 ft)	2019–2022	Office
20	Internationales Handelszentrum		93 m (305 ft)	1976–1978	Office
21	Wohnhochhaus Ideal		90 m (295 ft)	1968–1969	Living Tallest residential building in Berlin since 1969
22	Postbank-Hochhaus		89 m (292 ft)	1965–1971	Living (Currently: ongoing restructuring)
23	Hochhaus am Europaplatz		84 m (276 ft)	2023	Office
23	Wohnhochhaus Zwickauer Straße		84 m (276 ft)	1969	Living
25	GSW-Hochhaus		82 m (269 ft)	1999	Office
25	Charité main hospital		82 m (269 ft)	1977–1982	Hospital Tallest hospital building in Germany since 1982/1990
26	Telefunken-Hochhaus		80 m (262 ft)	1961	Education, Research Tallest high-rise in Berlin from 1961–1965 Second tallest university building (TU Berlin) in Germany
27	Königstadt-Carrée		79 m (259 ft)	2007–2011	Office, Hotel
27	Wohnhochhaus Joachim-Gottschalk-Weg		79 m (259 ft)	1968	Living Tallest residential building in Berlin when built in 1968
27	Charlottenburg Town Hall		79 m (259 ft)	1899–1905	Borough town hall
27	Piano-Hochhaus		79 m (259 ft)	1999	Office
31	Gasometer Schöneberg		78 m (256 ft)	1908–1910	Industry
31	RBB Zentrale		78 m (256 ft)	1966–1967	Office
31	Axel-Springer-Hochhaus		78 m (256 ft)	1959–1964	Office
34	Ullsteinhaus		77 m (253 ft)	1927	Office Tallest high-rise in Berlin from 1927–1961 Tallest high-rise in Germany from 1927–1957
35	Rotes Rathaus		74 m (243 ft)	1861–1869	Town Hall
36	Siemensturm		71 m (233 ft)	1918	Office
37	Beisheim Center		70 m (230 ft)	2002–2004	Hotel
38	Tour Total (Berlin)		69 m (226 ft)	2010–2012	Office
39	Borsigturm		65 m (213 ft)	1924	Office First high-rise built in Berlin (The 10-story Osram Werk building (40 meters) erected in 1909 is also considered as a high-rise. Remnants of it still exist.)

Under construction

Tallest demolished buildings

This list ranks all demolished and destroyed buildings and structures in Berlin that stood at least 165 m (541 ft) tall.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Germany
• List of tallest structures in Germany

References

External links

• Berlin skyscrapers at SkyscraperPage.com

This page was last edited on 16 May 2024, at 14:12