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Skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany
The
Messeturm
, or Trade Fair Tower, is a 63-storey, 257 m (843 ft)
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skyscraper in the
Westend-Sud district
of
Frankfurt
, Germany. It is
the second tallest building in Frankfurt
,
the second tallest building in Germany
and the third tallest building in the European Union. It was
the tallest building in Europe
from its completion in 1990 until 1997 when it was surpassed by the
Commerzbank Tower
, which is also located in Frankfurt.
The Messeturm is located near the
Frankfurt Trade Fair
grounds.
Helmut Jahn
designed the Messeturm in a
postmodern architectural
style. It is regarded as one of the design classics among European skyscrapers. Despite its name, the Messeturm is not used for trade fair exhibitions but as an office building. It is one of the few buildings in Germany with their own
postal code
(60308), the others being
Opernturm
, another Frankfurt skyscraper, and the summit station on
Zugspitze
.
When Germany submitted its application to have Frankfurt selected as the seat of the European Union's Anti-money-laundering authority (AMLA) in 2023, the Messeturm was one of three options ? alongside
Tower 185
? presented as potential location for the new agency.
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Design
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The Messeturm is similar in design to towers by other architects including the
Bank of America Plaza
in
Atlanta
, Georgia and
Key Tower
(1991) in
Cleveland
, Ohio. Frankfurters often call it
Bleistift
("pencil") due to its shape. The construction of the building's foundation set a world record for the longest continuous concrete pour. Ninety trucks poured concrete for 78 hours into the 6-metre (20 ft) deep foundation. Its ground floor area is just 1,681 m
2
(18,090 sq ft), and features a 36.3 m (119.1 ft) pyramid at the top.
The tower uses numerous geometric shapes in its design such as the square footprint which is the main shape used throughout the tower. It then rises to a cylindrical shape which finally completes in a pyramid.
There are 900 parking places in a public parking garage and a direct connection to the subway.
In popular culture
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Gallery
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The inner city ring with Messeturm in the background
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Messeturm at sunset
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Messeturm at night
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Messeturm from street level
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Messeturm from street level
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
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References
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External links
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Timeline of the tallest buildings in the European Union
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