List of tallest buildings in Cologne

This list of tallest buildings in Cologne ranks high-rise buildings and free standing structures that reach a height of 50 meters (164 feet) without superstructures. When it was completed in 1925, the Hansahochhaus was the tallest skyscraper in Europe for a short time. Currently, the tallest skyscraper in Cologne is the Kölnturm. The tallest structure in Cologne is the Colonius telecommunications tower at 266 m (873 ft), followed by Cologne Cathedral at 157.38 m (516 ft).

Skyline of Cologne

The criterion for skyscrapers is usually a height of 150 meters or more. So far, none of Cologne's high-rise buildings have reached this mark; the tallest skyscraper in North Rhine-Westphalia is the 162.5 m (533 ft) tall Post Tower in neighboring Bonn.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year completed	Use / Note
	Colonius		266 m (873 ft)		1981	Telecommunications tower, Tallest structure in Cologne.
	Cologne Cathedral		157.38 m (516 ft)		1880	Tallest twin-spired church in the world
1	Kölnturm		148.5 m (487 ft)	43	2001	Tallest skyscraper in Cologne. With antenna spire 165.48 m (543 ft) tall
2	Colonia-Haus		147 m (482 ft)	45	1973	Tallest building in Germany from 1973 to 1976 and Germany's tallest residential tower until 2020.
3	Uni Center Köln		133 m (436 ft)	42	1973
	Pollonius		115 m (377 ft)		1990
4	TÜV-Rheinland-Turm		112 m (367 ft)	22	1974
5	Ringturm Cologne		109 m (358 ft)	26	1973	Heptagonal building, Office & residential
6	Cologne Justice Center		105 m (344 ft)	25	1981
7	Kölntriangle		103 m (338 ft)	29	2006	KölnTriangle is headquarters of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
8	Herkules Hochhaus		102 m (335 ft)	31	1969	Residential building
9	Funkhaus Köln (DLF-Funkhaus)		102 m (335 ft)	19	1975	Radio studios, Office
10	Deutsche Telekom AG		99 m (325 ft)	19	1970s	Office
11	Rheinsternhaus		96 m (315 ft)	27	1973	Residential
12	Lanxess Tower		95 m (312 ft)	19	1969	2013 Refurbishment of the existing Lufthansa-Hochhaus.
13	An der Fuhr 4		93 m (305 ft)	26	1969	Residential
14	Universitätsklinikum Köln		89 m (292 ft)	23	1971	Building of the University Hospital
	Herz-Jesu-Kirche		83.41 m (274 ft)		1900	Catholic church
15	DKV-Administration building		82 m (269 ft)	18	1966	Administration building of DKV and ERGO Insurance
16	Messeturm Köln		80 m (262 ft)		1928	Part of the Cologne exhibition halls
	Basilica of St. Severin		79 m (259 ft)		11–13th century	Romanesque Basilica church
17	Wohnheim an der Sporthochschule		77 m (253 ft)	27	1973	Residential
18	Bonner Straße 211		76 m (249 ft)	26	1971	Residential
19	Türnicher Straße 1–5		75 m (246 ft)	21		Residential
19	Wohnheim an der FH		75 m (246 ft)	21	1979	Residential
	Great St. Martin Church		75 m (246 ft)		1250	Romanesque Catholic church
21	West-Center		74 m (243 ft)	25	1973
22	Krohstraße 4 (Allianz Wohnpark)		73 m (240 ft)	25	1973	Residential
23	Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 72–82		71.6 m (235 ft)	20	1973	Residential
24	Kierberger Straße 15		70 m (230 ft)	23	1965	Residential
24	An der Schanz 1		70 m (230 ft)	23	1976	Residential
26	In der Kreuzau 2–4		68 m (223 ft)	23	1973	Residential
26	Görlinger-Zentrum 3		68 m (223 ft)	19		Residential
26	Belfortstraße 9		68 m (223 ft)	19		Residential
26	Mainstraße 38		68 m (223 ft)	19		Residential
30	Wohnturm Opal		67 m (220 ft)	20	2018	Residential
	Basilica of the Holy Apostles		67 m (220 ft)		12th century	Romanesque Catholic church
31	Hansahochhaus		65 m (213 ft)	17	1925	First "skyscraper" in Cologne
31	ABC-Tower		65 m (213 ft)	17	2003	Office
33	Alte Brühler Straße 8		64 m (210 ft)	18	1974	Residential
33	An der Fuhr 3		64 m (210 ft)	18	1974	Residential
33	Wiener Weg 4		64 m (210 ft)	18	1971	Residential
33	Premier Inn Hotel		64 m (210 ft)	18		Hotel
37	Kranhaus Süd		62 m (203 ft)	17	2010	Office
37	Kranhaus 1		62 m (203 ft)	17	2008	Office
37	Kranhaus Nord		62 m (203 ft)	17	2009	Residential
	Cologne City Hall		61 m (200 ft)		1414
	St. Agnes		61 m (200 ft)		1901	neogothic Catholic church
40	Krohstraße 2		61 m (200 ft)	21	1973	Residential
40	Riehler Straße 200		61 m (200 ft)	19	1976	Residential
40	Messeplatz 1		61 m (200 ft)	15	1977	Office
43	Millennium (Zurich Gruppe Deutschland) [1]		60 m (197 ft)	15	2019	Office - Part of MesseCity Köln[1]
43	Centraal (KPMG) [1]		60 m (197 ft)	15	2024	Office - Part of MesseCity Köln[1][2]
45	Ringkarree		58 m (190 ft)	17	2001
46	Arbeitsamt		57 m (187 ft)	16
46	Raderthalgürtel 5–11		57 m (187 ft)	15
46	Buschweg 23		57 m (187 ft)	15
46	Im Falkenhorst 2–10		57 m (187 ft)	15
46	Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 79–81		57 m (187 ft)	15
46	Wohnheim der FH 2		57 m (187 ft)	15
52	Wohnhochhaus Wiener Platz 2		57 m (187 ft)	19	1960
53	Gerling-Hochhaus		56 m (184 ft)	15	1953
54	Deutsche Telekom		55 m (180 ft)	18	1965
54	DKV-Neubau		55 m (180 ft)	14	2005
	St. Marien church		52 m (171 ft)		1866	Romanesque church
	St. Andrew's Church		50 m (164 ft)		12th century
56	Best Western Premier Regent Hotel		50 m (164 ft)	14	2005

Under construction

Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
Centraal (KPMG) [1]	60	197	15	2024
Düxx[3]	60	197	16	2025
LUX121[4][5]	57	187	15	2024
SechtM (Parkstadt Süd)[6][7]	50 (?)	164	15	2026
Scala (Mülheim)[8]	45	148	12	2024

Proposed

Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
DEVK Headquarters[9]	144	473	38	2030
Flossbach von Storch Headquarters[10]	120	394		2030
Cologneo II	100	328		2030
Colonius Nord[11]	80	263	22	2030
Deutzer Hafen[12][13]	80 + 65 + 60 + 60 + 50 + 45	263 + 213 + 197 + 197 + 164 + 148		2031
LVR-Tower[14]	69.5	228	18	2027
Mühlenturm (Lindgens Areal)[15]	65	213	20	2027
Thyssen-Area (Ehrenfeld)[16]	65	213	17	2030
Weltstadthaus-Erweiterung [17][18]	50	164		2028
Primo (Ehrenveedel)[19]	45 (?)	148	12	2027

Demolished

Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Opened	Demolished
Funkhaus am Raderberggürtel		138 m (453 ft)	34	1980	2019–2021
Studio Deutsche Welle		86 m (282 ft)	24	1976	2019–2021
LVR-Haus (former Ford-administration)		54 m (177 ft)	16	1966	2021–2022

See also

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