Architecture

Trade Fair Tower, southwest elevation

Frankfurt on the Main, Hesse, Germany

Messeturm [German]
Trade Fair Tower, southwest elevation

Architecture

The Trade Fair Tower was Europe's tallest skyscraper from 1990 to 1997. The pyramid at it's top has a height of 36.6 meters. The Trade Fair Tower is popularly called "pencil".

structure overview

Architecture: Trade Fair Tower

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Specifications

Specifications: Trade Fair Tower

height
256.5 m
height (tip)
256.5 m
height (top floor)
228.0 m
width
41.0 m
length
41.0 m
area
1,681 m²
floor area
61,711 m²
stories (above ground)
63
stories (below ground)
2

Geography

local language location name
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland [German]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,520 × 6,182  pixel
29.8 × 52.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
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