Architecture

Trade Fair Tower, upper floors with pyramid

Frankfurt on the Main, Hesse, Germany

Messeturm [German]
Trade Fair Tower, upper floors with pyramid

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
Trade Fair Tower

Architecture: Trade Fair Tower

built
–
culture
German
style/period
Postmodern
work type by function
office building
work type form/concept
skyscraper
material
reinforced concrete, granite, glass
architect
Helmut Jahn
structural engineer
Ingenieurbüro Fritz Nötzold

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

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt on the Main » Westend » Westend - South
local language location name
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland [German]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,535 × 5,300  pixel
29.9 × 44.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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