architecture
Trade Fair Tower
Frankfurt on the Main, Hesse, Germany
Messeturm [German]
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".
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Specifications
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
Geography
local language location name
Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland [German]
