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The Messeturm, or Trade Fair Tower, is a 63-storey, 257 m (843 ft) [5] skyscraper in the Westend-Süd 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 ...
project developer. MesseTurm is a skyscraper and Frankfurt’s 2nd tallest high-rise building. It lies at Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage street and is bordering the exhibition grounds. MesseTurm was designed by Helmut Jahn for the American project developer Tishman Speyer. The tower is 256.5 meters tall and not publicly accessible to visitors.
The interface between Frankfurt Messe, the luscious Westend district and the aspiring Europaviertel neighbourhood. Many of the city's attractions give the working day in the Messeturm a successful change of pace. Restaurants and cafés, museums and culture, schools and children’s daycare centres, fitness studios and spas, nightlife and hotels.
The tower is one of Frankfurt's city landmarks and a symbol of the economic boom. The architect Helmut Jahn (Chicago), often called Tower Father Jahn by the press, opted for an idiosyncratic and postmodern construction method.
Messeturm. The Tower seen from street level. MesseTurm is a skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. In English it is known as the Trade Fair Tower. It is Germany's second tallest, [1] and at the time of its building, it was the tallest building in Europe. [2] It is the fourth tallest building in Europe. It is 257 metres (840 feet) tall.
Until the completion of the Commerzbank Tower in the year 1997 the Trade Fair Tower (Messeturm) was the highest office building in Europe. However, it’s not just the building’s impressive height of 256.5 metres that makes it a Frankfurt landmark. The building’s foundation, tower and pinnacle are distinctive, and recall American high-rise ...
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Architect: Murphy Jahn. The translation for MesseTurm is “Trade Fair Tower”. MesseTurm is directly located on the Frankfurt trade fair grounds along with the Messe Torhaus. It was the tallest building in Europe from 1991 to 1997 at 842 ft tall.
