List of tallest buildings in Berlin explained

This list of tallest buildings in Berlin ranks skyscrapers, free standing structures and high-rises in the German capital of Berlin by height. The tallest structure in Berlin is the Fernsehturm Berlin, which rises 368m (1,207feet).

A cluster of office high rise buildings is located at Potsdamer Platz in the Mitte district and at Breitscheidplatz in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.

Due to increasing population, tourism and commercial activities the construction of residential, hotel and office high-rises has gained importance in Berlin after the year 2000.

Tallest structures

• The list includes existing free standing structures and buildings (above 650NaN0) in the city of Berlin as of 2024.
• This list includes steeples up to a height of 75 meters.
• The list does not include the mast radiator Sender Scholzplatz (230 metres) and the Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau (117 metres).
• The list does not include monuments like the Berlin Victory Column (67 metres).

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Year	Use / Note
	Berliner Fernsehturm		3680NaN0	1965–1969	Television tower, restaurant Tallest structure in Germany since 1969/1990 Second tallest structure in the European Union Fourth tallest free standing structure in Europe since 1987 Third tallest free standing structure in the world from 1969 to 1973
	Fernmeldeturm Berlin		2120NaN0	1961–1964	Radio tower Tallest structure in West Berlin from 1964 to 1990
	Berliner Funkturm		1460NaN0	1924–1926	Radio tower Tallest structure in Berlin from 1926 to 1933
1	Edge East Side Tower		1420NaN0	2019–2023	Main tenant is Amazon Tallest high rise in Berlin since 2023
2	Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz		1250NaN0	1967–1969	Hotel Tallest high-rise in Berlin since 1969 Tallest hotel in Eastern Germany from 1969 to 1990 Second tallest hotel in Germany since 1990
2			1250NaN0	1995–1998	Office Tallest office building in Berlin since 1998
4	Steglitzer Kreisel		1200NaN0	1968–1980	Living (Currently: ongoing restructuring)
5	Upper West		1190NaN0	2013–2016	Hotel
5	Zoofenster		1190NaN0	2008–2012	Hotel
7	Atrium Tower		1060NaN0	1993–1997	Office
8	Europa-Center		1030NaN0	1963–1965	Office, Living Tallest high-rise in Berlin in 1965
8	Bahntower		1030NaN0	1998–2000	Office
8	Kollhoff-Tower		1030NaN0	1998–1999	Office
11	Kudamm Karree		1020NaN0	1974	Living
12	Die Pyramide		1000NaN0	1994–1995	Office
12	BfA-Hochhaus		1000NaN0	1976	Office
			980NaN0	1894–1905	Religion Former height 116 meters
14	Stream Tower[1]		97.50NaN0	2019–2021	Office
15	Internationales Handelszentrum		930NaN0	1976–1978	Office
16	Wohnhochhaus Ideal		900NaN0	1968–1969	Living Tallest residential building in Berlin since 1969
	St. Mary's Church		89.70NaN0	1270, 1789	Religion
	Kirche am Südstern		890NaN0	1894–1897	Religion
	Lutherkirche		880NaN0	1891–1894	Lutheran Church
17	Postbank-Hochhaus		890NaN0	1965–1971	Living (Currently: ongoing restructuring)
	Heilandskirche		870NaN0	1894	Living (Currently: ongoing restructuring)
	St. Sebastian		870NaN0	1893	Religion
	Apostel-Paulus-Kirche		850NaN0	1894	Religion
	St. Nicholas Church		840NaN0	1470	Religion
18	Hochhaus am Europaplatz		840NaN0	2023	Office
18	Wohnhochhaus Zwickauer Straße		840NaN0	1969	Living
18	Waldsassener Straße 29		840NaN0	1969	Residential
21	GSW-Hochhaus		820NaN0	1999	Office
21	Charité main hospital		820NaN0	1977–1982	Hospital building
	Zwinglikirche		810NaN0	1908	Relilgion
23	Telefunken-Hochhaus		800NaN0	1961	Education, Research Tallest high-rise in Berlin from 1961 to 1965 Second tallest university building (TU Berlin) in Germany
	Altes Stadthaus		800NaN0	1902
	Rathaus Spandau		800NaN0	1910–1913	Borough town hall
24	Königstadt-Carrée		790NaN0	2007–2011	Office, Hotel
24	Wohnhochhaus Joachim-Gottschalk-Weg		790NaN0	1968	Living Tallest residential building in Berlin when built in 1968
24	Piano-Hochhaus		790NaN0	1999	Office
	Charlottenburg Town Hall		790NaN0	1899–1905	Borough town hall
	Neue Nazarethkirche		790NaN0	1893	Religion
27	Two Tower[2]		78.30NaN0	1998	Office
28	Gasometer Schöneberg		780NaN0	1908–1910, 2020	Industry, today office
	St.-Johannes-Basilika		780NaN0	1897	Religion
	Heilige-Geist-Kirche		780NaN0	1906	Religion
	German Cathedral		780NaN0	1785	Religion
	French Cathedral		780NaN0	1785	Religion
29	RBB Zentrale		780NaN0	1966–1967	Office
29	Axel-Springer-Hochhaus		780NaN0	1959–1964	Office
	Stephanuskirche		770NaN0	1904	Religion
31	Ullsteinhaus		770NaN0	1927	Office Tallest high-rise in Berlin from 1927 to 1961 Tallest high-rise in Germany from 1927 to 1957
31	Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1/2		770NaN0	1970	Residential
	St.-Simeon-Kirche		76.50NaN0	1897	Religion
	Emmauskirche		760NaN0	1893	Religion
33	Allee der Kosmonauten 67/69		760NaN0	1985	Residential
33	Helene-Weigel-Platz 6/7		760NaN0	1985	Residential
33	Helene-Weigel-Platz 13/14		760NaN0	1985	Residential
	Segenskirche		750NaN0	1908	Religion
36	Leipziger Straße 40/41		750NaN0	1977	Residential
36	Leipziger Straße 43/44		750NaN0	1977	Residential
36	Leipziger Straße 46/47		750NaN0	1977	Residential
36	Leipziger Straße 48/49		750NaN0	1977	Residential
40	Rochstraße 9		74.30NaN0	1969	Residential
	Rotes Rathaus		740NaN0	1861–1869	Town Hall
41	Anton-Saefkow-Platz 3		73.80NaN0		Residential
42	Haus Ruth		710NaN0	2023	Residential
42	Siemensturm		710NaN0	1918	Office
	Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church		710NaN0	1890s	Memorial (Ruin since 1943), Former height 113 meters
	Rathaus Friedenau		710NaN0	1913–1916	Borough town hall
	Rathaus Schöneberg		700NaN0	1911–1914	Borough town hall
44	Spreeturm[3]		700NaN0	2020	Office
44	Beisheim Center - The Ritz-Carlton Berlin		700NaN0	2002–2004	Hotel
46	Tour Total (Berlin)		690NaN0	2010–2012	Office
	Neukölln Town Hall		680NaN0	1909,1914	Borough town hall
	St.-Matthäus-Kirche		680NaN0	1846	Religion
47	Waldsassener Straße 11		670NaN0	1969	Residential
48	RIU Plaza Hotel		66.70NaN0	1970	Hotel
49	Delbrück-Hochhaus (P5)		65.40NaN0	2003	Mixed-use
50	House of Travel		650NaN0	1971	Office
50	Grandaire		650NaN0	2020	Residential
50	Borsigturm		650NaN0	1924	Office First high-rise built in Berlin (The 10-story Osram Werk building (40 meters) erected in 1909 is also considered as a high-rise. Remnants of it still exist.)

Under construction

Name	Borough	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
Estrel Tower[4]	Neukölln	176	577	45	2024
Hines Hochhaus Berlin[5]	Mitte	150	492	39	?
Alexander A. Tower, MonArch Turm[6]	Mitte	150	492	35	2021
MYND-Turm[7]	Mitte	134	440	32	2026
Covivio Tower[8]	Mitte	130	427	?	2024/2025
Max	Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg	95	311	?	2020
Moritz	Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg	86	282	?	2020
Upbeat Berlin[9] [10]	Berlin-Moabit	85	279	19	2025

Tallest demolished buildings

This list ranks all demolished and destroyed buildings and structures in Berlin that stood at least 1650NaN0 tall.

Name	Height m (ft)	Year	Construction type	Location	Coordinates	Remarks
	3580NaN0	1978	Guyed Mast			Demolished in 2009
Transmitter Berlin-Köpenick, J1-Mast	2480NaN0	1953	Guyed Mast			Demolished 2002
Transmitter Berlin-Köpenick, J2-Mast	2480NaN0	1953	Guyed Mast	Köpenick		Dismantled in 1984
Chimney of VEB Elektrokohle Berlin	2000NaN0	?	Chimney	Lichtenberg	52° 31′ 36″ N 13° 29′ 27 E	Demolished in 1993
	1810NaN0	1951	Guyed mast	Charlottenburg	52° 31′ 1″ N, 13° 14′ 28″ E	Demolished in 2005
Sendeturm Berlin-Tegel	1650NaN0	1933	Radio tower	Reinickendorf	52° 34' 8.00" N 13° 17' 35.00" E	Tallest structure of Berlin from 1933 to 1940. Tallest wood tower in the world in 1933. Demolished in 1948

See also

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

External links

• Berlin skyscrapers at SkyscraperPage.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unknown.
2. Web site: Two Towers. twotowers.de.
3. Web site: Startseite | Spreeturm. www.spreeturm.de.
4. Web site: Berlin: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte. Berliner Zeitung.
5. Web site: Es sieht gut aus für das Hines-Hochhaus am Alex.
6. Web site: Hauptstadt Berlin: Alle aktuellen News. Berliner Kurier.
7. Web site: Property . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004234106/https://mynd.berlin/en/property/ . 2023-10-04.
8. Web site: Berlins Skyline bekommt Zuwachs. 16 January 2020 .
9. Web site: CA Immo — Upbeat.
10. Web site: Berliner Zeitung — Upbeat Berlin.